NOTICE of availability of a draft order denying petitions for reconsideration of SWRCB approval of the 2022 Sacramento River Temperature Mangement Plan State Water Board Water project operations June 2, 2023From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board is accepting written public comments on a...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: What San Diego’s Water Divorce Might Cost You Voice of San Diego Planning and management June 2, 2023Two small North County farming communities want to stop purchasing water in San Diego and leave the San Diego County...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: State Legislature Steps Into San Diego’s Water Divorce Debate Voice of San Diego Planning and management June 2, 2023If passed, AB 530 would require a countywide vote before any water district could buy water from a different county....
DWR News: DWR Uses Genetic Technology to Help Identify Endangered Fish Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations June 1, 2023From DWR News: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is using the latest genetic technologies to more accurately identify endangered...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: West False River Salinity Barrier Project Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations June 1, 2023The Department of Water Resources is working on a final EIR to install the barrier two times over ten years...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Sturgeon Arose During the Jurassic—Can They Survive the Anthropocene? Robin Meadows Delta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features May 31, 2023Written by Robin Meadows Sturgeon have been around far longer than humans—a jaw-dropping 200 million years to our comparatively short...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: California Snowlines On Track To Be 1,600 Feet Higher by Century’s End Desert Research Institute Hydrology May 31, 2023DRI contributes to research concluding lower-elevation ski resorts could lose more than 70 percent of their natural snow supply By...
CAL MATTERS: State asked to stop diverting iconic Mono Lake’s water to Los Angeles Cal Matters Water rights and water law May 30, 2023By Alistair Bland, CalMatters As trickling snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada slowly raises Mono Lake — famed for its bird...
SJV WATER: Westlands Water District lets bounty of flood water flow to the ocean instead of maximizing groundwater recharge SJV Water Groundwater News May 30, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Groundwater recharge – or the lack of it – was a driving force behind the...
Enjoy your Memorial Day … Maven Website announcements May 29, 2023Maven’s Notebook will return tomorrow. Thank you for your readership!...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Race to move water underground on as California’s Central Valley overflows Courthouse News Service Groundwater News May 26, 2023One of California’s most susceptible regions to disastrous flooding faces dangerous conditions as the historic new snowpack melts. But there...
SJV WATER: Floodplain projects are “foreign concept” for the south valley SJV Water Ecosystems May 26, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water One of the surest ways to corral flooding on the valley floor is floodplain restoration...
DWR NEWS: In the face of a changing climate, DWR is committed to making investments in forecasting our water supply Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management May 26, 2023By DWR News As California transitions to a hotter, drier future with greater swings between flood and drought conditions like...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water manager ripped over poor climate change planning Courthouse News Service Climate change May 25, 2023The state auditor pointed to the California Department of Water Resources’ outdated forecasts that may not account for extremes brought...
DWR NEWS: State Water Project Operations Continues to Adapt to Climate Change Department of Water Resources (DWR) Climate changeWater project operations May 25, 2023By DWR News As California experiences more extreme swings between wet and dry periods, DWR continues to deploy innovative forecasting...
