MEETING: State Water Board discusses intervention options for groundwater basins with inadequate plans Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features April 27, 2023In March 2023, the Department of Water Resources issued final determinations on groundwater sustainability plans (GSPs) submitted by the groundwater...
GRIST: The very bad math behind the Colorado River crisis Grist Colorado River April 26, 2023This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. California and Arizona are currently fighting...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/26: Some want to make Tulare Lake permanent; Forced water-use cuts made CA more waterwise; Costa, Curtis introduces bill to improve valley’s water supply; Felicia Marcus: ‘We can’t be living in an economy of 40 million people this close to the edge’; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 26, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: The Senate Committee on Environmental Quality beginning at 9am. Click here for...
NOTICE: Corps Regulatory Program Permit Options for Emergency Activities US Army Corps of Engineers ANNOUNCEMENTS April 26, 2023From the Army Corps of Engineers: With significant snowmelt and flooding expected over the next several months, emergency activities may...
NOAA FISHERIES: New research asks, “Can Pacific salmon keep pace with climate change?” NOAA Fisheries Climate changeFish and wildlifeScience April 25, 2023From NOAA Fisheries: A new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change has found that salmon migration timing is...
DAN WALTERS: California’s lengthy battle for water rights moves into the Legislature Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater rights and water law April 25, 2023By Dan Walters, CalMatters Network Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/25: “Big melt” begins for Sierra Nevada snowpack; Report: A framework for fair and effective water right curtailment; Growing crops with less groundwater; Dan Walters: California’s lengthy battle for water rights moves into the Legislature; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 25, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water beginning upon adjournment of Public...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Climate Change is Already Impacting Stream Flows Across the U.S. Desert Research Institute Climate change April 25, 2023DRI researchers examined more than 500 watersheds across the country and found that increased winter temperatures are driving more extreme...
NOAA FISHERIES: Sacramento River pulse flow expected to increase survival of juvenile salmon traveling to the ocean NOAA Fisheries EcosystemsScience April 24, 2023Spring surge to benefit spring-run Chinook and fall-run Chinook that support fisheries. From NOAA Fisheries: Researchers from NOAA Fisheries and...
YALE CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: A mystery in the Pacific is complicating climate projections Yale Climate Connections Hydrology April 24, 2023The El Niño-Southern Oscillation, which has a huge influence on global weather patterns, isn’t behaving as computer models predicted. That’s...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/24: Snowpack data debunked: 2023 was no record year; Californians fear catastrophic floods; State overhauls its sea level rise plan; Growers to meet with regulators over flooded Salinas River; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 24, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife beginning at 9:30am. Click here...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: California’s ‘Big Melt’ accelerates; How modernizing infrastructure can help to capture more storm flow; This California town hasn’t had clean drinking water in 11 years; Sacramento waters rise, but Klamath Basin stays dry in ‘rain shadow’; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 23, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … It’s here: Why this may be the moment California’s ‘Big Melt’ accelerates...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Drought task force to consider conservation programs Aspen Journalism Colorado River April 21, 2023By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Colorado legislators on Thursday introduced a bill that would create a drought task force with...
DWR NEWS: How Modernizing Infrastructure Can Help to Capture More Storm Flow Department of Water Resources (DWR) Climate changeDelta Conveyance Project April 21, 2023By DWR News The series of atmospheric river storms that brought record-breaking amounts of rain and snow this year has...
NOTICE: Notice of 180-Day Temporary Permit Application T033366 – Kern and Kings Counties State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS April 21, 2023From the State Water Resources Control Board: The Kern Water Bank Authority filed a 180-day temporary permit application T033366 with...
