DAILY DIGEST, 8/26: Drought, fires and politics put Biden’s CA water plans on hold; Democrat stirs up recall debate with unusual ideas; Dams ineffective for cold-water conservation; El Nino and La Nina events expected to wane as Earth heats up; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 26, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The Delta Stewardship Council will meet beginning at 9am. Agenda items include the...
AG ALERT: Voluntary groundwater trading efforts gain steam Ag Alert Groundwater News August 25, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert State agencies and interest groups are working to develop a voluntary groundwater trading program as...
ARMY CORPS: New trial for using advanced weather forecasts at Prado Dam to retain more water proves successful US Army Corps of Engineers Planning and management August 25, 2021From the Army Corps of Engineers: As drought persists in the state of California, the need to increase water supply...
AG ALERT: Board balances farmers, fish in Klamath watershed action Ag Alert Policy and regulation August 25, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A state drought curtailment regulation, adopted last week for the Klamath River watershed, calls for...
AG ALERT: In praise of cover crops: Farmers tout their benefits Ag Alert Agriculture August 25, 2021By Dennis Pollock, Ag Alert To cover crop or not to cover crop. That’s a decision based on weighing advantages...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/25: Meteorologists explain unusual lack of snow on Mt. Shasta; Water rights conversation heats up; With recall election, CA’s environmental future up for vote; How forest thinning is making wildfires worse; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 25, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: All about water quality from 10 am to 11am. Hear from...
NOW AVAILABLE: Watershed Index Online (WSIO) and Statewide Recovery Potential Screening (RPS) Tool Series Updated for 2021 – New Climate and EJ Indicators Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS August 25, 2021From the US EPA: The EPA Healthy Watersheds Team is pleased to announce the completion of Version 2.2 of the...
BERKELEY LAB: Mountains of data: an unprecedented climate observatory to understand the future of water Berkeley Lab Colorado RiverHydrologyScience August 24, 2021First-ever “bedrock-to-atmosphere” observation system could allow scientists to predict the future of water availability in the West By Julie Chao,...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/24: An unprecedented climate observatory to understand the future of water; Experts weigh in on the future of drought management; Expediting water relief for the Navajo Nation; Water scarcity: What’s the big deal?; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 24, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Kern County: What are we doing for Water Conservation? from 11:30 am...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/23: Megadrought to pit fish lives against human needs in the West; Where the water used for fighting California wildfires comes from; Introducing Modernizing California Water Law; The incredible shrinking Colorado River; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 23, 2021— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … JOINT LEG HEARING with the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife and...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Farmers, cities told to stop drawing water from Delta watershed; Bill aimed at repurposing farmland a step closer to passing; As CA burns, some ecologists say it’s time to rethink forest management; Biden moves to blunt Trump water permitting rule; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 22, 2021[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California water regulators block thousands of farmers from accessing state’s largest watershed...
NOTICE: Experimental Release of Delta Smelt Project – Initial Study/Negative Declaration and Appendices Maven Science Announcement August 21, 2021From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: CDFW, consistent with its obligation as the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lead...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board’s Initial Order Imposing Curtailments And Reporting Requirements in the Delta Watershed State Water Board Policy and regulation August 20, 2021State Water Board issues notice containing important information about the curtailment status of water rights and claims of right within...
THIS JUST IN … Low water levels trigger curtailments for Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta State Water Board Policy and regulation August 20, 2021Acute water shortages prompt urgent action following emergency regulation in early August From the State Water Board: With climate change-induced...
NEVADA CURRENT: The IPCC report has a chapter on the Southwest, and it’s brutal Nevada Current Colorado River August 20, 2021by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Drought, wildfires, declining water supplies, threats to human health made even more dangerous by urban...
