COMMENTARY: Desalination will be key to California’s water future. It needs to improve first Cal Matters CommentaryWater supply augmentation November 1, 2022By Grayson Zulauf, a clean energy entrepreneur and holds a PhD in Power Electronics from Stanford University If the climate...
THIS JUST IN … Interior Department Initiates Significant Action to Protect Colorado River System Bureau of Reclamation News Colorado River October 28, 2022Reclamation initiating an expedited, supplemental process to revise the current interim operating guidelines for the operation of Glen Canyon and...
AG ALERT: Mendocino County Farm Bureau works to preserve water amid drought Ag Alert Agriculture October 26, 2022By Devon Boer, Mendocino County Farm Bureau In Mendocino County, water continues to be the main issue of focus for...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on Water Storage Investment Program contracts for public benefits Maven Policy and regulation October 26, 2022At the September meeting of the California Water Commission, staff briefed commissioners on the Water Storage Investment Program and the...
GUEST COMMENTARY: SGMA is Failing. Time to Fix It Conservation organizations & coalitions CommentaryGroundwater NewsPolicy and regulation October 25, 2022Guest commentary by Michael DeLapa, executive director of LandWatch Monterey County, and Chelsea Tu, executive director of Monterey Waterkeeper In...
DWR Begins Scheduled Removal of West False River Emergency Drought Salinity Barrier Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations October 21, 2022From the Department of Water Resources: This week, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) began construction to remove the emergency...
CA WATER COMMISSION: The Department of Water Resources looks to improve runoff forecasting as it plans for another dry year Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management October 20, 2022At the September meeting of the California Water Commission, commissioners were given a briefing by the Department of Water Resources...
UC SANTA CRUZ: Faculty, staff, and students support Salton Sea restoration planning UC Santa Cruz Planning and management October 19, 2022By Allison Arteaga Soergel, UC Santa Cruz An independent review panel supported by UC Santa Cruz recently completed its work...
AG ALERT: Farmers brace for water cuts to help river Ag Alert AgricultureColorado River October 19, 2022By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert As the Colorado River water crisis deepens amid withering drought in the West, Imperial Valley...
METROPOLITAN’S IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Delta Conveyance Project Draft EIR Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features October 19, 2022The Department of Water Resources released the Environmental Impact Report on July 27, 2022; the extended public comment period will...
PNNL: Western wildfires spark stronger storms in downwind states Pacific Northwest National Laboratory HydrologyWildfires and watersheds October 18, 2022When wildfires burn in the west, their heat and airborne particles inflict stronger rain and larger hail upon central states...
METROPOLITAN’S IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Southern California water supplies to be stretched thin if 2023 is dry Maven Current ConditionsNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management October 18, 2022[cmtoc_table_of_contents] At the October meeting of Metropolitan’s Imported Water Committee, staff briefed committee members on available supplies and water demands,...
DWR Releases California Water Plan 2023 Assumptions and Estimates Report Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management October 18, 2022From the Department of Water Resources: In preparation for the California Water Plan Update 2023 (Update 2023), the Department of...
THE CENTER SQUARE: Orange County desal plant approved months after Huntington Beach denial The Center Square Policy and regulationWater supply augmentation October 13, 2022By Madison Hirneisen | The Center Square Less than six months after the denial of a massive desalination project in...
DELTA WATERMASTER: Investigation of alleged illegal Delta diversions concludes; Delta Dry-year Response Pilot Program in place for another year; Voluntary agreements and the Delta Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 13, 2022At the September meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George’s update included the completion of an investigation...
