WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 9-14: What to expect during the potential ‘super El Niño’; State Water Board weighs status of six aquifer plans; Drought dwindles to less than 9% of California; and more … Maven Weekly Digest April 14, 2023A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/14: Drought dwindles to less than 9% of California; CA’s epic snowpack promises a whitewater rafting season for the ages; Klamath Water Users Association expects cut announcement to water supply; Destroy the Dam: An alternate approach to the Colorado River problem; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 14, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Central Valley Flood Protection Board beginning at 10am. Agenda items include Flood Emergency...
BERKELEY LAB: New Look at Climate Data Shows Substantially Wetter Rain and Snow Days Ahead Berkeley Lab Climate change April 13, 2023By Lauren Biron, Berkeley Lab A key source of information underpinning the upcoming National Climate Assessment suggests that heavy precipitation...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/13: What to expect during the potential ‘super El Niño’; State Water Board weighs status of six aquifer plans; CA to squander record rains, snowpack in deluge of regulations, GOP lawmakers say; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 13, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Clean Water, Complicated Laws: What To Do When You Receive a Clean Water...
NEVADA CURRENT: NV and other lower Colorado River Basin states face major water cuts under federal proposal Nevada Current Colorado River April 12, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Federal officials on Tuesday proposed unprecedented cuts to the amount of water Nevada, California, and...
AG ALERT: State water board weighs status of six aquifer plans Ag Alert Groundwater News April 12, 2023By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Local agencies for six San Joaquin Valley subbasins, facing possible state intervention after their groundwater...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/12: Feds’ Colorado River choice: California’s rights or Arizona’s future?; House panel dives head-first in drought, flood issues during Tulare hearing; San Joaquin Valley eyes historic snowpack with trepidation; Banks, pension funds and insurers have been turning CA’s scarce water into enormous profits; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 12, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … GRACAST: The Pulse of an Aquifer: Making Sense of Geophysical Data in California’s San...
GRIST: Feds’ Colorado River choice: California’s rights or Arizona’s future? Grist Colorado River April 11, 2023By Jake Bittle, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Almost half...
CAL MATTERS: US proposes options for cutting California’s Colorado River water Cal Matters Colorado River April 11, 2023By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
THIS JUST IN … Interior Department Announces Next Steps to Protect the Stability and Sustainability of Colorado River Basin Bureau of Reclamation News Colorado River April 11, 2023Draft SEIS outlines alternatives and tools needed to manage drought in the Basin and strengthen water security in the West...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/11: Could sightings of jelly-like creatures on CA beaches signal El Niño on the horizon?; An epic 31 atmospheric river storms transformed California, but why?; Still no full allocation despite record snowpack; Lake Tahoe’s clarity the best it’s been since 1980s; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 11, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water at 9am. Click here for...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds propose water cut options to stabilize imperiled Colorado River Basin Courthouse News Service Colorado River April 11, 2023The Bureau of Reclamation issued a draft environmental statement outlining options to manage the drought in the Colorado River Basin....
NOAA FISHERIES VIDEO: The Science of Restoration: Good Salmon Habitat Works NOAA Fisheries EcosystemsPodcasts and webinarsScience April 10, 2023By NOAA Fisheries Juvenile salmon grow strong where water slows down and weaves across floodplains, with lush vegetation that provides...
UC DAVIS: Lake Tahoe’s Clarity the Best It’s Been Since 1980s UC Davis Water quality April 10, 2023The Return of Native Zooplankton Aided Tahoe Clarity Efforts in 2022 By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis For the last five...
DWR NEWS: Challenges of Forecasting Water Supply During Extreme Weather Events Department of Water Resources (DWR) Climate change April 10, 2023By DWR News The series of atmospheric rivers in early 2023 demonstrated how quickly California can move from one extreme...