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August 25, 2023

By Rebekah Kearn, Courthouse News Service Colorful awnings and tents lined the shores of the Kern River on a Saturday...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug. 20-25: Should CA expect more tropical storms like Hurricane Hilary?; Would filling a new reservoir give off lots of greenhouse gases?; Rulemaking begins on water conservation regs; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

August 25, 2023

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

DAILY DIGEST, 8/25: Should CA expect more tropical storms like Hurricane Hilary?; Years after the blob, the Pacific still doesn’t look the same; Understanding the rhythms of rivers; Waiting on PG&E to figure out life after the Potter Valley Project; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 25, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Flood Protection Board beginning at 9am. Agenda items include a legislative...

NREL: Unlocking Hydropower’s Potential

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Water project operations

August 24, 2023

By Tiffany Plate, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) In 1880, a water-powered turbine generated its first spark of electricity. It...

PRESS RELEASE: Scientific Report: Yearly Greenhouse Gas Pollution From Proposed Sites Dam and Reservoir Project Would Equal 80,000 Gas-Powered Cars

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Policy and regulation

August 24, 2023

New Patagonia & Friends of the River Study Estimates the Proposed Dam’s Annual Emissions Press release from Friends of the...

NOW AVAILABLE: Plain language summaries: Indicators of Climate Change in California

Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)

ANNOUNCEMENTS Climate change

August 24, 2023

From the Office of Environmental Health & Hazard Assessment: OEHHA has released plain-language summaries of the indicators in the 2022...

UCANR: New database helps Californians understand proposed groundwater plans

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Groundwater News

August 24, 2023

Sustainable Groundwater Management Act allows for flexibility in local conservation strategies Press release from UC Ag and Natural Resources To...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/24: CDFW completes release of 23 million fall-run chinook salmon; Would filling a new reservoir give off lots of greenhouse gases?; Unlocking hydropower’s potential; El Niño and La Niña multi-year events could become more common; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 24, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council beginning at 9am. Agenda items include the Delta Lead Scientist’s...

UCSB THE CURRENT: El Niño and La Niña multi-year events could become more common

UC Santa Barbara

Hydrology

August 24, 2023

By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara The Pacific Ocean covers 32% of Earth’s surface area, more than all the land...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/23: How the ‘Big Melt’ transformed CA; CA considers permanent ban on watering grass at businesses; SoCal’s ‘water doctor’ pushes for transformation; Multiyear El Niño and La Niña events likely to increase; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 23, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … IN-PERSON EVENT: From the Ground Up – Soil and Water Resiliency for Future Generations...

AG ALERT: Water board hits pause on flows for Scott, Shasta rivers

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation

August 23, 2023

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The California State Water Resources Control Board held off on a decision to set minimum...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Multiyear El Niño and La Niña events likely to increase, researchers say

Courthouse News Service

Hydrology

August 23, 2023

A new study offers a glimpse into how El Niño and La Niña events may change. By Alanna Madden, Courthouse...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/22: CA reels from floods as downgraded storm barrels on; Educating the judiciary on water and climate change; Conservation or cannabis: are the two mutually exclusive?; Wildfires and extreme weather are driving climate denialism online; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 22, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Eel River Dam Removal Forum from 5pm to 6pm. Charlie Schneider, California Trout’s...

CAL MATTERS: Toxic trash: California’s aging hazardous waste sites have troubling safety records

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

August 22, 2023

Neighbors to one of California’s biggest hazardous waste recyclers say they’re unfairly exposed to pollution, but can California afford to...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Water Authority Asks County Registrar to Stall Water Divorce Vote

Voice of San Diego

Planning and management

August 21, 2023

A bill that would make it harder for the Water Authority to break up is a driving force. By MacKenzie...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Stay out, stay alive: a story of Kern County’s killer river

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug. 20-25: Should CA expect more tropical storms like Hurricane Hilary?; Would filling a new reservoir give off lots of greenhouse gases?; Rulemaking begins on water conservation regs; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/25: Should CA expect more tropical storms like Hurricane Hilary?; Years after the blob, the Pacific still doesn’t look the same; Understanding the rhythms of rivers; Waiting on PG&E to figure out life after the Potter Valley Project; and more …

NREL: Unlocking Hydropower’s Potential

PRESS RELEASE: Scientific Report: Yearly Greenhouse Gas Pollution From Proposed Sites Dam and Reservoir Project Would Equal 80,000 Gas-Powered Cars

NOW AVAILABLE: Plain language summaries: Indicators of Climate Change in California

UCANR: New database helps Californians understand proposed groundwater plans

DAILY DIGEST, 8/24: CDFW completes release of 23 million fall-run chinook salmon; Would filling a new reservoir give off lots of greenhouse gases?; Unlocking hydropower’s potential; El Niño and La Niña multi-year events could become more common; and more …

UCSB THE CURRENT: El Niño and La Niña multi-year events could become more common

DAILY DIGEST, 8/23: How the ‘Big Melt’ transformed CA; CA considers permanent ban on watering grass at businesses; SoCal’s ‘water doctor’ pushes for transformation; Multiyear El Niño and La Niña events likely to increase; and more …

AG ALERT: Water board hits pause on flows for Scott, Shasta rivers

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Multiyear El Niño and La Niña events likely to increase, researchers say

DAILY DIGEST, 8/22: CA reels from floods as downgraded storm barrels on; Educating the judiciary on water and climate change; Conservation or cannabis: are the two mutually exclusive?; Wildfires and extreme weather are driving climate denialism online; and more …

CAL MATTERS: Toxic trash: California’s aging hazardous waste sites have troubling safety records

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Water Authority Asks County Registrar to Stall Water Divorce Vote

DAILY DIGEST, 10/3: GIS, data central to water agencies in a changing world; Tahoe could see first snow of season; Study shows the impact of upstream dynamics on the health of Lake Tahoe; Report takes aim at Colorado River water managers’ inaction; and more …