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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Oct 29-Nov 3: Storms headed to NorCal; Sites Reservoir enviro docs finalized; Central Valley salmon getting lost on their way home; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

November 3, 2023

A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/3: Storms to bring heavy rain to parts of NorCal; Sites Reservoir environmental docs finalized; EPA grants Tribal nations’ petition to restrict 6ppd in tires; Lake Pillsbury advocates wary of Scott Dam removal and lost water source; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

November 3, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: Tulare Lake designation as a probationary basin under SGMA from 11am to...

NEWS RELEASE: EPA Grants Tribal Nations’ Petition to Restrict 6PPD in Tires

US Environmental Protection Agency

Policy and regulation Water quality

November 3, 2023

From Earthjustice: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today granted a petition submitted by the Yurok, Port Gamble S’Klallam, and Puyallup...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Environmentalists accuse Caltrans of dewatering creek with endangered steelhead

Courthouse News Service

Water rights and water law

November 3, 2023

The lawsuit accuses state transit agency Caltrans of killing endangered Southern California steelhead trout as part of a repair project...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Scientists map loss of groundwater storage around the world

Desert Research Institute

Groundwater News

November 2, 2023

A new study maps, for the first time, the permanent loss of aquifer storage capacity occurring globally From the Desert...

NOTICE: How to participate in the upcoming public hearing on Bay Delta Plan – Sacramento/Delta Draft Staff Report

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

November 2, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: This notice is to clarify deadlines and participation in the upcoming public hearing...

NEWS RELEASE: Work on Copco No. 2 Dam Removal Comes to a Close

Klamath River Renewal Corporation

Ecosystems

November 2, 2023

Removal of the diversion dam restores flows to historic Klamath River canyon for the first time in nearly a century....

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation and Sites Project Authority finalize plans to create new water storage in Northern California

Bureau of Reclamation News

Water project operations

November 2, 2023

Sites Reservoir would increase California’s existing water supply by providing 1.5 million acre-feet of additional storage capacity to the state...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/2: Heat waves strike rivers too—can prescribed burns and beavers cool streams for salmon?; PPIC report: Priorities for CA’s water: Stewarding the wet years; A tangle of rules: How the 50 states manage groundwater; Kings County supervisors appoint Boswell employees to 10 water boards; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

November 2, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Paradise Cut Tour from 9am to 11am. Experience a guided journey through the...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Heat waves strike rivers too—can prescribed burns and beavers cool streams for salmon?

Robin Meadows

Ecosystems Science Wildfires and watersheds

November 2, 2023

By Robin Meadows While marine heat waves are well known, a 2022 study was the first to document aquatic temperature...

UC RIVERSIDE: Model to illustrate scenarios for the Colorado River water use

UC Riverside

Colorado River

November 2, 2023

Difficult choices loom as climate change reduces water flows By David Danelski The Colorado River is a lifeblood for the...

HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: California’s Central Valley chinook are getting lost on their way home

High Country News

Fish and wildlife

November 1, 2023

The culprit is a tactic designed to save them – one that could decrease the species’ resilience in the long...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/1: Central Valley chinook are getting lost on their way home; Arrowhead water bottler sues state board over cease and desist order; Turbulent weather is headed for CA; Extreme weather makes monitoring snowpack increasingly relevant; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

November 1, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … HYBRID EVENT: Delta-Suisun Tidal Wetland Restoration Symposium: State of the Science and Future Directions...

AG ALERT: Wet year improves Colorado River status

Ag Alert

Agriculture Colorado River

November 1, 2023

By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert A consensus plan agreed to last spring by states in the Colorado River’s Lower Basin...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Now available: A Guide to Annual Reports, Periodic Evaluations, and Plan Amendments

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

November 1, 2023

From the Department of Water Resources: On October 30, 2023, DWR released its Groundwater Sustainability Plan Implementation: A Guide to Annual Reports,...