PRESS RELEASE: Water Board releases revised proposed conservation regulation draft to simplify compliance, increase flexibility State Water Board Policy and regulation March 12, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: Moving to bolster California’s water supplies and resilience to climate change, the State...
REACTIONS to revised urban water conservation regulations from ACWA, the Conserve4CA coalition Maven Policy and regulation March 12, 2024The State Water Board has released a revised draft of a proposed regulation that would establish budget-based water conservation targets...
DAILY DIGEST, 3/12: Salmon season to be restricted or shut down — again; Tule subbasin recommended for state intervention; Legislation to ease water conservation mandates gains regional support; Deconstruction of Copco No. 1 underway; and more … Maven Daily Digest March 12, 2024
SJV WATER: Second San Joaquin Valley groundwater subbasin recommended for state takeover SJV Water Groundwater News March 11, 2024By Jesse Vad and Lisa McEwen The Friant-Kern Canal was called out specifically as one of the reasons the state...
CAL MATTERS: ‘Simply catastrophic’: California salmon season to be restricted or shut down — again Cal Matters Fish and wildlife March 11, 2024Chinook counts are less dire than last year, but fishery managers are still opting to heavily reduce or ban commercial...
NOAA FISHERIES: California Current Ecosystem shows resilience entering strong El Niño NOAA Fisheries Ecosystems March 11, 2024The 2023–2024 California Current Ecosystem Status Report shows an abundance of forage fish and a productive system fueled by upwelling....
PRESS RELEASE: Deconstruction of Copco No. 1 underway Klamath River Renewal Corporation Ecosystems March 11, 2024Work progresses on the second of four dams slated for removal on the Klamath River From the Klamath River Renewal...
DAILY DIGEST, 3/11: CA’s historic storms driven by climate change; Is the West still facing a water crisis?; DWR celebrates National Groundwater Awareness Week; New floodplain restoration project for San Joaquin Valley; and more … Maven Daily Digest March 11, 2024[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
WATER SHELF PODCAST: “The Three Ages of Water” by Peter Gleick Justin Scott-Coe Author Podcasts March 10, 2024Visit the Water Shelf main page On this inaugural episode of the Water Shelf Podcast, I interview Dr. Peter Gleick...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Dramatic pattern shift: dry weather on the horizon; Groups raise alarm over fish salvage at the pumps; Wild Klamath River fish unaffected by hatchery fish mortality event, Karuk Tribe reports; King tides, groundwater rise: Threats to nuclear waste at San Onofre?; and more … Maven Daily Digest March 10, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: Environmental and fishing groups raise alarm about ongoing killing of federally protected fish by the Central Valley Project and State Water Project Conservation organizations & coalitions Water project operations March 9, 2024Press release from Golden State Salmon Association (GSSA), The Bay Institute, and Defenders of Wildlife On March 6, a coalition...
NOTICE of Board Workshop on Proposed Voluntary Agreements Related to Sacramento/Delta Update to Bay-Delta Plan State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS March 9, 2024Notice from the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board will hold a multiday public workshop...
SJV WATER: Infrastructure the main topic at Kern’s annual water summit SJV Water Policy and regulation March 8, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water With nature providing plenty of water – finally – this year, and groundwater regulation well...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for March 3-8: California expected to be drought-free through 2025; Better data key to informed water policy decisions; Sinking Friant-Kern Canal has everyone’s attention; Board sets probationary hearing for Tule subbasin; and more … Maven Weekly Digest March 8, 2024A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 3/8: Recent storms push snowpack higher, more on the way; Board sets probationary hearing for critically overdrafted Tule groundwater subbasin; Salmon fishing closures or restrictions are likely this year; Klamath River reshapes itself as flushing flows move reservoir sediment downriver; and more … Maven Daily Digest March 8, 2024
