INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Rainfall Extremes Increasingly Threaten Mountain Regions and Areas Downstream From Them Inside Climate News Climate changeHydrology June 30, 2023A new study suggests the threat of flooding rains, landslides and erosion has been underestimated, especially in high-elevation and snow-dominated...
THE CENTER SQUARE: California Senator introduces voluntary agricultural land repurposing bill The Center Square AgriculturePolicy and regulation June 30, 2023By Tom Joyce, The Center Square U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, introduced a bill that he hopes will bolster water...
SJV WATER: Pine Flat Dam releases water over spillway, but that doesn’t mean the lake is “full” SJV Water Water project operations June 29, 2023Press release from the Kings River Conservation District As Pine Flat Reservoir’s water storage increases and the lake level rises,...
CAL MATTERS: Building California: How will the infrastructure deal affect development, wildlife? Cal Matters Policy and regulation June 29, 2023By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
SJV WATER: Will the giant Westlands Water District “spill” water this year for lack of demand? SJV Water Groundwater News June 28, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Westlands Water District, the biggest agricultural water district in the state, could lose 200,000 acre...
PRESS RELEASE: New Report Addresses Findings That Most California Groundwater Sustainability Plans Fail to Protect Vulnerable Communities and the Environment Conservation organizations & coalitions Groundwater News June 28, 2023The Nature Conservancy, the Union of Concerned Scientists, Audubon California, and Clean Water Action, among others, suggest that without course...
USBR STORY MAP: Operating Shasta in a New Climate:Moving from crisis management to long-term stability Bureau of Reclamation News Water project operations June 28, 2023From the Bureau of Reclamation: Shasta Reservoir is the centerpiece of the Central Valley Project – a major infrastructure component...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Australian wildfires and California drought Maven ScienceWildfires and watersheds June 28, 2023At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen spotlighted an article on the...
DAN WALTERS: California budget deal delivers major setback to Delta water tunnel project Cal Matters Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation June 28, 2023California’s water wars are a political perpetual motion machine. By Dan Walters, Cal Matters It’s gone by several names: Peripheral...
AG ALERT: Hearings pending on aquifer plans for six subbasins Ag Alert Groundwater News June 28, 2023By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Local agencies for six San Joaquin Valley subbasins, facing possible state intervention after their groundwater...
SJV WATER: Kern River flows to drop again after noise detected in Isabella Dam outlet tunnel SJV Water Water project operations June 27, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Outflows from Lake Isabella into the Kern River will be cut to zero starting at...
SJV WATER: Chowchilla groundwater plan resubmitted, state releases probationary hearing schedule SJV Water Groundwater News June 27, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water The first of six inadequate San Joaquin Valley groundwater plans has been revised. Water managers...
UCSB CURRENT: The more stakeholders are included in groundwater planning, the better those policies protect them UC Santa Barbara Groundwater News June 27, 2023By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara Current Having a seat at the table, and voices heard, makes a world of...
STATE WATER BOARD lays out proposed timeline for state intervention in six groundwater basins with inadequate plans Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features June 27, 2023In March 2023, six basins were deemed by the Department of Water Resources to have inadequate groundwater sustainability plans, prompting...
PRO PUBLICA: Supreme Court Keeps Navajo Nation Waiting for Water Pro Publica Colorado River June 26, 2023By Anna V. Smith, High Country News, and Umar Farooq and Mark Olalde, ProPublica This article originally appeared on Inside...
