ACWA CONFERENCE: Chair Joaquin Esquivel on drought, partnerships, affordable water, wildfires, and more …

Maven

Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

December 10, 2021

At the recent ACWA Fall Conference, held in-person in Southern California, State Water Resources Control Board’s Joaquin Esquivel sat down...

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, 2021

The Department of Water Resources has issued letters to the GSAs of the remaining six subbasins in the San Joaquin...

BAY-DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Ecosystem Engineering Impacts of Invasive Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) in the Delta

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Best of the NotebookDelta science

December 9, 2021

Plants 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, 2021

By 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, 2021

By 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, 2021

From the California Farm Bureau Federation: California Department of Water Resources has warned water agencies that contract with the State...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Climate Change

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Climate changeDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features

December 8, 2021

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) hosted four informational webinars between July and September 2021 to provide background information related...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Industry groups lose bid to reinstate Trump gut of Clean Water Act

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

December 7, 2021

After coming up short in federal court, representatives for oil, gas and hydropower companies are expected to ask the Ninth...

THE CONVERSATION: California’s water supplies are in trouble as climate change worsens natural dry spells, especially in the Sierra Nevada

The Conversation

Climate change

December 7, 2021

By Roger Bales, University of California, Merced California is preparing for a third straight year of drought, and officials are...

ACWA CONFERENCE: Water Board Vice Chair Dorene D’Adamo on climate change, water supplies, conservation, safe and affordable drinking water

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Climate changeNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

December 7, 2021

At the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Fall Conference held last week, the keynote speaker at the luncheon was...

THIS JUST IN … Lawsuit filed to require Marin MWD to comply with CEQA for proposed Richmond Bridge pipeline and water purchase

Press Release/Notice

Water rights and water law

December 3, 2021

Press release from the North Coast Rivers Alliance: The North Coast Rivers Alliance has consistently requested MMWD to comply with...

RISING VOICES: LA Compost on healthy soil for healthy waters and community

The Water Hub

Agriculture

December 3, 2021

Each month, the Water Hub is checking in with advocates and organizers in California to talk about water and other...

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for December 1

Robert Shibatani

Current Conditions

December 2, 2021

Written by Robert Shibatani It’s been over a month since the last AR storms rolled through California.  Since then, the...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Survival thresholds for Chinook salmon smolts in the Sacramento River

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Best of the NotebookDelta science

December 2, 2021

In California’s Central Valley, studies have found that increased streamflow can improve the survival of imperiled juvenile salmon populations during...

THIS JUST IN … DWR Announces Initial State Water Project Allocation, Additional Actions to Prepare for Third Dry Year

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

December 1, 2021

Essentially a zero allocation; Water for health and safety needs only From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the Department...