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March 23, 2022

State Water Board staff provide an overview of the Bay Delta Plan and the progress to date At the March...

AG ALERT: State deepens water supply cuts as drought continues

March 23, 2022

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The California Department of Water Resources is cutting its water allocation for the State Water...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/22: State warns 20,000 water users of coming shortages; Drought prompts request to temporarily change how much water is sent to the Delta; How a tropical weather phenomena influences CA rain and snow; Century old Colorado River Compact imperfect, but immovable; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

March 22, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife beginning at 9am. Bills...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Let’s Celebrate Clean Water For All on World Water Day

Sean Bothwell

Commentary Policy and regulation Water quality

March 22, 2022

Guest commentary by Sean Bothwell, Executive Director of the California Coastkeeper Alliance Today, we celebrate World Water Day on the...

CAL MATTERS: State unveils long-awaited proposed standard for drinking water contaminant

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation Water quality

March 21, 2022

California’s proposed limit for hexavalent chromium — the first in the nation — would raise water rates in many cities....

THIS JUST IN … State Water Board warns 20,000 water right holders to prepare for water shortages due to ongoing drought conditions

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

March 21, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: As drought conditions persist throughout California, the State Water Resources Control Board today...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/21: Third year of drought strangling CA agriculture; Solar panels over California canals test possible joint-siting benefits; 3 of California’s 5 biggest water users are in the Coachella Valley. Who’s consuming the most?; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

March 21, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Crossings Amid Climate Change: Reconnecting California’s Landscapes from 12:30 to 1:45pm. California...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: State Water Project allocation slashed; Reclamation and DWR seek temporary changes to Delta outflow requirements to preserve water storage; UC Merced researchers, state leaders talk secure water future for the Valley; ‘A national treasure’: This law saved Tahoe 22 years ago. It’s still delivering; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

March 20, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California slashes State Water Project allocation as year begins with record dryness...

NEW REPORT: Benthic Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxin Monitoring in Northern California Rivers, 2016-2019

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 19, 2022

From the North Coast Regional Water Quality Board: Benthic cyanobacterial blooms in California’s North Coast Region pose a health risk...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation and DWR seek temporary changes to Delta outflow requirements to preserve water storage amid extreme drought conditions

Bureau of Reclamation News

Water project operations

March 18, 2022

From the Bureau of Reclamation and the Department of Water Resources: Today, the Bureau of Reclamation and California Department of...

SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY AND WATERSHED SCIENCE: March 2022

Maven

Science

March 18, 2022

In this edition: Variation in Juvenile Salmon Growth Opportunities Across a Shifting Habitat MosaicLaura Coleman, Rachel Johnson, Flora Cordoleani, Corey...