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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Even big storms can’t fill LA’s deepest aquifers, study finds Courthouse News Service Groundwater News February 14, 2025Researchers 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, 2025By 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, 2025Historic rains filled Greater Los Angeles reservoirs and shallow aquifers nearly to capacity in 2023. But drought conditions persisted in...
DAILY DIGEST, 2/13: Torrential rain to trigger flooding and mudslides; LAO report: The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan; Air, soil, water and dust: New study focuses on long-term health impacts of LA wildfire pollution; and more … Maven Daily Digest February 13, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
CAL MATTERS: Crushed by boulders, drowned in mud: How debris flows endanger LA’s fire-ravaged communities Cal Matters EcosystemsWildfires and watersheds February 12, 2025San Gabriel Valley areas scarred by the Eaton Fire are at “high to very high risk” of debris flows this...
DAILY DIGEST, 2/12: California braces for flooding and mudslides as atmospheric river looms; State proposes retroactive changes to farmland retirement program that some fear could pull rug out from ongoing projects; Update on State Water Board’s SGMA intervention efforts; Toxic runoff, debris flows threaten wildfire-ravaged areas of SoCal; and more … Maven Daily Digest February 12, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
SJV WATER: State proposes retroactive changes to farmland retirement program that some fear could pull rug out from ongoing projects SJV Water Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation February 12, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A proposal to change the guidelines for California’s $90-million farmland retirement program has literally stopped...
CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE: Update on State Water Board’s SGMA intervention efforts Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features February 12, 2025Natalie Stork, director of the State Water Resources Control Board’s Office of Sustainable Groundwater Management, spoke at the 2025 California...
DAILY DIGEST, 2/11: Atmospheric river looms: Torrential rain, flooding and mudslides to unfold in CA; ‘Snow drought’ plagues mountains despite recent storms; What data-driven science reveals about the twisted saga of Western water rights; Environmental groups sue Trump administration over white sturgeon; and more … Maven Daily Digest February 11, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
NASA-led study pinpoints areas sinking, rising along California coast NASA/JPL Climate changeScience February 11, 2025The elevation changes may seem small — amounting to fractions of inches per year — but they can increase or...
SF BAYKEEPER: Coalition sues Trump administration to list white sturgeon under Endangered Species Act Conservation organizations & coalitions Fish and wildlife February 11, 2025Largest North American freshwater fish needs protection from state and federal mismanagement Press release San Francisco Baykeeper, California Sportfishing Protection...
THE CONVERSATION: NOAA’s vast public weather data powers the local forecasts on your phone and TV – a private company alone couldn’t match it The Conversation HydrologyPlanning and management February 11, 2025By Christine Wiedinmyer, University of Colorado Boulder and Kari Bowen, University of Colorado Boulder When a hurricane or tornado starts...
EOS: Unregulated industrial contaminants detected in some U.S. drinking water American Geophysical Union Policy and regulation February 11, 2025Communities of color are more likely to have higher levels of these contaminants in their drinking water. by Adityarup Chakravorty...
CAL MATTERS: More than 2 million acres of local land in California designated as ‘high’ or ‘very high’ fire danger areas Cal Matters Planning and managementWildfires and watersheds February 11, 2025In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency rules....
