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SJV WATER: New groundwater fee aims to create “equity” among South San Joaquin Valley farmers but some say it will unfairly devalue their farms

July 12, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water A new groundwater fee intended to create “financial equity” between farmers who pay for imported...

SJV WATER: Irrigators want to slow the flow of Kern River to bring Lake Isabella to its brim

SJV Water

Water project operations

July 12, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water The question of whether Lake Isabella might “spill” has now turned to whether it will...

CENTER SQUARE: California Democrats move forward bill to chip away historic water rights

The Center Square

Policy and regulation

July 12, 2023

By Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square The California Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife today passed a bill...

CA COURTS NEWSROOM: Courts Prepare for Rise in Climate and Water Law Cases

California Courts Newsroom

Climate change

July 12, 2023

Environmental Summit focuses on how rapidly changing environment is expected to increase litigation and present thorny legal issues By Blaine...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/12: Klamath Dam removal begins, but new concerns arise; Direct Potable Reuse rulemaking begins; Q&A with California’s “Water Renaissance Man” Justice Ronald Robie; Lake Tahoe has high concentration of microplastics, global research shows; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

July 12, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Environmental Quality beginning at 9am. Click here for the...

CA COURTS NEWSROOM: Diving into Water Law: Q&A with California’s “Water Renaissance Man” Justice Ronald Robie

California Courts Newsroom

Water rights and water law

July 12, 2023

By Merrill Balassone, California Courts Newsroom He’s been called a “water renaissance man.” Justice Ronald Robie has dived into the...

THE CONVERSATION: Removing dams from the Klamath River is a step toward justice for Native Americans in Northern California

The Conversation

Ecosystems

July 12, 2023

By Beth Rose Middleton Manning, University of California, Davis and Robert Lusardi, University of California, Davis The Klamath River runs...

CAL MATTERS: Drones, satellites and AI: How California fights its unpredictable wildfires with analytics

Cal Matters

Wildfires and watersheds

July 12, 2023

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

DELTA COUNCIL: Certification of Consistency filed for the Ulatis Creek Habitat Restoration Project

Delta Stewardship Council

ANNOUNCEMENTS

July 11, 2023

From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Solano Resource Conservation District has submitted a certification of consistency to the Delta Stewardship...

PRESS RELEASE: Next phase of recycled water begins for California *UPDATED with advance copy of the regulations

State Water Board

Policy and regulation Water supply augmentation

July 11, 2023

State advances nation-leading proposed regulations to convert wastewater to high-quality drinking water From the State Water Resources Control Board Achieving...

PNNL: Adding snow to estimates of spring flooding

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Planning and management

July 11, 2023

A PNNL scheme to improve small-scale hydrologic infrastructure helps pinpoint local flood risks By Corydon Ireland, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/11: A racist past and hotter future are testing Western water like never before; What happened to California’s salmon season this year?; Newsom signs bills to speed up infrastructure projects; Tribe, water users, and fish protectors come to agreement in Scott Valley; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

July 11, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife beginning at 9am. Click here...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Newsom signs bills to speed up infrastructure projects

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

July 10, 2023

The Golden State hopes to cut red tape to get projects that will tackle climate change moving. By Natalie Hanson,...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/10: Strawberry production leaves long-term plastic pollution; Can we prevent another algaepocalypse in San Francisco Bay?; Putah Creek a model for reconciling degraded streams; Potential spill-over looms for Millerton Lake; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

July 10, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water beginning upon adjournment of Military...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: SoCal’s Water Divorce Turned Full WWE Smackdown

Voice of San Diego

Planning and management

July 10, 2023

San Diego’s boundary referees tell Water Authority: Let North County go. By MacKenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego What began...