DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Reducing reliance on the Delta Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 10, 2022October Council meeting features Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot and Metropolitan Water District General Manager Adel Hagekhalil Reduced reliance on...
AG ALERT: Efforts to protect groundwater are tested by drought Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News November 9, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Balancing the state’s groundwater supplies for a sustainable future may not be easy due to...
COMMENTARY: Our farmers are conserving to help Colorado River Ag Alert Colorado RiverCommentary November 9, 2022By Tina Shields, Imperial Irrigation District The Imperial Irrigation District, the largest irrigation district in the U.S., announced last month...
AG ALERT: Colorado River may require ‘decisive action,’ U.S. warns Ag Alert Colorado River November 9, 2022By Peter Hecht , Ag Alert Federal officials have issued a thinly veiled threat to impose new cuts in water...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Wetlands and food production, longfin smelt proposed listing, and the activities of the Delta Science Program Maven Delta scienceEcosystems November 9, 2022At the October meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen highlighted Council-funded research that studied whether...
USBR: Fortifying B.F. Sisk Dam and San Luis Reservoir against the power of an earthquake Bureau of Reclamation News Water project operations November 8, 2022Earthquakes are a fact of life in California, and at the B.F. Sisk Dam and San Luis Reservoir work is...
CAL MATTERS: Rural ranchers face $4,000 proposed fine for violating state drought order Cal Matters Water rights and water law November 7, 2022The penalty is the maximum the ranchers — who pumped Shasta River water for eight days — could face under...
CAL MATTERS COMMENTARY: How climate change altered a longstanding Central Valley water reform Cal Matters CommentaryEcosystems November 7, 2022Faced with a warming climate, lawmakers must update a 1992 federal law that established water and wildlife regulations for the...
CAL MATTERS EXPLAINER: How can California boost its water supply? Cal Matters Planning and managementWater supply augmentation November 7, 2022By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Over and over again, drought launches California into a familiar scramble to provide enough water....
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Supreme Court adds fight over Colorado River water rights to its docket Courthouse News Service Colorado River November 4, 2022In the drought-prone West, a tribal nation claims the government should have protected its access to water. By Kelsey Reichmann...
EOS: Reaching New Levels in Groundwater Monitoring American Geophysical Union Groundwater News November 3, 2022As regions around the world face record-breaking droughts, researchers are using seismology to track groundwater levels and show that sustainable...
DWR NEWS: New Report Highlights Key Factors Affecting State Water Project Deliveries Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and managementWater project operations November 2, 2022By DWR News As California enters a possible fourth dry year, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released its...
WEBINAR SUMMARY: Adaptive governance in the Delta Maven Delta scienceScience November 2, 2022On May 5 of 2022, the Delta Science Program hosted the third and final session of a webinar series focusing...
SCIENCE IN SHORT: Hullabalo Over HABs: A Science-in-Short Interview with Keith Bouma-Gregson Maven Science PodcastsWater quality November 1, 2022As California’s drought deepens, harmful algal blooms have been on the rise in the San Francisco Estuary. In this episode...
MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for November 1st Robert Shibatani Current Conditions November 1, 2022Written by Robert Shibatani A month into the new 2022-23 WY, not much has changed hydrologically for CVP/SWP reservoir storage. ...
