UCSB CURRENT: New Study in Nature Water Puts Spotlight on Importance of Groundwater UC Santa Barbara Groundwater News April 3, 2024By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara Groundwater is a critical resource around the globe, especially in dry regions, but it’s...
REPORT SUMMARY: Groundwater Well Permitting: Observations and Analysis of Executive Orders N-7-22 and N-3-23 Maven Groundwater NewsReports April 3, 2024Groundwater is intimately connected with the landscape and land use that it underlies. How land is developed above can change...
SJV WATER: MEETING NOTES: Residents in Kern County desert groundwater basin need to represent their own water interests in ongoing court action SJV Water Groundwater News April 2, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Meeting: Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority board of directors Date: March 29, 2024 Agenda and...
THIS JUST IN … Two in a Row: April Snow Survey Shows Above Average Snowpack for Second Straight Season Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions April 2, 2024After a dry start to the year, March storms provided boost to snowpack but runoff will be the key to...
DAILY DIGEST. 4/2: Snowpack ‘unusually normal’; Toxic dust threatens California salmon population, lawmaker seeks solution; Bankruptcies, lower ag land values mark new Calif. chapter; New proposal for Colorado River sharing prioritizes the environment; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 2, 2024[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
STATELINE: Where did all the water go? New study explores water use in the Colorado River basin. Stateline Colorado River April 1, 2024By Kyle Dunphey, Stateline This story first appeared in the Utah News Dispatch. Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the West...
USGS: Assessing spatial variability of nutrients, phytoplankton, and related water-quality constituents in the Delta at landscape scale USGS Delta scienceWater quality April 1, 2024From the USGS: This report summarizes results from boat-based, high-resolution water-quality mapping surveys completed before, during, and after upgrades to...
Groups ask State Water Board for more time to file protests on Delta Conveyance Project petition for change in point of diversion Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features March 30, 2024On February 22, 2024, the State Water Resources Control Board received a Petition for Change from the Department of Water...
NOW AVAILABLE: Additional Draft Components of Voluntary Agreements Proposal Related to Bay-Delta Plan Update State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS March 30, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board has posted documents in preparation for the upcoming three-day...
RIPPLE EFFECT: All the Water Books! Justin Scott-Coe Author Podcasts March 30, 2024Visit the Water Shelf main page Justin Scott-Coe, General Manager of Monte Vista Water District, joins us to discuss his...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for March 24-29: DWR says court ruling won’t impede Delta tunnel; Kings County farmers suffer sticker shock over proposed fees even as state takeover looms; Water project allocations increase; and more … Maven Weekly Digest March 29, 2024A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Storm to bring thunderstorms, increased flood risk; More than half of Colorado River’s water used for agriculture; Podcast: CA’s charge to advanced purified water; and more … Maven Daily Digest March 29, 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: More than half of Colorado River’s water used for agriculture: Study Courthouse News Service Colorado River March 28, 2024And nearly two-thirds of that water goes toward crops that feed cattle. By Hillel Aron, Courthouse News The 1,450-mile-long Colorado...
DAILY DIGEST, 3/28: DWR: Court ruling won’t impede Delta tunnel; Report highlights advantages of Voluntary Agreements; SGMA breakdown of the 2024 trends in ag land values; Cattle are drinking the Colorado River dry; and more … Maven Daily Digest March 28, 2024
SJV WATER: Court ruling against bond financing for controversial Delta tunnel won’t impede project, state says SJV Water Delta Conveyance Project March 28, 2024By Jesse Vad, SJV Water A recent court ruling may have thrown a wrench in the state’s funding plans for...
