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DAILY DIGEST, 1/3: Sierra Nevada snowpack at lowest level in 10 years as ‘snow drought’ grips CA, western US; Two more storm systems bringing snow, rain; Salinity management in the Central Valley; New Year brings new laws, policies; and more …

January 3, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … VIRTUAL MEETING: State Board of Food and Ag (Virtual) from 4pm to 5pm. The...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: ‘We’re dry:’ First 2024 snow survey dismal in California

Courthouse News Service

Current Conditions

January 3, 2024

Only time will tell if the Golden State will see a big jump in precipitation like in 2023, but so...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: First dive survey of Lake Tahoe’s lakebed finds high amounts of plastic and other litter

Desert Research Institute

Water quality

January 3, 2024

Scientists teamed up with nonprofit Clean Up the Lake to collect and analyze litter found on the bottom of Lake...

AG ALERT: New Year brings new laws, policies affecting farmers

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation

January 3, 2024

By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert With the New Year comes a slew of new state and federal policies designed to...

AG ALERT: State readopts curtailment for Scott, Shasta tributaries

Ag Alert

Agriculture

January 3, 2024

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Even though the clock doesn’t run out on winter for another eight weeks, state water...

THIS JUST IN … First Snow Survey of the Season Finds Below Average Conditions for California

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

January 2, 2024

With Above Average Reservoir Levels, El Niño Conditions, and a Dry Start to the Water Year, California is Preparing for...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/2: Parade of cross-country storms to hammer the West Coast into mid-January; What will become of rice?; Believing in the power of beavers; Researchers, tribes, residents prepare for a century of sediment released from the Klamath dams; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 2, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Parade of cross-country storms to hammer the West Coast into mid-January “The weather...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Snow on California’s 2024 wish list

Courthouse News Service

Current Conditions

December 29, 2023

By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News The drive to the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains...

SJV WATER: Judge limits Bakersfield’s take of Kern River water and orders all sides to the drawing board over fish flows

SJV Water

Water rights and water law

December 29, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern County Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp issued a modified injunction on Kern River flows...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec. 26-29: West Coast braces for more storms; How America’s diet is feeding the groundwater crisis; Case study: What if farmers had to pay for water?; No Delta Smelt collected in CDFW fall survey for sixth year in a row; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

December 29, 2023

A 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: West Coast braces for more storms; Strawberry case study: What if farmers had to pay for water?; The journey of Yuba water to the Golden Gate; The secret foreign roots of tech titans’ new California city; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

December 29, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Holiday weekend forecast: Storms and big waves … 30-foot waves and widespread rain: West Coast braces for more storms...

BOOK REVIEW: The Abundance Choice: Our Fight for More Water in California

Justin Scott-Coe

WATER SHELF

December 28, 2023

Visit the Water Shelf main page Listen to this review: “Abundance” is a concept in wide circulation among California...

SFEWS: Keeping water in headwaters longer; Fishery impacts of hatchery-origin vs. natural-origin chinook salmon, Diets of fish in the Stanislaus River, and more …

Guest Contributor

Delta science

December 28, 2023

San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science (SFEWS) provides credible scientific information on California’s complex water issues, linking new science to...

NOTICE: Streamlined Water Transfer Process Available

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS

December 28, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Changes last year to the Water Code have created a streamlined noticing process...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/28: Late-week storm to end dry stretch, bring rain & snow; No Delta Smelt collected in CDFW fall survey for sixth year in a row; Spying on beavers from space could help save California; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

December 28, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Late-week storm to end California’s dry stretch, bring travel-disrupting rain & snow “The...