FRESNOLAND: ‘It’s horrible.’ Fresno’s record-breaking settlement highlights region’s larger drinking water problem Fresnoland Groundwater News December 12, 2024Efforts to hold chemical giants accountable have been hampered by state regulators’ failure to map the full extent of contamination,...
KFF HEALTH NEWS: Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ taint rural California drinking water, far from known sources Maven Groundwater News December 12, 2024By Hannah Norman, KFF Health News Juana Valle never imagined she’d be scared to drink water from her tap or...
DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Public hearing for appeal of DWR’s consistency determination for geotechnical activities scheduled for December 19 Maven Delta Conveyance Project December 11, 2024In October, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) filed a certification of consistency with the Delta Plan for the geotechnical...
NOW AVAILABLE: NOAA Fisheries Final Biological Opinion for the Long Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project Maven ReportsWater project operations December 11, 2024NOAA Fisheries issues no jeopardy/no adverse modification biological opinion The biological opinion by NOAA Fisheries for the long-term operations of...
DAILY DIGEST, 12/11: Met approves continued Delta tunnel funding, asks “Where’s Kern County?; Newsom urges completion of Sites as Tribal and environmental groups slam project; New storm train for Pacific coast may include at least one ‘bomb cyclone’; and more … Maven Daily Digest December 11, 2024[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: Giant SoCal water district approves continued Delta tunnel funding, asks “Where’s Kern County?” SJV Water Delta Conveyance Project December 11, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water California’s largest water contractor agreed Tuesday to spend another $141 million on the latest version...
DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Metropolitan board approves $142 million in additional funding for remaining planning of Delta Conveyance Project; Restore the Delta and State Water Contractors respond Maven Delta Conveyance Project December 11, 2024District joins agencies across California in contributing funding for the project’s pre-construction activities in 2026 and 2027 Press release from...
USBR: Tag, you’re it! Reclamation supports cooperative effort to track Central Valley steelhead Bureau of Reclamation News Fish and wildlife December 11, 2024From the Bureau of Reclamation: The fish along this stretch of the Stanislaus River practically jump on the line, and...
NOAA FISHERIES: San Joaquin River Restoration Program (SJRRP) NOAA Fisheries Fish and wildlifeScience December 11, 2024By NOAA Fisheries The San Joaquin River Restoration Program (SJRRP) is a long-term collaborative program to restore flows in the...
COMMENTARY: Farmers should brace for new state water rules, fees Ag Alert AgricultureCommentary December 11, 2024By Alexandra Biering, director of policy advocacy for the California Farm Bureau California farmers and ranchers who divert water and...
GOVERNOR NEWSOM: Pivotal Delta Conveyance Project hits major milestone, now has support of water agencies serving majority of Californians Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Delta Conveyance Project December 10, 2024From the Office of the Governor: This week, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) voted overwhelmingly to approve...
SCRIPPS: Taking Flight: UC San Diego Shaping Future of Atmospheric River Forecasting Scripps Institution of Oceanography HydrologyScience December 10, 2024The Atmospheric River Reconnaissance program flies into storms to improve forecasts with the help of AI By Alex Fox, Scripps...
DAILY DIGEST, 12/10: A big moment for the Delta — and Newsom knows it; Examining City and County of San Francisco v. EPA; The longfin smelt joins the celebrated ranks of the federal ESA – but can it recover?; What happened in Vegas? Nothing, unfortunately; and more … Maven Daily Digest December 10, 2024[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: The longfin smelt joins the celebrated ranks of the federal ESA – but can it recover? Alastair Bland Delta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features December 10, 2024By Alastair Bland Federal wildlife officials formally listed the San Francisco Estuary longfin smelt as an endangered species in July....
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: ‘Forever’ Chemicals Discovered in South County Water Voice of San Diego Water quality December 10, 2024Recent tests discovered toxic industrial chemicals in Sweetwater Reservoir. Officials say the water is safe to drink but ratepayers are...
