DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Rising temperatures will significantly reduce streamflow in the Upper Colorado River basin as groundwater levels fall, new research shows Desert Research Institute Climate changeColorado RiverScience May 24, 2024Climate change will dramatically impact streamflow and its contributions to the Colorado River by increasing forest water use and reducing...
SJV WATER: Cover crops could enhance groundwater recharge – a lot – but agencies aren’t embracing the concept SJV Water AgricultureGroundwater News May 24, 2024By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Cover crops could be an important tool in groundwater management but are being unintentionally disincentivized...
DWR NEWS: State Water Project advances efforts to prepare for future droughts amid a changing climate Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management May 24, 2024From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources has finalized its first comprehensive, public-facing Long-term Drought...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/23: Delta pumps likely killed over half a million fish in two decades; Petition filed to protect Strawberry Creek from bottled water withdrawal; Updated draft urban conservation regulation retains feasibility and flexibility provisions; Cal Am wants references to desal struck from CPUC hearing; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 23, 2024[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
UC DAVIS: Study reveals 70% of CA blanketed in smoke during record wildfire seasons: Impacts on state’s lakes examined UC Davis ScienceWater qualityWildfires and watersheds May 23, 2024By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis As much as 70% of California was covered by wildfire smoke during parts of 2020...
DWR NEWS: Using science to protect and track salmon and steelhead Department of Water Resources (DWR) Fish and wildlife May 23, 2024From the Department of Water Resources: Department of Water Resources (DWR) scientists wanted to understand why high numbers of Chinook...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Making a mountain out of molehills: Synthesizing eight datasets yields Delta food web insights Maven Delta scienceEcosystems May 23, 2024The April Delta Lead Scientist’s Report included a presentation by Dr. Denise Colombano on a synthesis project that used eight...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/22: Water officials mostly cleared in drought-related water rights saga; Kings County Farm Bureau blames one local water board for state intervention; Solano takes another swing at state, tunnel project; Historic South of the Delta agreement announced; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 22, 2024[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water officials mostly cleared in drought-related water rights saga Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law May 22, 2024A single claim involving the Endangered Species Act remained intact. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service Three California companies pushing...
NOAA FISHERIES: Tracking Study Seeks Secrets of Some of the Sacramento’s Most Successful Salmon NOAA Fisheries Delta scienceFish and wildlife May 22, 2024Spring-run Chinook salmon from Butte Creek grow faster and survive better. By NOAA Fisheries Researchers are tracking one of the...
SJV WATER: Kings County Farm Bureau blames one local water board for state intervention; demands heads roll SJV Water Groundwater News May 22, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The fallout and recriminations in Kings County continue over the state Water Resources Control Board’s...
PRESS RELEASE: Court issues opinion striking down approval of gold drilling in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Center for Biological Diversity Water rights and water law May 22, 2024From the Center for Biological Diversity: A federal appeals court today issued an opinion reversing the decision of a lower...
AG ALERT: Proposed rules on water quality may overwhelm San Diego farmers Ag Alert Agriculture May 22, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farmers in San Diego County say proposed water quality regulations that establish updated general waste...
THE CONVERSATION: Is hard water bad for you? Two water quality engineers explain the potential benefits and pitfalls that come with having hard water The Conversation Water quality May 22, 2024By: Sarah Blank, Iowa State University and Timothy Ellis, Iowa State University When you turn on your faucet to get...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/21: Kings County Farm Bureau sues over state monitoring of groundwater; CDFA wants to streamline reporting regs; Delta Counties say Delta Conveyance cost benefit analysis is insufficient and biased; Will ditching dams be the coastline’s renewal?; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 21, 2024[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
