MEETING: Delta Council told current pace of habitat restoration in the Delta unlikely to meet state’s ambitious goals for decades Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 8, 2023Habitat restoration projects in the Delta have become increasingly important as our understanding of their role in supporting native aquatic...
CAL MATTERS: Ground zero: Rain brings little relief to California’s depleted groundwater Cal Matters Groundwater News February 7, 2023Communities, largely home to low-income Latino residents, still have dry wells. Restoring groundwater takes decades, with costly, long-term replenishment projects...
FEATURE: Model Partnership Brings Ag Reuse and Groundwater Sustainability to the San Joaquin Valley Jennifer West AgricultureBest of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation February 7, 2023Written by Jennifer West, Managing Director of WateReuse California As the impacts of California’s ongoing drought collide with new groundwater...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: EPA slammed over lax standards for ship pollution Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation February 6, 2023Environmentalists say the EPA has blown by a congressionally mandated deadline to set standards to control ship ballast pollution. By...
THE CONVERSATION: As climate change and overuse shrink Lake Powell, the emergent landscape is coming back to life – and posing new challenges The Conversation Colorado River February 6, 2023By Daniel Craig McCool, University of Utah As Western states haggle over reducing water use because of declining flows in...
DWR NEWS: DWR’s Innovative Underground Aquifer Mapping Project Reaches Major Milestone: Data Now Available for Entire Central Valley Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News February 6, 2023By DWR News The Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) innovative Statewide Airborne Electromagnetic (AEM) Survey Project has now released AEM...
WEBINAR: A Watershed Moment: Realizing our Recharge Potential Maven Groundwater NewsWebinars February 3, 2023Sustainable Conservation’s CEO Ashley Boren and Director of Resource Stewardship Dr. Daniel Mountjoy discuss what all of our recent storms...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California bypasses consensus, goes its own way on plan for Colorado River water cuts Courthouse News Service Colorado River February 3, 2023Golden State officials say they have senior water rights. By Bob Leal, Courthouse News Service While six states came up...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California forking out $34 million to clean up New and Tijuana rivers Courthouse News Service Ecosystems February 2, 2023Border watersheds have been plagued for years by trash, sewage, agricultural and industrial runoff and other pollutants. By Sam Ribakoff,...
MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for February 2 Robert Shibatani Current Conditions February 2, 2023Prepared by Robert Shibatani The New Year’s Atmospheric River storms of 2023 have abated and catchments across the State...
COMMENTARY: California must capture water in wet years and expedite projects Ag Alert CommentaryGroundwater News February 1, 2023Jamie Johansson, California Farm Bureau Federation Now that the recent series of Pacific storms have abated and we are in...
THIS JUST IN … Second snow survey reflects boost from atmospheric rivers; Statewide, snowpack is 205 percent of average Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions February 1, 2023California Could See a Return to Warm and Dry Conditions in Remaining Two Months When the State Snowpack Usually Peaks...
STATE WATER BOARD: Update on the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 1, 2023Best case scenario has adoption of updated Sacramento River objectives and implementation of San Joaquin River flow objectives in 2024...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Wildfires are increasingly burning California’s snowy landscapes and colliding with winter droughts to shrink California’s snowpack Desert Research Institute HydrologyWildfires and watersheds February 1, 2023A new study shows that midwinter dry spells lead to dramatic losses of winter snowpack in burned areas By the...
CAL MATTERS: California, other states reach impasse over Colorado River Cal Matters Colorado River January 31, 2023Despite a federal deadline today, California — the largest user of Colorado River water — has refused to cut back...
