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March 29, 2023

In 2014, voters approved Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act, which provided $2.6 billion to be...

CLIMATE CENTRAL: Atmospheric rivers

Climate Central

Climate change

March 28, 2023

By Climate Central KEY CONCEPTS Atmospheric rivers carry vast amounts of moisture globally from the tropics to the poles. On...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation increases Central Valley Project 2023 water supply allocations

Bureau of Reclamation News

Current Conditions

March 28, 2023

South of Delta ag boosted to 80% From the Bureau of Reclamation: Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced an increase...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/28: New winter storm could push California’s snowpack to record high; Map shows unusual impact California storms are having on the ocean; Farms that haven’t flooded from storms still facing harvesting challenges; California’s ‘phantom lake’ returns with a vengeance, unearthing an ugly history of water; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

March 28, 2023

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

FEATURE: The Magic of the Mokelumne: How such a small river produces so many salmon

Robin Meadows

Best of the Notebook Fish and wildlife Notebook News and Features Science

March 28, 2023

Written by Robin Meadows for Maven’s Notebook The Mokelumne River is on the modest side, running 95 miles from the...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/27: Another strong weather system to bring rain, snow; Salmon populations expected to rebound thanks to drought-busting winter; Valadao to Biden admin: Why hold CA dams hostage?; Proposed legislation would make groundwater adjudications more fair; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

March 27, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 9am to 5pm. Agenda items include Election of...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: In California’s Central Valley, the Plan to Build More Solar Faces a Familiar Constraint: The Need for More Power Lines

Inside Climate News

Groundwater News

March 26, 2023

The state could embrace “policy synergy” to deploy solar in areas transitioning out of agriculture, but the transmission lines must...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: State Water Project allocation increases, drought restrictions rolled back; Chilly weather to precede another significant storm; The cure for winter flooding might be in this swamp; Flooding out other farmers was “premeditated”, one farmer asserts; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

March 26, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] State Water Project allocation increases, drought restrictions rolled back California wrings out months of rain to ease drought restrictions...

SJV WATER: Flooding out other farmers was “premeditated” by the powerful J.G. Boswell Company, one farmer asserts

SJV Water

Current Conditions

March 25, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water By the time Erik Hansen had a moment to sit down in a Corcoran pizza...

SJV WATER: Valley salmon are riding high in the high flows of the San Joaquin River

SJV Water

Fish and wildlife

March 25, 2023

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Life is good for spring-run salmon in the San Joaquin River. As Friant Dam in...

CAL MATTERS: California lifts target for 15% water conservation as yet another storm approaches

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

March 24, 2023

California ended its voluntary statewide target, triggering concerns from experts that many water supplies remain depleted. Other drought measures remain...