THIS JUST IN … State, Federal Agencies Announce New Signatories to Agreement to Improve the Health of Rivers and Landscapes (aka Voluntary Agreements) State Water Board Policy and regulation August 11, 2022Five Local Water Agencies Join Years-Long Effort to Help Recover Salmon While Protecting Water Reliability From the Natural Resources Agency:...
THIS JUST IN … With California expected to lose 10% of its water within 20 years, Newsom calls for urgent action Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Climate changePolicy and regulation August 11, 2022With California expected to lose 10% of its water within 20 years, Newsom calls for urgent action “With California enduring...
PRESS RELEASE: Delta Counties Respond to Governor’s Water Supply Strategy to Prepare for Long‐Term Climate Change Impacts Delta Counties Coalition Delta Conveyance Project August 11, 2022From the Delta Counties Coalition: Today, Don Nottoli, Chair of the Delta Counties Coalition (DCC), which is comprised of Contra...
NOW AT THE CALIFORNIA WATER LIBRARY: A Century of Delta Conveyance Plans Maven Delta Conveyance Project August 10, 2022Gavin Newsom’s Delta tunnel plan is out, rekindling a century-old debate about the diversion of Sacramento River water to the...
RISING VOICES: Dam Removal and the Future of Algal Blooms The Water Hub Commentary August 10, 2022Each month, the Water Hub checks in with advocates in California to talk about water issues impacting local communities. In...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Groundwater beneath Sacramento Valley offers hope in dry times Sacramento Regional Water Authority Commentary August 9, 2022Commentary by Jim Peifer, Executive Director of the Regional Water Authority, and David Guy, President of the Northern California Water...
GUEST COMMENTARY: California’s water debt crisis needs a long-term fix Guest Contributor CommentaryPolicy and regulation August 8, 2022Commentary by Ileana Miranda, resident of San Jerardo in Monterey County and general manager of the San Jerardo Cooperative From...
DAN WALTERS: Old issue plagues Newsom’s Delta tunnel project Cal Matters CommentaryDelta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation August 7, 2022An old conflict plagues Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to bore a tunnel to carry water under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta...
WEBINAR SUMMARY: Environmental governance in the Delta Maven Delta scienceScience August 4, 2022In the spring of 2022, the Delta Science Program hosted a series of lunchtime webinars focused on governance in the...
DWR NEWS: Going with the Flow: How Aquifer Recharge Reduces Flood Risk Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News August 3, 2022By DWR News On a small scale, aquifers — subsurface natural basins — have benefitted from man-made recharge for decades....
AG ALERT: Alternatives sought for farm fallowing amid dust worries Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News August 3, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As local groundwater sustainability agencies bring groundwater basins into balance under the Sustainable Groundwater Management...
FEATURE: How Wildfire-damaged Plastic Pipes Contaminate Drinking water – and What We Can Do About It Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater qualityWildfires and watersheds August 3, 2022Written for Maven’s Notebook by Robin Meadows The first time a reporter asked public health researcher Gina Solomon if wildfires...
DWR NEWS: A Summer of (Eco)Restoration Department of Water Resources (DWR) Ecosystems August 2, 2022By DWR News Summer 2022 is a season of ecological restoration for the Department of Water Resources (DWR). From June...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Water use in California dips, but still short of Newsom’s goal Courthouse News Service Current Conditions August 2, 2022Ironically, residents living in the Colorado River Basin cut their water usage the least, even as lakes Powell and Mead...
THIS JUST IN … June 2022 Urban Water Conservation Update: Water use trending down State Water Board Current Conditions August 2, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: Statewide water use in June was 7.6% lower than in June 2020, and...
