SJV WATER: Flooding in Firebaugh has come in a slow, relentless creep as high San Joaquin River flows seep through levees into basements, ruin crops and leave land too sodden to farm SJV Water Current Conditions June 9, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water The surging San Joaquin River is proving to be another tough water management problem. The...
SJV WATER: Kern River flows ramping down thanks to cool weather but will remain strong through the fall SJV Water Water project operations June 9, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Cooler weather has slowed the anticipated snowmelt above Lake Isabella enough that outflows from the...
CAL MATTERS: California ranchers intentionally violated an emergency water order. Now lawmakers want to triple the fines Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater rights and water law June 9, 2023By Rachel Becker, CalMatters When ranchers violated an emergency order to stop pumping water from the drought-plagued Shasta River last...
NOW AVAILABLE: Final 2023 Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan State Water Board Planning and management June 9, 2023From the State Water Resources Control Board: Now posted on the State Water Resources Control Board website is the Final...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 4-9: Groundwater recharge and water rights, Yolo Bypass floodplains and fish food, El Nino arrives, Water rights legislation, Delta tunnels report, Sites Reservoir, and more … Maven Weekly Digest June 9, 2023A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/9: California ranchers intentionally violated an emergency water order. Now lawmakers want to triple the fines; Ag land values benefit from recharge, runoff; Report on water tunnels called flawed; Domestic wells still going dry in San Joaquin Valley; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 9, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Central Valley Flood Protection Board beginning at 10:00am. The 2022 Central Valley Flood Protection...
THE CONVERSATION: El Niño is back – that’s good news or bad news, depending on where you live The Conversation Hydrology June 9, 2023Written by Bob Leamon, University of Maryland, Baltimore County This article was originally published at The Conversation. El Niño is...
PRO PUBLICA: Las Vegas Needs to Save Water. It Won’t Find It in Lawns. Pro Publica Colorado River June 9, 2023by Nat Lash, Mark Olalde and Ash Ngu, and photography by Liz Moughon This story was originally published by ProPublica. ...
SJV WATER: San Joaquin Valley groundwater will need more than one epic water year to rebound in the long term SJV Water Groundwater News June 8, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water With all the flooding, runoff and more snowmelt still to come, everyone’s wondering: How’s the...
SJV WATER: Domestic wells still going dry in San Joaquin Valley towns as historically low groundwater levels are slow to rebound SJV Water Groundwater News June 8, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water The small town of Tooleville ran out of water and started receiving water hauled in...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/8: NOAA declares the arrival of El Nino; DWR and partners experiment with soft release method to improve Delta smelt survival; Valley groundwater will need more than one epic water year for long-term rebound; 1 MAF authorized for groundwater recharge this year; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 8, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water upon adjournment of the session...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Water rights key to San Joaquin Valley aquifer recharge Robin Meadows Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law June 8, 2023Written by Robin Meadows It sounds like such a simple fix for California’s groundwater woes. In phenomenally wet years like...
NASA/JPL: US-German satellites show California water gains after record winter NASA/JPL Groundwater News June 7, 2023By NASA/JPL Early data shows the greatest net gain of water over the winter in nearly 22 years, but the...
STATE WATER BOARD: Over 1 million acre-feet of water authorized for groundwater recharge since December State Water Board Groundwater News June 7, 2023Nine out of 10 permits issued for projects in Central Valley From the State Water Resources Control Board: Seizing the...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California lawmakers eye new trims to judicial process to sidestep environmental red tape Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation June 7, 2023By Natalie Hanson, Courthouse News Service A debate in California’s Assembly about whether to fast-track bills looking to trim down...
