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PRESS RELEASE: Weather Tools, Inc. Partners with Baron Weather, Inc. to revolutionize water year precipitation forecasting for California

October 11, 2023

Press release from Weather Tools, Inc. Weather Tools, Inc. (Weather Tools) an innovative weather forecasting company based in Chico, CA,...

PRESS RELEASE: Flood-MAR Network Launches New Hub to Promote Collaborative Water Efforts for Sustainability and Resilience

Press Release/Notice

Groundwater News

October 11, 2023

Press release from the Flood MAR Network: The Flood-MAR Network, a community driven collaborative initiative aimed at advancing Flood-Managed Aquifer...

NOTICE: Sites Reservoir requests certification as an infrastructure project under SB 149

Sites Project Authority

Policy and regulation

October 11, 2023

From the Office of Planning and Research: Sites Reservoir has requested certification as an infrastructure project under SB 149 SB...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/11: Drought and flood: An explainer; El Niño lifts hopes for more water, stirs fears of flooding; Rivers may not recover from drought for years; What is seawater intrusion?; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

October 11, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … PPIC Video: Drought and flood: An explainer “Weather whiplash,” “atmospheric rivers,” “severe drought”—if...

AG ALERT: El Niño lifts hopes for more water, stirs fears of flooding

Ag Alert

Current Conditions

October 11, 2023

By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert California reservoirs are brimming at historic levels after a water year described as akin to...

THE CONVERSATION: What is seawater intrusion? A hydrogeologist explains the shifting balance between fresh and salt water at the coast

The Conversation

Groundwater News Water quality

October 11, 2023

By Holly Michael, University of Delaware, for The Conversation Seawater intrusion is the movement of saline water from the ocean...

UC RIVERSIDE: Rivers may not recover from drought for years

UC Riverside

Hydrology

October 11, 2023

New method pinpoints streamflow drought duration, severity By Jules Bernstein, UC Riverside Lack of rainfall is not the only measure...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Save Napa Valley Foundation applauds the return of discretion in discretionary decisions

Guest Contributor

Agriculture Commentary

October 11, 2023

From the Save Napa Valley Foundation: We at the Save Napa Valley Foundation (SNVF) write to share our firm belief...

NEVADA CURRENT: What a stalagmite from a Grand Canyon cave might tell us about climate change and groundwater

Nevada Current

Colorado River

October 10, 2023

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Summer monsoons in the Southwest are difficult to forecast with total accuracy, but the future...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/10: Governor signs water rights bill, Water Supply Solutions Act of 2023, and more; CA must do more to recharge groundwater; How LA is reimagining flood infrastructure amid increasing flood risk; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

October 10, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Path to Power: Water Professionals Week from 11am to 12pm. The Association of...

COMMENTARY: In wet winters, California must do more to recharge groundwater

Guest Contributor

Commentary Groundwater News Policy and regulation

October 10, 2023

By Joe Mouawad, general manager of Eastern Municipal Water District, and Jim Peifer, executive director of the Regional Water Authority...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/9: Rethinking water management in CA: How to benefit people and wildlife; New CA law makes oil companies more accountable for cleaning, plugging idle wells; What eminent domain has to do with Monterey’s water; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

October 9, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: It’s not just another fish! Native Fish and Native Plants: How they interact,...

FEATURE: Rethinking water management in California: How to benefit people and wildlife

Robin Meadows

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

October 9, 2023

By Robin Meadows A new strategy could help California water managers meet the needs of people as well as the...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: CA has a new plan for the Delta but faces the same conflicts over water; Farmers fighting farmers over pumping allocations as Kaweah subbasin prepares for state scrutiny; Yuba River salmon return numbers so far: Are they encouraging?; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

October 8, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … DAN WALTERS: California has a new plan for the Delta but faces...

DAN WALTERS: California has a new plan for the Delta but faces the same conflicts over water

Cal Matters

Commentary Policy and regulation

October 8, 2023

California has a new proposal for allocating water to enhance the environmentally fragile Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, but the state’s fundamental...