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NOTICE: Order Rescinding Curtailment and Reporting Orders for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed

April 4, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Effective immediately, all orders imposing water right curtailment and reporting requirements (curtailment and...

THIS JUST IN … California’s Snowpack is Now One of the Largest Ever, Bringing Drought Relief, Flooding Concerns

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

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April 3, 2023

Statewide Snowpack at 237 Percent of Average, Ranks Among Highest in State History From the Department of Water Resources: The...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/3: Will Monday’s big snow tally break a 1952 record?; San Luis fills for just third time in 12 years; Wastewater treatment facilities could be a solution for cities’ organic waste challenges; Acres of L.A. County sewage sludge threaten to contaminate Tulare Lake floodwaters; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 3, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The SSMP Community Engagement Committee will meet at 11:00 a.m. for a virtual...

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for April 1st

Robert Shibatani

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April 3, 2023

Written for Maven’s Notebook by hydrologist Robert Shibatani It has indeed been a March full of madness; and for many...

SJV WATER: Boswell holds flood water off some lake bed ground while planting tomatoes

SJV Water

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April 2, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water The rumors were so rampant, that Kings County sent agricultural inspectors into the old Tulare...

SJV WATER: In defense of tomatoes: “Wherever it isn’t going to flood, we’re going to try to farm.” – Boswell president

SJV Water

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April 2, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Representatives of the J.G. Boswell Company defended both the agricultural giant’s handling of flood water...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: The oceans just reached their hottest temperature on record as El Niño looms; Largest reservoirs close to total capacity but one remains low; Ninth Circuit urged to save salmon dying in Sacramento River; By smallest of margins Mono Lake avoids water diversions quadrupling; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 2, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … The oceans just reached their hottest temperature on record as El Niño...

SJV WATER: Poso Creek water ends standoff with powerful the J.G. Boswell when it busts through berms, heads north

SJV Water

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April 1, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Poso Creek took control of a days-long stand off between the powerful J.G. Boswell...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for March 26-31: The magic of the Mokelumne; Update on water storage projects; SWP & CVP allocations increased, and more CA water news of the week

Maven

Weekly Digest

March 31, 2023

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

DAILY DIGEST, 3/31: The science behind the endless storms drenching California; This winter’s floods may be ‘only a taste’ of the megafloods to come; Wet winter rains optimism for salmon releases; Bill proposes using satellites to study water consumption in West; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

March 31, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Here’s the science behind the endless storms drenching California this winter “This winter...