DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Storm set to wallop California with feet of snow, heavy rain; What it would take to fill CA’s reservoirs and end the drought; Battle for Kern River water goes deep into rights, history; and more … Maven Daily Digest December 12, 2021[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Storm set to wallop California with feet of snow, heavy rain “A...
NOTICE: Water Board posts document explaining possible curtailment method based on a water right Term 91 type approach Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS December 11, 2021From the State Water Board: On December 15, 2021, State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) staff will hold...
NOTICE of Sonoma County Water Agency Petitions for Temporary Urgency Change in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS December 11, 2021From the State Water Resources Control Board: On November 17, 2021, Sonoma County Water Agency has filed petitions for temporary urgency change for...
PNNL: Climate cycles create California precipitation uncertainty Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Climate changeScience December 10, 2021Natural variability dominates modeled uncertainty in California precipitation By Beth Mundy, PNNL Over the past 40 years, winters in California...
DAILY DIGEST, 12/10: Storm to bring month’s worth of rain, yards of snow; State warns more valley groundwater agencies their plans aren’t up to snuff; Merced Irrigation District GM asks every resident in Eastern Merced County to contact Newsom; What will the ski industry look like in 50 years?; and more … Maven Daily Digest December 10, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board will meet from 10am. Agenda items include updates...
ACWA CONFERENCE: Chair Joaquin Esquivel on drought, partnerships, affordable water, wildfires, and more … Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 10, 2021At the recent ACWA Fall Conference, held in-person in Southern California, State Water Resources Control Board’s Joaquin Esquivel sat down...
NOTICE Notice of Temporary Water Right Permit Application to Appropriate Water from the Cosumnes River Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS December 10, 2021From the State Water Board: The Omochumne-Hartnell Water District has filed temporary water right permit application T033258 to appropriate surface...
DWR to remaining San Joaquin subbasins: Your groundwater sustainability plans contain deficiencies that will need to be addressed Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News December 9, 2021The Department of Water Resources has issued letters to the GSAs of the remaining six subbasins in the San Joaquin...
DAILY DIGEST, 12/9: Potential for long-duration atmospheric river, heavy precipitation in CA; Water shutoffs loom for thousands after agencies failed to apply for relief; Monitoring conditions for salmonids on the Lower American River; Merced Irrigation District in battle with state over water rights; and more … Maven Daily Digest December 9, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The Central Valley Regional Water Board will meet beginning at 9am. Agenda items include...
BAY-DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Ecosystem Engineering Impacts of Invasive Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) in the Delta Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science December 9, 2021Plants that grow under the water surface are known as submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV). Some species of SAV have been...
AG ALERT: Cover crops can capture water, recharge aquifers Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News December 8, 2021By Dennis Pollock, Ag Alert When a rare heavy rain used to fall on Jim Chew’s Madera County farm, the...
AG ALERT: Judge reviews biological opinions in water dispute Ag Alert Water project operations December 8, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A federal judge is reviewing a proposed order requesting approval of an interim operations plan...
AG ALERT: Severe water cuts loom for agencies Ag Alert Policy and regulation December 8, 2021From the California Farm Bureau Federation: California Department of Water Resources has warned water agencies that contract with the State...
DAILY DIGEST, 12/8: Wetter & cooler conditions likely through at least mid-December; Judge reviews biological opinions in water dispute; Who should pay to fix California’s sunken canals?; Water use drops 13% as California preps mandatory cutbacks; and more … Maven Daily Digest December 8, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Board will meet beginning at 9am. The Board will...
DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Climate Change Maven Climate changeDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features December 8, 2021The Department of Water Resources (DWR) hosted four informational webinars between July and September 2021 to provide background information related...
