DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Arsenic Contaminates Private Drinking Water Wells Across the Western Great Basin Desert Research Institute Groundwater News February 21, 2023A new study maps risk of elevated arsenic levels in groundwater wells across Northern Nevada, Northeastern California, and Western Utah...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Ninth Circuit restores Trump-era gut of Clean Water Act rule Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation February 21, 2023Judges cannot vacate agency rules without first finding them unlawful. By Alanna Mayham, Courthouse News Service A Ninth Circuit panel...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board approves Temporary Urgency Change Petition for the State Water Project and the Central Valley Project State Water Board Water project operations February 21, 2023From the State Water Resources Control Board: On February 21, 2023, the State Water Resources Control Board issued an order...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Implementing equity in water management; Upcoming modeling workshop; 2022 State of Bay-Delta Science; and more … Maven Delta scienceScience February 16, 2023At the January meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen’s article spotlight report focused on...
STATELINE: Can Western States Agree on the Future of the Colorado River? Stateline Colorado River February 16, 2023by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the West are grappling with drought that’s worsening because of...
STATE WATER CONTRACTORS: State Water Contractors Respond to Governor Newsom’s Water Resilience Order State Water Contractors Policy and regulation February 14, 2023Press release from the State Water Contractors: Yesterday, Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order (EO) N-3-23 to build water resilience...
CAL MATTERS: Newsom suspends environmental laws to store more Delta water Cal Matters Policy and regulation February 14, 2023By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters Facing an onslaught of criticism that water was “wasted” during January storms, Gov. Gavin Newsom...
RESERVOIR AND WATER CONDITIONS for February 14: Slip slidin’ away … Maven Current Conditions February 14, 2023Click on any graphic to enter the slideshow. Right click to view/save image....
THE CONVERSATION: A new strategy for western states to adapt to long-term drought: Customized water pricing The Conversation Planning and management February 13, 2023By Matthew E. Kahn, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Bhaskar Krishnamachari, University of Southern California, for...
DWR NEWS: DWR, Reclamation Submit Request to Adjust Water Right Permit Conditions to Conserve Storage Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations February 13, 2023From DWR News Following the driest three-year period on record, California experienced one of the wettest three weeks in January....
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Water managers set criteria for conservation program participation Aspen Journalism Colorado River February 13, 2023Grand Valley Water Users propose payment for land, not water By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Water managers in Western Colorado...
THIS JUST IN …Governor Newsom Signs Order to Build Water Resilience Amid Climate-Driven Extreme Weather Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Groundwater News February 13, 2023From the Office of the Governor: Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order to protect the state’s water supplies...
WATER COMMISSION: Commissioners prepare for final funding awards as first water storage program project nears the finish line Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management February 9, 2023Regional San’s Harvest Water project expected to be the first project to receive final funding award In 2014, voters approved...
NOW AVAILABLE: The State of Bay Delta Science 2022: primary production, invasive aquatic vegetation, remote sensing, harmful algal blooms, carbon sequestration, and more … Maven Delta scienceScience February 9, 2023The State of Bay-Delta Science (SBDS) is a collection of papers that represents the state of scientific knowledge on relevant...
AG ALERT: Federal actions on water frustrate Klamath farmers Ag Alert Policy and regulation February 8, 2023By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A decades-long tussle over water continues at the California-Oregon border, as irrigators of the federal...
