SJV WATER: Longtime agreement keeps J.G. Boswell Company land dry in the old Buena Vista Lake bed in Kern County SJV Water Current Conditions April 20, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water The old Buena Vista Lake bed in Kern County will remain mostly dry and continue...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Project increases water supply allocation to 100% Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions April 20, 2023From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced another increase in the forecasted State...
THIS JUST IN … Reclamation bolsters Central Valley Project 2023 water supply allocations: North of Delta, South of Delta now 100% Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions April 20, 2023From the Bureau of Reclamation: Today, the Bureau of Reclamation is increasing Central Valley Project 2023 water supply allocations for...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/20: JPL may soon offer ‘crystal ball’ for droughts and floods; Water theft proves lucrative in a dangerously dry world; Dollars and dams: Building safety into California’s future; “This is what success looks like on the Colorado River”, and more … Maven Daily Digest April 20, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Flume Household Water Use Index: Q1 2023: Where is water going in 2023?...
SJV WATER: Red tape kept Bakersfield from clearing Kern River channel for years SJV Water Current Conditions April 19, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water It isn’t just water that’s been barreling down the Kern River in this historic water...
CAL MATTERS: After the deluge: Floods may taint more drinking water in California Cal Matters Water quality April 19, 2023by Alistair Bland, CalMatters Network Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
DWR NEWS: California invests in desalination projects and research to help diversify local water supplies for communities Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water supply augmentation April 19, 2023With California adapting to intense shifts between extreme wet and dry weather, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced three...
AG ALERT: Despite storms, farmers still face water supply cuts Ag Alert Agriculture April 19, 2023By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farmers with water rights along the Scott River and Shasta River watersheds in Siskiyou County...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/19: Lake Shasta reaches 4-year high; Floods may taint more drinking water in California; Will CA’s next dam removal take place on Eel River?; Dan Walters: Imperial Valley nears day of reckoning for use of distressed Colorado River; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 19, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … VIRTUAL FORUM: 2023 Spring Groundwater Sustainability Agency Forum from 9am to 12pm. The Groundwater...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/18: Despite storms, many still coping with dry wells and awaiting fixes; El Niño is coming, and ocean temps are already at record highs; Reclamation increases Klamath River flows to prevent disease and promote salmon health; Not such small things: microplastics in our streams; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 18, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife beginning at 9am. Click here...
SJV WATER: The Tule River watershed remains a wild card in a wild water year SJV Water Current Conditions April 17, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Residents and farms along the Tule River have been hammered by flood waters this year....
THE CONVERSATION: Epic snow from all those atmospheric rivers in the West is starting to melt, and the flood danger is rising The Conversation Current ConditionsHydrology April 17, 2023Q&A with Chad Hecht, Research and Operations Meteorologist, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, University of California, San Diego...
UNDARK: Will California Get Enough Rain to Fill Its Pricey New Reservoir? Undark Water project operations April 17, 2023The $4 billion project is designed to draw water from the Sacramento River — but only during major storm surges....
DAILY DIGEST, 4/17: Will California get enough rain to fill Sites Reservoir?; Big water year doesn’t mean more planted acres; Flooding wreaks havoc on dairy industry; Emergency drought regulations ‘catastrophic’ for Scott Valley agriculture; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 17, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Will California get enough rain to fill its pricey new reservoir? “In January,...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Thousands of acres are underwater, flood could triple in size this summer; Is fire retardant harming the environment; Klamath Project sees fourth year in a row of water supply cuts; How much water does ChatGPT ‘drink’?; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 16, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Thousands of acres are underwater in California, and the flood could triple...