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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST: State Water Board proposes timeline for SGMA intervention; Delta tunnel dealt blow in budget deal; Tulare Lake could hang around for years; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

June 30, 2023

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

DAILY DIGEST, 6/30: Many obstacles remain in SGMA implementation; Tulare Lake could hang around for years to come; Rain gardens could save fish from toxic tire chemicals; Fields of ‘suncups’ are covering the Sierra; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

June 30, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Many obstacles remain in SGMA implementation “Many challenges remain in implementing California’s Sustainable...

NOTICE: Status of Water Quality Objectives for Salinity in the Lower San Joaquin River

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 30, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Based upon measured and forecasted conditions during water year 2023, it is expected...

NOTICE: Lower San Joaquin River, Notice of Opportunity to Comment – Draft USBR 2024 Annual Work Plan

Bureau of Reclamation News

ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 30, 2023

From the Bureau of Reclamation: The United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) has posted the Fiscal Year 2024 draft Annual...

THE CENTER SQUARE: California Senator introduces voluntary agricultural land repurposing bill

The Center Square

Agriculture Policy and regulation

June 30, 2023

By Tom Joyce, The Center Square U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, introduced a bill that he hopes will bolster water...

SJV WATER: Pine Flat Dam releases water over spillway, but that doesn’t mean the lake is “full”

SJV Water

Water project operations

June 29, 2023

Press release from the Kings River Conservation District As Pine Flat Reservoir’s water storage increases and the lake level rises,...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/29: New report finds groundwater plans fail to protect vulnerable communities, environment; Tulare Lake floodwaters now receding; Mountains vulnerable to extreme rain from climate change; Will the giant Westlands Water District “spill” water this year for lack of demand?; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

June 29, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: East Bay Shoreline Infrastructure Projects from 10am to 11:30am. There are (at least)...

CAL MATTERS: Building California: How will the infrastructure deal affect development, wildlife?

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

June 29, 2023

By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...

SJV WATER: Will the giant Westlands Water District “spill” water this year for lack of demand?

SJV Water

Groundwater News

June 28, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Westlands Water District, the biggest agricultural water district in the state, could lose 200,000 acre...

PRESS RELEASE: New Report Addresses Findings That Most California Groundwater Sustainability Plans Fail to Protect Vulnerable Communities and the Environment

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Groundwater News

June 28, 2023

The Nature Conservancy, the Union of Concerned Scientists, Audubon California, and Clean Water Action, among others, suggest that without course...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/28: Delta tunnel on life support?; Chowchilla groundwater plan resubmitted, state releases probationary hearing schedule; Story Map: Operating Shasta in a new climate; Report: Potential of Oilfield Produced Water for Irrigation; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

June 28, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Environmental Quality beginning upon adjournment of the Insurance Committee. ...