PRESS RELEASE: Friant Water Authority and Arvin-Edison Water Storage District file lawsuit against the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency for breach of settlement agreement and interference with contract for water deliveries Friant Water Authority Groundwater News February 16, 2024Press release from the Friant Water Authority The Friant Water Authority (FWA) and the Arvin-Edison Water Storage District (AEWSD) have...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Auction of Colorado River water nets $4.7 million Aspen Journalism Colorado River February 16, 2024Bidders paid an average of $74,600 per acre-foot By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Longmont dairy farmer Jim Docheff has been...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb. 11-16: Dual storms to renew flooding, landslide risk; CA’s wild weather year could get even weirder; Train derailment spills coal into Feather River; and more … Maven Weekly Digest February 16, 2024A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Dual storms to renew flooding, landslide risk; No more Delta smelt? The Delta tunnel project threatens their extinction; Taxpayer group delivers petition regarding Blue Triton to USFS; Key Colorado River negotiator says talks must shift away from status quo amid ‘crisis’; and more … Maven Daily Digest February 16, 2024[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
PROFILE: Rosemary Knight and Meredith Goebel: Ground(water) Breaking Science in the San Joaquin Valley NASA/JPL Groundwater News February 16, 2024By Jessica Sheaves, NASA Earth Applied Sciences writer In 2014, Rosemary Knight had access to a helicopter and an ambitious...
PRESS RELEASE: US Forest Service Chief allows company to drain water from San Bernardino National Forest. Taxpayers demand answers Press Release/Notice Water rights and water law February 16, 2024Activists forced to deliver petition to US Forest Service staff on sidewalk when barred entry to headquarters office in DC...
DAILY DIGEST, 2/15: Farmers, tribes reach ‘historic’ Klamath River deal; Judge rules to allow Blue Triton to continue taking water from San Bernardino Forest; New steelhead run record set on the Mokelumne River; Lake Mead hits 1,075 feet, where the water shortage started in the first place; and more … Maven Daily Digest February 15, 2024[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC HEARING: Idaho-Maryland Mine Final Hearing beginning at 9am. The Nevada County Board of...
DAILY DIGEST, 2/14: More winter weather on the way; Seminar details “devastating” amount of acreage expected to go out of production; The city of tomorrow will run on your toilet water; Metropolitan: Fixing a budget hole; and more … Maven Daily Digest February 14, 2024[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Pacific storm train to bring one-two punch of wet weather and renewed flooding...
SJV WATER: World Ag Expo: Water seminar lands with a thud as speaker details “devastating” amount of acreage expected to go out of production SJV Water Groundwater News February 14, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The sun was shining and blue skies reigned over the 57th World Ag Expo in...
SJV WATER: Water district between two counties and two subbasins forges its own groundwater sustainability path SJV Water Groundwater News February 14, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The small Kern-Tulare Water District moved forward recently in breaking away from two other groundwater...
AG ALERT: Farmers regroup after storms batter state Ag Alert Agriculture February 14, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert With a respite from stormy weather, farmers say they are surveying for any damage and...
EOS: Groundwater levels are dropping around the world American Geophysical Union Groundwater News February 14, 2024Well data from around the world show declines driven by water use and climate change. by Katherine Bourzac Farmers rely...
DAILY DIGEST, 2/13: Wet weather on tap this weekend; Atmospheric rivers boosts CA’s hydropower supplies; Train carrying over 100 tons of coal derails & spills into Feather River; Dam removal project ‘going exactly according to plan’; and more … Maven Daily Digest February 13, 2024[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … HYBRID MEETING: SAFER Drinking Water Program from 9:30 am to 5pm. The SAFER Advisory...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Managing a Cyanobacteria Harmful Algae Bloom “hotspot” in the Upper San Francisco Estuary Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesWater quality February 13, 2024At the January meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, interim Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Lisamarie Windham-Myers highlighted recent research on...
USGS: New study demonstrates how climate and irrigation influence salinity of waters in the Upper Colorado Basin USGS Colorado River February 13, 2024From the USGS: A newly published study from the U.S. Geological Survey explains how salinity in the Upper Colorado River...
