DAILY DIGEST, 2/19: Big snow gains in the Sierra after February storms; Expedited permitting for fish channel around dam on Yuba; Rep. Josh Harder reintroduces bill to stop the Delta tunnel; Trump EPA to overhaul WaterSense program; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

February 19, 2025

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DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Weather whiplash is amplifying wildfire risk

Desert Research Institute

HydrologyWildfires and watersheds

February 19, 2025

A new report examines how atmospheric changes contributed to January’s devastating Southern California wildfires By Elyse DeFranco, Desert Research Institute...

SJV WATER: A new groundwater agency is formed in the Tule subbasin, its 12th so far

SJV Water

Groundwater News

February 19, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A 12th groundwater agency sprang into being Tuesday after a marathon meeting of the Porterville...

RESTORE THE DELTA: Over 100 organizations join together to urge California state leaders to maintain and defend environmental protections

Restore the Delta

Policy and regulation

February 19, 2025

Press release from Restore the Delta: Restore the Delta joined over 100 organizations in sending an urgent letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob...

PRESS RELEASE: C-WIN Slams Delta Tunnel in SWRCB Hearing

CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN)

CommentaryDelta Conveyance Project

February 19, 2025

Board member Max Gomberg explains why the DCP is antithetical to the public interest Press release from C-WIN In the...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/18: How better water systems can help a city survive the next firestorm; ‘An unprecedented situation’: EPA plan for LA wildfire cleanup stirs protests over toxic dangers; El Niño, La Niña not reliable for California rainfall predictions, study finds; Trinity River summer flow cuts ill-advised; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

February 18, 2025

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WATER SHELF PODCAST: “Water: A Biography” by Giulio Boccaletti

Justin Scott-Coe

Author PodcastsWATER SHELF

February 17, 2025

Visit the Water Shelf main page Giulio Boccaletti provides a master class on water, politics, and social organization in this...

DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Delta Conveyance Project receives key permit; Lake Shasta waters still high after heavy dam releases; Kern Subbasin probationary hearing scheduled for February 20; Inside the battle to restore drinking water in Altadena and Pacific Palisades; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

February 16, 2025

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STATE WATER CONTRACTORS responds to state issuance of Incidental Take Permit for the Delta Conveyance Project

State Water Contractors

Water project operations

February 14, 2025

Important recent milestones build momentum Today, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) issued an Incidental Take Permit (ITP)...

DWR: Delta Conveyance Project receives Incidental Take Permit: Updated with statements from the Governor, Restore the Delta, and State Water Contractors

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

February 14, 2025

From Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has issued an Incidental Take Permit (ITP)...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb. 9-14: Dam removal deal could create longest free-flowing CA river; State proposes retroactive changes to farmland retirement program; Atmospheric Rivers explain atypical El Niño and La Niña years; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

February 14, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/14: Dam removal deal could create longest free-flowing CA river; Atmospheric Rivers explain atypical El Niño and La Niña years; Drought status update for California-Nevada; Los Angeles groundwater remained depleted after 2023 deluge, study finds; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

February 14, 2025

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COURTHOUSE NEWS: Even big storms can’t fill LA’s deepest aquifers, study finds

Courthouse News Service

Groundwater News

February 14, 2025

Researchers at Stanford University developed a new method to measure water levels in the state’s aquifers using readily available seismic...

NOTICE: Updated Technical Guidance for Water Code Section 1242.1, groundwater recharge

State Water Board

Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation

February 14, 2025

By the State Water Resources Control Board Water Code section 1242.1 allows parties to divert for groundwater recharge without a water...

STANFORD UNIVERSITY: Los Angeles groundwater remained depleted after 2023 deluge, study finds

Stanford University

Groundwater News

February 14, 2025

Historic rains filled Greater Los Angeles reservoirs and shallow aquifers nearly to capacity in 2023. But drought conditions persisted in...