NEVADA CURRENT: SNWA makes it official, shelves long-contested water pipeline project Nevada Current Colorado River May 21, 2020by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current After three-decades and $330 million dollars the Southern Nevada Water Authority voted Thursday to suspend...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Leave it to Beavers: significant partners in dealing with climate change Guest Contributor CommentaryEcosystems May 21, 2020Guest commentary by Gail Sredanovic in consultation with Heidi Perryman Think a babbling clear stream is the only healthy one?...
THIS JUST IN … Lawsuit Challenges Federal Water Contracts That Imperil Delta, Fish, Wildlife Conservation organizations & coalitions Water rights and water law May 20, 2020Press release from the Center for Biological Diversity, Restore the Delta, and the Planning and Conservation League: Three environmental groups...
FEATURE: Predicting and planning for extreme precipitation from atmospheric rivers Maven HydrologyNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management May 20, 2020On Feb. 27, 2019, an atmospheric river 350 miles wide and 1,600 miles long barreled through the sky, funneling moisture...
THIS JUST IN … Reclamation updates 2020 Central Valley Project water allocations Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions May 19, 2020From the Bureau of Reclamation: Following spring storms, the Bureau of Reclamation today issued updated allocations for Central Valley Project...
THIS JUST IN … Lawsuit Filed Against Long Term Water Transfer Program Conservation organizations & coalitions Water project operationsWater supply augmentation May 14, 2020Press release from AquAlliance: AquAlliance filed a lawsuit in federal District Court against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) and...
AFTERNOON NEWS FLASH … Governor Newsom submits May revision budget proposal to Legislature Maven Policy and regulation May 14, 2020From the Office of the Governor: In the face of a global health crisis that has triggered a global financial...
CAL MATTERS: Did sea farm debacle sink California aquaculture? Cal Matters Agriculture May 13, 2020Farming shellfish in deep ocean waters is an industry poised to take off in California, but might be stymied by...
THIS JUST IN … Local coalition advances plan for Potter Valley Project that includes removal of Scott Dam Conservation organizations & coalitions Ecosystems May 13, 2020Two-Basin Solution for water users in Russian and Eel River Basins includes removing Scott Dam, upgrading water diversion structures, and...
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: Developing a water budget Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features May 13, 2020With water availability being an important concern, water managers often use water budgets to quantify and manage water resources. A...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Federal Judge’s Order Protects Steelhead Trout Courthouse News Service Policy and regulationWater project operations May 12, 2020To protect the spring migration of threatened California trout species, a federal judge Monday halted the Trump administration’s bid to...
CENTRAL VALLEY FLOOD PROTECTION BOARD: Sacramento-San Joaquin Drainage District Feasibility Study Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management May 12, 2020Damaging floods are more common in California than you might think; over the past 60 years, every county has been...
THIS JUST IN … Attorney General Becerra Secures Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Over Failure to Protect California’s Ecosystems CA Attorney General Water project operations May 12, 2020From the Office of the Attorney General: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today issued the following statement in response to...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge Throws Water on California Bid to Slow Delta Pumping Courthouse News Service Policy and regulationWater project operations May 7, 2020The judge said the case is too complex to rule on quickly in the middle of a pandemic. By Nick...
DR. LAUREL LARSEN: Just pour water on it? Melting the Wicked Witch of the West and other challenges with restoration science Maven Delta scienceEcosystems May 7, 2020The USGS and Delta Stewardship Council have been recruiting the next Delta Lead Scientist who is appointed by the Council...
