WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Jan. 16-19: Judge rules state can’t issue bonds to finance Delta tunnel project; Five guiding principles for effective voluntary agreements: Bay-Delta cases study; DWR completes review of Groundwater Sustainability Plans; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

January 19, 2024

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

DAILY DIGEST, 1/19: Five guiding principles for effective voluntary agreements: A Bay-Delta case study; DWR completes review of GSPs: 10 plans approved, 7 deemed incomplete; Rounds of atmospheric river storms target CA; How giant balloons are helping CA prepare for intense storms; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 19, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Five guiding principles for effective voluntary agreements: A case study on VAs for...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: DWR completes review of Groundwater Sustainability Plans: 10 plans approved, 7 deemed incomplete

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

January 18, 2024

State, Local Water Agencies Achieve Major Milestone in Efforts to Ensure Groundwater Sustainability Statewide From the Department of Water Resources:...

C-WIN: Muddying the Waters: State Water Board’s Bay-Delta Environmental Analysis Falls Short

CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN)

Policy and regulation

January 18, 2024

Agency’s CEQA Analysis Provides No Clear Plan for Restoring and Protecting California’s Greatest Aquatic Resource Press release from the California...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/18: California judge rules state can’t issue bonds to finance Delta tunnel project; CA could face more atmospheric river ‘super-sequences,’ study finds; El Niño might finally be taking control; Farms dried up a river for months and nobody stopped them; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 18, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Decision-making under deep uncertainty: Dynamic Adaptive Planning from 9am to 10:30am.  In the...

FEATURE: Delta Conveyance Project update covers updated timeline, reliability of the State Water Project beyond 2040

Maven

Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features

January 18, 2024

The January meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s One Water and Stewardship Committee included an informational update on the Delta Conveyance...

DAN WALTERS: Rollercoaster weather shows why California needs better infrastructure for wetter years

Cal Matters

Commentary

January 18, 2024

By Dan Walters, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...

FEATURE: Dr. Laurel Larsen’s stint tackling with the wicked problems ends

John Hart

Delta sciencePlanning and management

January 18, 2024

An Interview with Dr. Laurel Larsen, the Delta Stewardship Council’s Former Lead Scientist by John Hart Since the turn of...

GRIST: Can carbon capture solve desalination’s waste problem?

Grist

Climate changeWater supply augmentation

January 17, 2024

A startup claims it can store carbon dioxide in the toxic brine produced by desalination plants. By Jake Bittle, Grist...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California judge rules state can’t issue bonds to finance Delta tunnel project

Courthouse News Service

Delta Conveyance Project

January 17, 2024

The so-called “Delta Conveyance Project” would include a 36-foot wide tunnel extending about 45 miles to divert enough water from...

PRESS RELEASE: Organizations petition the State Water Board to set permanent instream flow requirements for the Shasta River, a critical Klamath River tributary

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Policy and regulation

January 17, 2024

Press release from Save Our Salmon As the largest dam removal project in history unfolds on the Klamath River, conservation...

NEWS RELEASE: Water Commission presents statewide strategies for protecting communities, fish and wildlife during drought

CA Water Commission

Policy and regulation

January 17, 2024

The California Water Commission today approved a white paper that contains potential strategies to protect communities and fish and wildlife...

THIS JUST IN … Court sides with counties and agencies, dismissing DWR’s attempt to “validate” bond resolutions to finance controversial Delta tunnel project

Press Release/Notice

Delta Conveyance Project

January 17, 2024

Press release on behalf of the counties of San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Solano, Yolo, Butte and Plumas, and related water...

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS: Court strongly sides with DWR, rejects all legal challenges to continued long-term operation of State Water Project through 2085

State Water Contractors

Water project operations

January 17, 2024

Appeals court affirms contract amendment for long-term operation of State Water Project, ensuring continued delivery of affordable water supplies for...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/17: LAO report criticizes water conservation regs, are changes coming?; A new, rigorous assessment of OpenET accuracy for supporting satellite-based water management; CA Forever releases map, details of proposed city; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 17, 2024

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