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March 11, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Governor Gavin Newsom is hoping to see the deluge from the ongoing storms socked away...

THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order to Use Floodwater to Recharge and Store Groundwater

March 10, 2023

From the Office of the Governor: Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to enable local water agencies and other...

CAL MATTERS: State water agency rescinds controversial Delta order

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

March 10, 2023

By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters State officials say the urgency to store more water has vanished as storms swell reservoirs....

AGU: The world’s atmospheric rivers now have an intensity ranking like hurricanes

American Geophysical Union

Hydrology

March 9, 2023

From the American Geophysical Union Atmospheric rivers, which are long, narrow bands of water vapor, are becoming more intense and...

PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board rescinds suspension of Delta water quality requirement

State Water Board

Water project operations

March 9, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: In late February, the State Water Resources Control Board approved a petition from...

THIS JUST IN … Order Modifying an Order that Approved a Temporary Urgency Change Petition Filed by the California DWR and Reclamation

State Water Board

Water project operations

March 9, 2023

For the State Water Resources Control Board: On March 9, 2023, the State Water Resources Control Board Executive Director issued...

THIS JUST IN … Coalition Issues Intent to Sue Over Governor’s Decision to Suspend Water Quality Protections

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Water quality Water rights and water law

March 9, 2023

From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): A coalition of environmental groups – the California Water Impact Network, the California Sportfishing...

STATE WATER BOARD: Petition approved to capture flood flows, recharge groundwater

State Water Board

Groundwater News

March 8, 2023

State Water Board approves federal request to divert more than 600,000 acre-feet of water for wildlife refuges, underground storage, and...

SJV WATER: Storm could “push the limits” of San Joaquin Valley’s flood response systems

SJV Water

Current Conditions

March 8, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water If the coming storm hits as predicted starting late Thursday, San Joaquin Valley flooding hot...

CAL MATTERS: State rejects local plans for protecting San Joaquin Valley groundwater

Cal Matters

Groundwater News

March 3, 2023

Groundwater plans, largely serving low-income Latino communities, were deemed inadequate for preventing dry wells and sinking land. By Alastair Bland,...

SJV WATER: State rejects six San Joaquin Valley groundwater plans, which could bring enforcement action

SJV Water

Groundwater News

March 3, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Six San Joaquin Valley groundwater agencies learned Thursday they could be subject to state enforcement...

THIS JUST IN … California’s Snowpack Shows Huge Gains from Recent Storms

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

March 3, 2023

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the third snow survey of the...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California groundwater management agencies falling behind on conservation goals

Courthouse News Service

Groundwater News

March 2, 2023

California may move to take over groundwater basins after plans to sustainably manage groundwater fell short of state standards. By...

THIS JUST IN … California Advances Groundwater Sustainability with Release of Decisions for Management Plans in Critically Overdrafted Basins

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

March 2, 2023

Department of Water Resources Will Transmit Six Basin Determinations to State Water Board, Beginning State Intervention Process From the Department...

CA WATER COMMISSION: The Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program: Envisioning the social, economic, and environmental possibilities of fallowed lands

Maven

Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

March 2, 2023

At the January meeting of the California Water Commission, Keali’i Bright, Assistant Director of the Department of Conservation’s Division of...