USGS: The ups and downs of groundwater levels after the July 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes

USGS

Groundwater News

October 15, 2019

Effects from the two July 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes were observed in several USGS continuous groundwater-level monitoring sites in California, Nevada,...

GROUNDWATER RECHARGE: Balancing our depleted groundwater supplies and ecosystem needs

Maven

Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

October 10, 2019

Groundwater managers across the state are looking to groundwater recharge as a potential solution to their community’s water challenges. However,...

METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: SWP contract amendment for Delta conveyance; Activities of the Delta conveyance JPAs; Delta Smelt Resiliency Strategy

Maven

Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations

October 9, 2019

At the September meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, Steve Arakawa, Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Initiatives Manager, updated...

CV-SALTS: An overview of the salt and nitrate permitting changes proposed for the Central Valley

Maven

Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater quality

October 8, 2019

The State Water Resources Control Board will hold a public meeting on October 16 to consider adopting a resolution approving...

COURT DOCS: Operational plan for Glen Canyon Dam

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

October 2, 2019

From Courthouse News Service: Save the Colorado, et al. sued Interior Secretary David Bernhardt in federal court, claiming the environmental...

NEW REPORTS: Water and land use; Building cities to better support biodiversity; Management considerations for protecting groundwater quality; Innovation drives advances in stormwater capture

Maven

Planning and managementReports

October 2, 2019

Water and Land Use From the Local Government Commission: In 2005, the California Legislature passed new laws that enable communities to...

THIS JUST IN … Westlands announces termination of Shasta Dam Raise CEQA Analysis

Westlands Water District

Water project operations

September 30, 2019

From Westlands Water District: Today, Westlands Water District terminated its preparation of an environmental impact report pursuant to the California...

COMMENTARY AT CAL MATTERS: California must embrace groundwater management, and expand it

Cal Matters

CommentaryGroundwater News

September 27, 2019

Five years ago, California became the last state in the West to regulate groundwater. Many thought this would be impossible...

DFW Director Bonham urges Reclamation to implement Fall X2

Maven

Water project operations

September 26, 2019

Last week, the Bureau of Reclamation signaled that they would not be participating in the Fall X2 action, which is...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Managing water quality across boundaries

Maven

Delta scienceWater quality

September 26, 2019

There are numerous agencies involved in water quality issues that are focused on the San Francisco Bay and the Delta. ...

CA WATER COMMISSION: DWR Director Karla Nemeth on the Department’s Strategic Plan, Delta conveyance

Maven

Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

September 25, 2019

At the August meeting of the California Water Commission, Karla Nemeth, Director of the Department of Water Resources (DWR), spoke...

THE CONVERSATION: Repealing the Clean Water Rule will swamp the Trump administration in wetland litigation

The Conversation

Policy and regulationWater rights and water law

September 24, 2019

Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law & Graduate School, for The Conversation The question of which streams, lakes, wetlands and other water...

VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS: Environmental NGOs send letter to Governor Newsom outlining concerns

Maven

Policy and regulation

September 23, 2019

Last week, representatives for the environmental organizations that are actively participating in the Voluntary Agreement process sent a letter to...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation requests changes to Fall X2 action

Bureau of Reclamation News

Water project operations

September 19, 2019

The Golden Gate Salmon Association has issued a statement responding to a memo from the US Fish and Wildlife Service...

SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY AND WATERSHED SCIENCE JOURNAL: Mitigating land subsidence in the Delta; Effects of the drought and emergency drought barrier on the Delta; Study of tagged juvenile salmon released above Shasta Dam; and more …

Maven

Delta science

September 19, 2019

In this edition of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science Journal: Chemically Enhanced Treatment Wetland to Improve Water Quality...