DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Runoff this year much improved over 2021; Could Delta island become more than cow pastures?; In CA, water wars threaten local food systems; Ninth Circuit upholds dismissal of lawsuit over tainted water; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 3, 2022[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California’s drought is dire. But there’s a surprising bright spot that may...
NOW AVAILABLE: 2022 California Water Data Science Symposium Recordings & Resources State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS July 2, 2022Thank you to everyone who was able to tune in to this year’s 7th Annual California Water Data Science Symposium...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Ninth Circuit reverses itself, upholds dismissal of lawsuit over tainted water Courthouse News Service Groundwater News July 1, 2022The appellate panel changed its mind whether there was a triable issue that a Northern California city was transporting hazardous...
AG ALERT: Urban water use is latest target for drought cutbacks Ag Alert Current ConditionsPolicy and regulation July 1, 2022By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert With farmers across California already facing severe cuts in irrigation supplies, state officials are now...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 26-July 1: Update on Voluntary Agreements; Smarter gambling with water; Who is winning the pursuit of water?; and more top CA water news of the week Maven Daily Digest July 1, 2022A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/1: Lookout Slough tidal habitat restoration project breaks ground; A watershed moment with DWR’s Kamyar Guivetchi and Ajay Goyal; DWR delivers $2 million for urgent drought relief projects; Irrigators, tribes object to extending Klamath Project interim operations plan; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 1, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Groundbreaking celebrates California’s largest tidal habitat restoration project “Today, state, federal, and...
Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) Criteria Expert Panel – draft panel preliminary findings posted State Water Board Policy and regulationReportsWater supply augmentation July 1, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board Division of Drinking Water (DDW) has posted the draft...
THE CONVERSATION: A water strategy for the parched West: Have cities pay farmers to install more efficient irrigation systems The Conversation Planning and management June 30, 2022By Robert Glennon, University of Arizona “Are you going to run out of water?” is the first question people ask...
MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for July 1 Robert Shibatani Current Conditions June 30, 2022Written exclusively for Maven’s Notebook by Robert Shibatani As we enter summer’s anvil, where are we reservoir storage wise? Relative...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/30: CA well water bill survives Senate committee; Another group of Kern County water districts forming own GSA; Feds are raising San Luis Reservoir dam 10 feet. Why not 20 feet?; An evaluation of the effectiveness of Fall Outflow Actions for Delta smelt; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 30, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … RWA Coffee & Conversation with State Water Board Chair Joaquin Esquivel from 9am...
DR. JAY LUND: Smarter Gambling with Water – Review of Water Supply Reliability Estimation Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features June 30, 2022At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Dr. Jay Lund, the immediate past chair of the Delta Independent...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/29: Preliminary data show water savings increase for May 2022; The West just experienced an aspect of the climate crisis that scientists have warned of for years; The value of investing in water capture, reuse, and urban watersheds to address climate emergencies; Newsom has a plan to keep the lights on in California — using fossil fuels; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 29, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: 30×30 Advisory Committee from 3pm to 5pm. Join the California Natural...
ACWA CONFERENCE: Voluntary Agreements Update Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation June 29, 2022At a December 2018 meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board, the Board was considering one of the highest-profile,...
NOTICE: June 28 Weekly Update on Curtailment Status of Water Rights and Claims in the Delta Watershed State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS June 29, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: This update contains important information about the curtailment status of water rights and...
DWR NEWS: DWR and CDFW Release Fish Into the Wild Department of Water Resources (DWR) Fish and wildlife June 28, 2022From DWR News Oroville’s Feather River Fish Hatchery (FRFH) released over 11.3 million young Chinook salmon smolts into the waters...