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January 3, 2023

Central Valley Project Improvement Act Constructs Key Habitat Features on the Sacramento River By Gary Pitzer, US Bureau of Reclamation...

THIS JUST IN … Snow Survey Shows December Storms Provided Big Snow Totals with More Systems, Flooding in Forecast

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

January 3, 2023

Despite Heavy Rain and Snow, Relief from Drought Conditions Still Depends on Coming Months From the Department of Water Resources:...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/3: Forecasters warn of ‘brutal’ storm arriving Wednesday; Failed Consumnes River levee traced to private land owner; Fight to end Los Angeles water imports from Mono Lake; Rehearing request, new lawsuit in Monterey desal saga; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 3, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] California storms continue … San Francisco, Los Angeles to receive more heavy rain “More moisture-packed storms are expected to...

WATER CONDITIONS: A look at reservoirs and snowpack

Maven

Current Conditions

January 3, 2023

Winter storms boosting reservoir levels. Lake Mendocino approaching average level for this time of year. More storms in the forecast....

Happy New Year!

Maven

Website announcements

January 1, 2023

We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book...

LEGAL BRIEF: California Coastal Commission’s approval of Monterey desalination plant

Courthouse News Service

Water rights and water law Water supply augmentation

December 30, 2022

From Courthouse News Service: The Monterey Bay city of Marina claims the California Coastal Commission’s approval of a desalination plant...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec. 26-30: Atmospheric rivers end drought year with heavy snow and rain; ‘Extra winter’s worth of precipitation’ needed to bust drought; El Niño is coming—and the world isn’t prepared; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

December 30, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Atmospheric rivers end drought year with heavy snow and rain, boost snowpack as first snow survey nears; Researchers examine factors impacting Sierra Nevada snowpack; EPA and Army Corps finalize rule establishing definition of WOTUS; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

December 30, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] California storms … Miracle or mirage? Atmospheric rivers end California drought year with heavy snow and rain. “After the...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/29: More rain, snow, risk of flooding in the forecast; Water quality activist Bill Jennings dies at age 79; New twist for Potter Valley Project; A brief look at reservoir and hydrologic conditions; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

December 29, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] California storms … Flooding concerns rise with excessive rainfall and runoff in the forecast “A series of storms hitting...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/28: Storms expected to batter California into new year; Court denies feds request to delay hearing on Trinity River restoration agreement; Researchers around the world join forces to investigate missing snow, improve water resources modeling; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

December 28, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] California storms … Storms expected to batter California into new year “With rain currently soaking much of Northern California,...

THIS JUST IN … Federal Court Denies Government Request to Delay Hearing on Plan to Break 22 Year-Old Trinity River Fishery Restoration Agreement

Hoopa Valley Tribe

Water rights and water law

December 27, 2022

Slams Department of Justice for “Hiding the Ball” on Interior Department’s Attempt to Terminate Hoopa Valley Tribe’s Sovereignty and Property...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/27: Potential Category 4 atmospheric river to hit Northern California; How tracking atmospheric rivers could transform California’s reservoir levels during drought; When the state cut their water, they created a collaborative solution; In Arizona, Colorado River crisis stokes worry over growth and groundwater depletion; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

December 27, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Potential Category 4 atmospheric river to hit Northern California “Southern California experienced a...