DELTA BREEZE: 2022 Delta Science Fellows, rapid-response funding to investigate Chinook salmon; peer review of the Bureau of Reclamation’s new Water Temperature Modeling Platform, upcoming Delta Science Tracker, and more … Maven Delta science October 8, 2022The Delta Science Program has published a new issue of its Delta Breeze newsletter. This edition features a message from...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Amid Punishing Drought, California Is Set to Adopt Rules to Reduce Water Leaks. The Process has Lagged Inside Climate News Policy and regulation October 6, 2022The state expects to soon establish standards for urban water losses. Fixing them is cheaper than other solutions like recycling...
STATE WATER BOARD: Update on the Central Valley Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 6, 2022At the September 20 meeting of the State Water Board, Central Valley Regional Board staff provided the State Water Board...
CAL MATTERS: California offers to reduce imports of Colorado River water Cal Matters Colorado River October 5, 2022Imperial Valley farmers and Southern California cities would get 9% less water from the Colorado River than the amount allocated...
AG ALERT: State Water Board approves hikes in water program fees Ag Alert Policy and regulation October 5, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The State Water Resources Control Board has approved a rate increase for water-quality and water-rights...
AG ALERT: Researchers turn to drones, satellites to track water use Ag Alert Agriculture October 5, 2022Like many other researchers, environmental engineering professors Erin Hestir and Joshua Viers of the University of California, Merced, are trying...
DWR NEWS: DWR’s Groundwater Program Key to Long-Term Water Resilience Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News October 5, 2022From DWR News California’s new water year started on October 1 and with continued warm and dry weather in the...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California offers allocation cut to save the Colorado River Courthouse News Service Colorado River October 5, 2022The voluntary cut amounts to a tenth of its annual allocation. By Madalyn Wright, Courthouse News Service Following federal pressure...
CAL MATTERS: Four in a row: California drought likely to continue Cal Matters Current Conditions September 28, 2022After its driest three-year stretch on record, California braces for another year with below-average snow and rain. Conditions are shaping...
AG ALERT: Drought impacts hurt farm communities Ag Alert Agriculture September 28, 2022By Ching Lee, Ag Alert With rice harvest underway in the Sacramento Valley, Colusa County farmer Don Bransford should be...
AG ALERT: Bleak water year ending, with hope for future elusive Ag Alert Current Conditions September 28, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Nearing the end of the water year on Sept. 30, California farmers and water officials...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: An overview of the San Francisco Estuary Blueprint Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management September 28, 2022The document is a collaborative five-year roadmap that outlines 25 actions to address chemical, physical, biological, and social-ecological processes in...
DWR: Refurbishment Work Underway for Suisun Marsh Salinity Control Gates Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations September 28, 2022From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) refurbished the first of three 95,000-pound radial gates...
WATER REUSE CONFERENCE: Dr. David Sedlak lays out five challenges for expanding water reuse and desalination in California Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation September 27, 2022Climate change and drought are forcing California to reimagine its water supply future. One promising tool in the toolbox is...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Ninth Circuit sides with environmentalists in fight over Central California dam Courthouse News Service Water project operationsWater rights and water law September 23, 2022In a split decision the appellate panel ruled that the government agencies aren’t precluded from using water from the dam...
