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INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Feds contradict scientific research, say the Salton Sea’s exposed lakebed is not a significant source of pollution for disadvantaged communities

July 27, 2024

The government’s draft environmental assessment, released in June, moves a key water agency closer to approval of a plan that...

USBR: Reclamation seeks comments on proposed changes to Central Valley Project operations

Bureau of Reclamation News

Water project operations

July 26, 2024

Proposed changes hinge on managing releases and diversions from Shasta Reservoir From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation...

SJV WATER: “Groundhog day meets purgatory.” The tale of the sinking Tule subbasin

SJV Water

Groundwater News

July 26, 2024

By Lois Henry, SJV Water When you’re done, you’re done. And the Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) is...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for July 21-26: Klamath dam removal and river restoration ahead of schedule; Kern subbasin’s third try at groundwater plan fails to avert state enforcement action; Parched Central Valley farms depend on Sierra for groundwater; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

July 26, 2024

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

DAILY DIGEST, 7/26: Klamath dam removal and river restoration ahead of schedule; Kern subbasin’s third try at groundwater plan fails to avert state enforcement action; The benefits of integrating solar energy with agriculture; A new approach to the problem of water affordability; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

July 26, 2024

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UC RIVERSIDE: Parched Central Valley farms depend on Sierras for groundwater

UC Riverside

Groundwater News Science

July 26, 2024

Mountain recharge powers growers’ hidden reservoirs By Jules Bernstein, UC Riverside New research shows that California’s Central Valley, known as...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: White House looks to safeguard groundwater supplies as aquifers decline nationwide

Inside Climate News

Groundwater News Policy and regulation

July 26, 2024

The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology is working with local stakeholders to determine how the federal government...

UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS: The benefits of integrating solar energy with agriculture

Union of Concerned Scientists

Agriculture

July 26, 2024

Press release from the Union of Concerned Scientists Integrating solar energy with agricultural production can bring economic and environmental benefits...

HOOPA VALLEY TRIBE: Biden administration policies have Tribe’s Trinity River coho fishery on path to extinction

Hoopa Valley Tribe

Ecosystems

July 26, 2024

Press release from the Hoopa Valley Tribe (7/25/24): Today, following American Rivers named California’s Trinty River to its top-ten list...

SJV WATER: Kern subbasin’s third try at groundwater plan fails to avert state enforcement action

SJV Water

Groundwater News

July 26, 2024

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Noting that Kern County residents could suffer “urgent impacts” to their drinking water from continued...

STATE WATER BOARD: Water Board to hold probationary hearing for Kern County Subbasin under Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

State Water Board

Groundwater News

July 26, 2024

Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: Moving to protect the long-term viability of groundwater supplies for the...

STANFORD NEWS: A new approach to the problem of water affordability

Stanford University

Planning and management

July 26, 2024

From Stanford News: Soaring water utility bills force many households to ration water use for essential needs while still falling...

USGS: Using mixed telemetry methods to measure soil moisture for improving runoff forecasting in the Sierra Nevada

USGS

Science Wildfires and watersheds

July 25, 2024

Wildfire, drought, and temperature are affecting soil moisture in California’s Sierra Nevada. To better understand this, USGS scientists recently began...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/25: Map shows where California ‘atmospheric thirst’ ramped up following historic July heat wave; In long-sought change, states must consider tribal rights when crafting water rules; Invasive species are thriving thanks to climate change and worsening global heating; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

July 25, 2024

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STATELINE: In long-sought change, states must consider tribal rights when crafting water rules

Stateline

Planning and management

July 25, 2024

Tribal members harvest rice and fish on waters far from their reservations. by Alex Brown, Stateline In the 1800s, the...