AG ALERT: Farmers seek ‘clarity and certainty’ in U.S. waters rule Ag Alert Policy and regulation September 15, 2021By Christine Souza On behalf of California farmers and ranchers, California Farm Bureau provided feedback this month to federal agencies...
AG ALERT: Regional districts file suit over state water supply cuts Ag Alert AgricultureWater rights and water law September 15, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California’s reservoirs are nearly empty due to historic drought conditions. Water supplies for many farmers...
COMMENTARY: How California ignored lessons of an epic drought Ag Alert AgricultureCommentary September 15, 2021By Justin Fredrickson, environmental policy analyst for the California Farm Bureau The epic California dry spell that even not-so-old drought...
DAILY DIGEST, 9/15: Farmland repurposing program awaits Gov. Newsom’s OK; New opportunities for trading surface water in the Sac Valley under SGMA; Growing uncertainty in the Central Valley; In response to Western drought, a flood of legislation; and more … Maven Daily Digest September 15, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … TOWN HALL: Sonoma County Drought Town Hall will begin at 5:30pm. Sonoma County...
WATER DATA SUMMIT: Secretary Crowfoot discusses resilience, partnerships, and transforming our water systems to meet the challenges ahead Maven Climate changeNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation September 15, 2021The California Data Collaborative (CaDC) is a network of water professionals collaborating to create tools and applied research supporting planning...
NEPA DOCS: Sacramento Regional County Sanitation Districts Harvest Water Program Environmental Assessment Bureau of Reclamation News ANNOUNCEMENTS September 15, 2021From the Bureau of Reclamation: Reclamation proposes to provide partial funding through a Title XVI/WIIN grant to the Sacramento Regional...
DAILY DIGEST, 9/14: CA farmers, worried about water, may be a force in recall vote; Central Valley farmers weigh in on California’s historic drought; The technologies that could solve California’s droughts; Worsening fires show limits of Biden’s power; and more … Maven Daily Digest September 14, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The California Water Commission will meet beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include...
CAL MATTERS: Can science transform California crops to cope with drought? Cal Matters Agriculture September 13, 2021The search is on to help California farmers find less-thirsty tree crops. But will the “Torture Orchard” experiments come through...
DAILY DIGEST, 9/13: California’s disappearing salmon; Could CA weather a mega-drought?; North state residents weigh in on proposed Tuscan Water District; Who hung the Colorado River out to dry?; and more … Maven Daily Digest September 13, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … California’s disappearing salmon “Helltown, Calif. — The name doesn’t seem to fit...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Critically low flows prompt emergency curtailment orders for Scott, Shasta Rivers with more curtailments in the works; Study finds no elevated risk from food grown with oil field produced water; Could we use floods to prevent forest fires?; and more … Maven Daily Digest September 12, 2021[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Critically low flows prompt emergency curtailment orders for Scott, Shasta Rivers; More...
SCIENCE IN SHORT: DWR’s Ted Sommer Reflects on 30 Years At Large in the Delta Estuary Maven Science Podcasts September 11, 2021A few months before his retirement in October 2021, Estuary News editor Ariel Rubissow Okamoto asked Ted Sommer, lead scientist...
ESTUARY VOICES: Sam Schuchat, The Coast Whisperer Maven Podcasts and webinars September 11, 2021Sam Schuchat, executive officer of the California State Coastal Conservancy for twenty years, retired on June 25, 2021. Just before...
NOTICE: Status Conference Ruling and Notice of Status Conference for Nevada Irrigation District and South Sutter Water District water right application Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS September 11, 2021
THIS JUST IN … Critically low flows prompt emergency curtailment orders for Scott, Shasta Rivers; More curtailments in the works … Maven Policy and regulation September 11, 2021From the State Water Resources Control Board, issued Friday evening: With record low flows in the Scott and Shasta Rivers...
NOTICE: Consideration of a Drought-Related Emergency Regulation for Curtailment of Diversions in Mill Creek and Deer Creek Watersheds Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS September 11, 2021From the State Water Board: Friday, the State Water Resources Control Board posted the Agenda for the September 21-22, 2021...
