STATE WATER BOARD: Emergency regulation to ensure minimum flows for Scott, Shasta rivers State Water Board Policy and regulation December 21, 2023From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board yesterday readopted an emergency curtailment regulation that...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Conservation groups sue over Sites Reservoir project Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law December 21, 2023By Adam Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service A legal challenge was filed Wednesday in Yolo County Superior Court over one of...
SCIENCE FEATURE: Considering the Role of Individual Cognition When Using Scenarios for Effective Organizational Decision Support Maven Planning and managementScience December 21, 2023Rapidly changing conditions and increasing uncertainty of future climate projections make extreme and hard-to-predict conditions challenging to manage the Delta...
PRESS RELEASE: Lawsuit: Sites Reservoir Proposal Threatens River, Climate, Fish Center for Biological Diversity Water rights and water law December 20, 2023From the Center for Biological Diversity: Conservation and environmental justice groups filed a legal challenge today to the largest reservoir...
SJV WATER: State’s groundwater enforcement timeline is “not nearly as ambitious” as originally envisioned SJV Water Groundwater News December 20, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water State staff revealed it will be well into 2025 before all of the “inadequate” groundwater...
STATE WATER BOARD: State outlines pathway for more efficient permitting of coastal desalination plants State Water Board Policy and regulationWater supply augmentation December 20, 2023Streamlining criteria part of state’s multipronged Water Supply Strategy This week, state agencies finalized the “Siting and Streamlining Report to...
PRESS RELEASE: Collaborative approach among four SoCal public agencies ensures sustainability for groundwater supplies SoCal water agencies Groundwater News December 20, 2023Press release from Eastern Municipal Water District For the past decade, the Hemet-San Jacinto Watermaster has been a critical administrator...
NOTICE: Proposed Water Quality Control Policy for Standardized Cost Reporting in Municipal Stormwater Permits State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS December 20, 2023From the State Water Resources Control Board: The California State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) is seeking your input...
DAILY DIGEST, 12/20: CA approves rules that turn sewage into drinking water; Farmers, water districts to weigh in on flows plan; Solano County not happy with state’s response to Delta tunnel concerns; and more … Maven Daily Digest December 20, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: California Water Plan Update 2023 – Urban Stormwater RMS from 9am to 11am....
AG ALERT: Farmers, water districts to weigh in on flows plan Ag Alert Policy and regulation December 20, 2023By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California water officials are working on an updated plan to improve conditions for declining fish...
USBR NEWS: Reclamation and Trinity River Restoration Program celebrate completion of $13.6M Oregon Gulch Rehabilitation Project Bureau of Reclamation News Ecosystems December 20, 2023Restoring fish habitat and reestablishing a functional floodplain are at the heart of this important multi-agency project completed in Trinity...
SJV WATER: Army Corps approves cuts to Isabella Dam releases as groups look for ways to protect Kern River fish flows and legal maneuvers expand SJV Water Water rights and water law December 19, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Army Corps of Engineers approved a request by operators of the power plant at...
CAL MATTERS: California approves rules that turn sewage into drinking water Cal Matters Water supply augmentation December 19, 2023By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
STATE WATER BOARD: Regulations approved for converting wastewater to high quality drinking water State Water Board Policy and regulationWater supply augmentation December 19, 2023Direct potable reuse will help address climate change impacts on water supplies From the State Water Resources Control Board: Further...
SCIENCE IN SHORT: Going Ultra-Local with Delta Data: Looking Back to See the Future Estuary News Group Planning and managementScienceScience Podcasts December 19, 2023For as long as humans have been upright, we’ve been digging, logging, and building along waterways. Over time, these alterations...