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PRESS RELEASE: Orange County water agencies hail final ruling in Irvine Ranch Water District V. Orange County Water District

October 19, 2024

Ruling in favor of Orange County Water District prevents unfair pumping from the Orange County Groundwater Basin and protects water...

CDFW: Klamath River Chinook salmon reoccupying historic habitat, spawning above former dam locations

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Fish and wildlife

October 19, 2024

From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is excited to announce that...

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER RESTORATION PROGRAM: Draft Channel Capacity Report for the 2025 restoration year available for review

San Joaquin River Restoration Program

ANNOUNCEMENTS

October 19, 2024

From the San Joaquin River Restoration Program: The San Joaquin River Restoration Program, through its partnering agency, the California Department...

LAKE OROVILLE UPDATE: Vegetation management, trail improvements, Oroville wildlife area, lake operations

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS

October 19, 2024

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has resumed vegetation management activities at Loafer Creek within the Lake Oroville State Recreation...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Oct. 13-18: Winter forecast: Likely a year of extremes; Atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward; SF takes on the EPA in a case about poop and a $10B fine; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

October 18, 2024

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

DAILY DIGEST, 10/18: CA’s winter forecast: Likely a ‘year of extremes,’ but predictions still murky; DWR releases webinar on depletion of interconnected surface water; Tragic mass bird deaths at Tule Lake due to botulism outbreak; Dried stretch of Napa River in St. Helena renews groundwater pumping concerns; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

October 18, 2024

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NOW AVAILABLE: DWR Releases Webinar on Depletion of Interconnected Surface Water and Extends Paper Comment Period

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

October 18, 2024

From the Department of Water Resources: To help Groundwater Sustainability Agencies address the depletion of interconnected surface water (ISW) in...

UC MERCED: Study: Climate Change Extends Drought Recovery by at Least Three Months

UC Merced

Climate change

October 18, 2024

By Lorena Anderson, UC Merced A group of researchers at UC Merced has found that climate change means it takes...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/17: SF takes on the EPA in a case about poop and a $10 billion fine; Metropolitan committee discusses Delta Conveyance Project; Building drought resiliency for CA’s water supply systems—the role of permitting reform; CA wildfires and weather are changing erosion patterns; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

October 17, 2024

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COURTHOUSE NEWS: Justices’ ideologies dump EPA controls on sewage down the drain

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

October 17, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency took on a case of deja vu as the justices returned to familiar contentions over regulatory...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Metropolitan committee discusses Delta Conveyance Project ahead of December vote on funding planning costs

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

October 17, 2024

At the October meeting of Metropolitan’s One Water and Stewardship Committee meeting, staff began the first of a series of...

REPORT SUMMARY: Accelerating Restoration in the Sacramento Valley and Beyond

Maven

Policy and regulation Reports

October 17, 2024

California’s ambitious restoration plans, which include reactivating floodplains, enhancing species habitats, and fortifying against climate change, are at a critical...

PRESS RELEASE: Southern California Water Coalition advocates for streamlined permitting to secure California’s water future

SoCal Water Coalition

Policy and regulation

October 17, 2024

From the Southern California Water Coalition: The Southern California Water Coalition recently joined several other key stakeholders in submitting a...

SJV WATER: Cataloging San Joaquin Valley water projects is a huge and ever-changing task

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 17, 2024

by Monserrat Solis, California Local News Fellow, SJV Water It seems like an impossible task, cataloging all – or at...

EOS: California wildfires and weather are changing erosion patterns

American Geophysical Union

Wildfires and watersheds

October 17, 2024

Sediment runoff from the state’s increasingly severe wildfires and heavy rain events may affect ecosystems and water resources downstream. By...