FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS for Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion project Guest Contributor Policy and regulation February 28, 2020Los Vaqueros Reservoir expansion project would increase storage capacity by more than 100K acre-feet, add new conveyance facilities From the...
DAILY DIGEST, 2/28: Snowpack now below half of normal; What happens in an always warm world when it doesn’t rain for an unusual amount of time?; Can carbon credits save the Delta?; Thousands of wells in rural CA may run dry; and more … Maven Daily Digest February 28, 2020The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9am. Agenda items include a briefing from the Army Corps on the...
CAL MATTERS: For California well owners, clean water is hard to get as state, local hurdles remain Cal Matters Groundwater News February 27, 2020By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado, Cal Matters Water is scarce and dirty for many in Fresno County’s small West Park community. They’re...
THIS JUST IN … Warm, Dry Conditions Lead to Below Average Snowpack and Precipitation Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions February 27, 2020Statewide, snowpack’s water equivalent is 11 inches, or 46 percent of the March average From the Department of Water Resources:...
DAILY DIGEST, 2/27: Can small farms endure under SGMA?; DWR refuses to accept Madera subbasin GSP; State Board’s proposed Low Income Rate Assistance plan; State lays out aggressive Salton Sea goals; and more … Maven Daily Digest February 27, 2020The Delta Stewardship Council meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include the Lead Scientist’s report, a review of the public...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Delta Conveyance update; Tribal engagement in the Delta Conveyance process Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features February 27, 2020At the February meeting of the California Water Commission, commissioners heard an update on the Delta conveyance project, and a...
SJV WATER: State refuses to accept groundwater plans for the Madera subbasin SJV Water Groundwater News February 26, 2020By Lois Henry, SJV Water In the first indication of how strict state officials will be with new groundwater sustainability...
DAILY DIGEST, 2/26: Trump promised more water to farmers, but dry weather gets in the way; Modesto farmer Bill Lyons resigns as Governor’s ag liaison; Who, exactly, is sinking the California Aqueduct? and more … Maven Daily Digest February 26, 2020Wildlife Conservation Board meets at 10am at the Resources Building, 1416 9th Street, in Sacramento. Click here for the agenda....
CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE: Implementation strategies for SGMA Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features February 26, 2020Hydrologist Derik Williams discusses the different paths GSAs are taking to get to sustainability, plus the three things every GSP...
REACTIONS to initial Central Valley Project allocation Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions February 26, 2020“Pray for rain and snow,” says the Friant Water Authority Yesterday, the Bureau of Reclamation announced the initial Central Valley...
CAL MATTERS: Drought or dangerous flooding? Research to save California’s rain Cal Matters Hydrology February 25, 2020Store water for a drought, or prepare for floods? How atmospheric river research helps California decide. By Rachel Becker, Cal...
MEDIA CALL: Central Valley Project officials discuss water allocations Maven Current Conditions February 25, 2020If current hydrology persists, new biological opinions unlikely to result in more water deliveries this year (as compared to the...
THIS JUST IN … Reclamation outlines Central Valley Project initial 2020 water allocation Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions February 25, 2020From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation today announced the initial 2020 water supply allocation for Central Valley...
DAILY DIGEST, 2/25: Bernhardt fires back at Newsom over Calif. water lawsuit; Feds order South Bay reservoir drained amid fears of catastrophic dam failure; Research aims to tame atmospheric river risks — and save California’s rain; and more … Maven Daily Digest February 25, 2020FREE WEBINAR: Tapping into Multiple Benefits of Sustainable Water Management, from 10am to 11am. Presented by the Pacific Institute and...
REACTIONS to California’s lawsuit against the feds over the biological opinions Maven Water project operations February 25, 2020At the end of last week, Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a lawsuit challenging the new biological opinions governing the...
