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SGMA INTERVENTION: Water Board to hold first probationary hearing under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

October 12, 2023

Tulare Lake prioritized due to impacts to dry wells and subsidence affecting infrastructure and communities From the State Water Resources...

DWR releases Semi-Annual Groundwater Conditions Report with look back at 2023 Water Year

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

October 12, 2023

From the Department of Water Resources (DWR): The Department of Water Resources is sharing new data on the state’s groundwater...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/12: Fish agencies take urgent actions to save spring-run chinook salmon; SF Baykeeper files intent to sue over longfin smelt; Big impact from strong El Niño anticipated, but forecasts don’t agree; Lake Mead officials: Brain-eating amoeba a danger at hot springs; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

October 12, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Clean Water, Complicated Laws: How to Effectively Work With the Army Corps from...

THE CONVERSATION: What is a strong El Niño? Meteorologists anticipate a big impact in winter 2023, but the forecasts don’t all agree

The Conversation

Hydrology

October 12, 2023

By Aaron Levine, University of Washington Winter is still weeks away, but meteorologists are already talking about a snowy winter...

PRESS RELEASE: Baykeeper Puts Federal Agency on Notice: Will Sue to Uphold Endangered Species Act

San Francisco Baykeeper

Water rights and water law

October 12, 2023

Fish and Wildlife Missed Congressional Deadline to Protect Longfin Smelt Press release from the San Francisco Baykeeper: San Francisco Baykeeper...

PRESS RELEASE: State and federal fish agencies take urgent actions to save spring-run chinook salmon

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Fish and wildlife

October 12, 2023

UC Davis to safeguard broodstock to conserve threatened species From the Department of Fish and Wildlife and NOAA Fisheries: The...

PRESS RELEASE: Caltrans Stormwater Lawsuit Resolved After Three Decades

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Water quality

October 11, 2023

LA Waterkeeper and NRDC agree to updated settlement terms aimed at capturing and cleaning stormwater from Los Angeles region’s roadways...

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

Press Release/Notice

Hydrology

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...