NOTICE: Available for Comment: Kaweah Basin Water Quality Coalition Comprehensive Surface Water Quality Management Plan Central Valley Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTSWater quality August 12, 2023The Central Valley Water Board is inviting the public and other stakeholders to submit written comments on the Kaweah Basin...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for August 6-11: Can California salmon survive Trump water plan?; Appeals court rules against Westlands; Water Board under investigation for discrimination; and more … Maven Weekly Digest August 11, 2023A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/11: Odds of a ‘strong’ El Niño grow again; Brief update on the progress of the inadequate SGMA subbasins; Even with full reservoirs, San Francisco Bay sturgeon are dying again. Why?; The West has a checkerboard problem; Friant repairs on schedule, canal lining begins; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 11, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Central Valley Flood Protection Board beginning at 10am. Central Valley Flood Protection Plan...
C-WIN: Even With Full Reservoirs, SF Bay Sturgeon Are Dying Again. Why? CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Fish and wildlife August 10, 2023San Francisco Bay Catastrophes Are Due to Super Moons and Water Policy, Says Fisheries Expert Press release from the California...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/10: Water Board under investigation for discriminating against tribes, people of color; Court ruling against Westlands doesn’t mean much; Big wins for California move forward in government funding bills; Reviving a famously polluted California lake; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 10, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Regional Water Board beginning at 9am. Agenda items include an End...
CAL MATTERS: California water agency under investigation for discriminating against tribes, people of color Cal Matters Policy and regulation August 10, 2023A discrimination complaint filed by Native American tribes and environmental justice groups alleges that California has failed to protect water...
KNOWABLE MAGAZINE: Reviving a famously polluted California lake Knowable Magazine Water quality August 10, 2023Clear Lake, the state’s largest freshwater body of water, is fouled each year by algal blooms, one of many assaults...
KNOWABLE MAGAZINE: The fight against an invasive fish in California’s Clear Lake Knowable Magazine Ecosystems August 10, 2023VIDEO: Can removing carp help the lake’s native fish and keep toxic algal blooms in check? Video by Tien Nguyen,...
SCIENCE FEATURE: Navigating the Unknown: Exploring the Use of Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty Approaches Maven Planning and managementScience August 10, 2023The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is undergoing continual and often rapid change. This poses challenges in predicting and preparing for the...
SJV WATER: High water in the Kern River brings new legal issues as local group seeks to keep water in the riverbed SJV Water Water rights and water law August 10, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water A local group that’s suing the City of Bakersfield for how it manages the Kern...
THIS JUST IN … EPA Accepts Civil Rights Complaint Against California State Water Board Restore the Delta Water rights and water law August 9, 2023From Restore the Delta: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a decision accepting for investigation a civil rights complaint...
NOTICE of Availability of Draft Final Initial Biological Goals for Lower San Joaquin River Flow Objectives and Consideration of Approval by the Board State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS August 9, 2023From the State Water Resources Control Board: This message is to advise interested parties that the State Water Resources Control...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/9: Can California salmon survive Trump water plan backed by House Republicans in spending bill?; Appeals court rules against Westlands Water District in contract dispute; LAO Report: New infrastructure legislation; Delta increasingly bogged down with weeds; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 9, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Can California salmon survive Trump water plan backed by House Republicans in spending...
FEATURE: Delta Increasingly Bogged Down with Weeds Jacoba Charles Delta scienceEcosystems August 9, 2023By Jacoba Charles, Estuary News Group Aquatic plants tend to hide in plain sight, overlooked other than the occasional striking...
SJV WATER: Courts keep ruling against action tied to Westlands’ federal contract but it doesn’t mean much. Why not? SJV Water Water rights and water law August 9, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Center for Biological Diversity trumpeted a court ruling Monday that denied an appeal by...
