BERKELEY LAB: Air pollution hides increases in rainfall: As aerosol emissions diminish, average and extreme rains may ramp up Berkeley Lab Climate change February 23, 2024For much of the last century, the drying effect of aerosols has masked increases in rainfall from greenhouse gases –...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: For Sale: Water Authority’s de-salted ocean water Voice of San Diego Water supply augmentation February 23, 2024A small Orange County water district is potentially interested in purchasing some water from San Diego’s desalination plant to keep...
USGS: New publication looks at wildfire policy in the US USGS Policy and regulationReportsWildfires and watersheds February 23, 2024A comprehensive OECD Environmental Policy Paper on wildfire risk, policy, and strategy in the United States explains how to incorporate...
THIS JUST IN … DWR submits change in point of diversion petition for the Delta Conveyance Project to State Water Board, appeals bond validation decision Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance Project February 22, 2024From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has submitted a Change in Point of Diversion Petition for...
DAILY DIGEST, 2/22: Water managers could limit water to farms, cities; ‘Snow drought’ fears overturned in a flash; Experts urge CA to avoid pitfalls in water deals in the Delta; ETGSA responds to Friant lawsuit; and more … Maven Daily Digest February 22, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: Friant Water Authority (FWA) seeks more money from local groundwater pumping, while demanding that land subsidence cease Friant Water Authority Groundwater News February 22, 2024Press release from the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (ETGSA) FWA and Arvin Edison Water Storage District have filed a...
NOW AVAILABLE: DWR Releases First Paper on Depletions of Interconnected Surface Water: An Introduction Department of Water Resources (DWR) Fact Sheets/Tools/InfoGroundwater News February 22, 2024From the Department of Water Resources: To help Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) appropriately address depletions of interconnected surface water (ISW)...
C-WIN: State Water Resources Control Board counters big lie from Big Ag CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Agriculture February 22, 2024Agency Acknowledges Enhanced Delta Flows Won’t Harm Agriculture From the California Water Impact Network: Despite receiving the lion’s share of...
DWR NEWS: State Report Identifies Future Desalination Plants to Meet Statewide Water Reliability Goals Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater NewsWater supply augmentation February 22, 2024From the Department of Water Resources: As California continues to adapt to the impacts of a changing climate, the State...
REACTIONS to State Water Project and Central Valley Project allocations Maven Current Conditions February 22, 2024Yesterday, DWR raised the State Water Project allocation to 15%, and the Bureau of Reclamation released their water allocations, which...
NOW AVAILABLE: Racial Equity Action Plan 2023 Annual Update State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS February 22, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board’s Racial Equity Action Plan 2023 Annual Update is now...
THIS JUST IN … Reclamation announces initial 2024 water supply allocations for Central Valley Project contractors Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions February 21, 2024Irrigation contractors north of Delta allocated 75%; Irrigation contractors south of Delta allocated 15% From the Bureau of Reclamation: Today,...
THIS JUST IN … DWR increases State Water Project allocation to 15% Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions February 21, 2024Allocation update takes into account hydrology conditions up to February 1 and latest spring runoff forecasts From the Department of...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: A new tool can help protect California and Nevada communities from floods while preserving their water supply Desert Research Institute HydrologyScience February 21, 2024DRI’s Anne Heggli is partnering with the National Weather Service to understand flood risk from rain-on-snow storms in real-time, protecting...
DAILY DIGEST, 2/21: For Delta farmers, the only certainty is change; New tool to protect communities from floods while preserving water supply; Snowpack and reservoir levels after storms; Non-native basses primarily eat native fishes in Stanislaus River; and more … Maven Daily Digest February 21, 2024
