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March 7, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include Once Through...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/6: Yet another atmospheric river in the forecast; CA’s antiquated water rights system faces new scrutiny; Low fall-run chinook salmon stocks expected on Sacramento River; States struggle to find Colorado River cuts as Lake Mead shrinks; and more …

March 6, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … California could get hit with new atmospheric river this week, and consequences could...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: The West is blanketed in snow, but water problems aren’t over; Snowpack hits highest level this century for March; Fishermen’s groups call for immediate closure of salmon season; EPA mandates states report on cyber threats to water systems; and more …

March 5, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … The West just got blanketed in snow, but its water problems aren’t...

CAL MATTERS: State rejects local plans for protecting San Joaquin Valley groundwater

Cal Matters

March 3, 2023

Groundwater plans, largely serving low-income Latino communities, were deemed inadequate for preventing dry wells and sinking land. By Alastair Bland,...

SJV WATER: State rejects six San Joaquin Valley groundwater plans, which could bring enforcement action

SJV Water

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

March 3, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Six San Joaquin Valley groundwater agencies learned Thursday they could be subject to state enforcement...

THIS JUST IN … California’s Snowpack Shows Huge Gains from Recent Storms

Current Conditions

March 3, 2023

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the third snow survey of the...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb. 26 – Mar. 3: The Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program; DWR rejects 6 San Joaquin Valley GSPs; What’s the hold up with Sites?; and more …

Weekly Digest

March 3, 2023

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

DAILY DIGEST, 3/3: State rejects six San Joaquin Valley groundwater management plans; Another storm expected this weekend; Salmon-killing tire chemical in SF Bay waterways; In dry West, farmers balk at idling land to save water; and more …

March 3, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 10am to 2pm. Agenda items include a discussion...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California groundwater management agencies falling behind on conservation goals

Courthouse News Service

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

March 2, 2023

California may move to take over groundwater basins after plans to sustainably manage groundwater fell short of state standards. By...

THIS JUST IN … California Advances Groundwater Sustainability with Release of Decisions for Management Plans in Critically Overdrafted Basins

March 2, 2023

Department of Water Resources Will Transmit Six Basin Determinations to State Water Board, Beginning State Intervention Process From the Department...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/2: Storms not letting up, here’s what the first half of March looks like; California may bar commercial salmon fishing for the first time since 2009; Ridgecrest GSA approves $7.8 million for imported water plan; Toilet paper may be a source of PFAS in wastewater; and more …