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DAILY DIGEST, 6/25: Stanford study shows where – and why – recharge is uplifting sunken ground; PPIC: Policy brief: Drought and groundwater sustainability in California’s farming regions; California Forever releases water plan, but there are still some questions; Taking on toxic chemicals; and more …

June 25, 2024

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SJV WATER: Stanford study shows where – and why – recharge is uplifting sunken ground

SJV Water

Groundwater News

June 25, 2024

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water New research reveals why some rivers in the San Joaquin Valley are causing the ground...

EOS: Fixing the Flawed Colorado River Compact

American Geophysical Union

Colorado River

June 25, 2024

The 1922 Colorado River Compact ignored available science and overallocated the river’s water, a decision whose effects reverberate today. Now...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/24: Safeguarding CA’s freshwater ecosystems against climate change; Collecting data, tracking water, and managing climate change in the Delta; Tropical moisture to raise chance of thunderstorms this week; Extreme wildfires have doubled in the last two decades; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

June 24, 2024

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FEATURE: Safeguarding California’s freshwater ecosystems against climate change: A conversation with aquatic ecologist Ted Sommer

Robin Meadows

Delta science Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

June 24, 2024

by Robin Meadows California’s freshwater ecosystems―from springs and wetlands to rivers and estuaries―are in trouble and the warming world is...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: SGMA subbasin round up; Madera Judge asks for more information in lawsuit over fees for groundwater projects; What does a California ban on salmon mean for the livelihood of fishermen?; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

June 23, 2024

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SJV WATER: Madera Judge asks for more information in lawsuit over fees for groundwater projects

SJV Water

Groundwater News

June 22, 2024

By Hannah Frances Johansson, Freelance for SJV Water Round one of a lawsuit brought by a group of farmers against...

CDFW: Beavers are back on Tule River Tribal lands in the Southern Sierra Nevada

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Ecosystems

June 22, 2024

By the Department of Fish and Wildlife: After years of work by the Tule River Tribe, a family of seven...

NOTICE: Shasta River Watershed: Water Rights Junior to January 1,1958 Must Cease Diversions Immediately

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 22, 2024

From the State Water Resources Control Board: To: Water Right Holders in the Shasta River Watershed Water rights in the...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 16-21: Judge grants injunction in Delta Conveyance Project; Enviro groups appeal court ruling in favor of Sites Reservoir; CA awash in water, but its farmers can’t get it; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

June 21, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 6/21: Judge grants injunction in Delta Conveyance Project; Investing in a modern water and ecological data system to better serve CA; State lawmakers axe longstanding Habitat Conservation Fund; EPA faces ‘difficult choices’ with budget cut; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

June 21, 2024

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COURTHOUSE NEWS: California judge grants injunction in water conveyance project

Courthouse News Service

Delta Conveyance Project

June 21, 2024

The delta tunnel project, intended to support water infrastructure in California, is estimated to cost around $20 billion and take...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Contractors Respond to Narrow Interpretation of Law Creating Unnecessary Delays in Delta Conveyance Project

State Water Contractors

Delta Conveyance Project

June 20, 2024

Court granted injunction requested by petitioners to stop geotechnical investigations Press release from the State Water Contractors: Today, the Sacramento...

PRESS RELEASE: Capture6 breaks ground on Project Monarch in Palmdale, CA

Press Release/Notice

Planning and management

June 20, 2024

“Project Monarch” is expected to save the District in lifetime brine management costs from the first-of-its-kind facility.” Press release from...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Notice of Assignment and Pre-Hearing Conference

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS Delta Conveyance Project

June 20, 2024

From the State Water Resources Control Board Administrative Hearings Office: The State Water Resources Control Board Administrative Hearings Office will...