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DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: OpenET’s new CEO, Sara Larsen, discusses the future of the revolutionary water-monitoring initiative

April 9, 2025

By Elyse DeFranco, Desert Research Institute OpenET, a nonprofit initiative focused on improving water management with accessible, satellite-based evapotranspiration (ET)...

CV-SALTS: Nitrate Control Program hits 5-year milestone and Drinking Water Program expands to new areas

CV Salinity Coalition

Policy and regulation Water quality

April 9, 2025

From the Central Valley Salinity Coalition: This year marks several significant five-year milestones for CV-SALTS and its efforts to address...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/8: How to set up groundwater agencies for recharge success; Calif. farmland values are plummeting. Where’s the bottom?; FIRO to avoid water FOMO: How to save every drop with smart reservoir operations in California; Monitoring water quality in the Delta: The role of the Delta Regional Monitoring Program; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 8, 2025

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Monitoring water quality in the Delta: The role of the Delta Regional Monitoring Program

Maven

Notebook News and Features Water quality

April 8, 2025

The Delta is a vital water source, providing drinking water to over 27 million people and irrigating 3 million acres...

CDFW sees ecosystem engineers at work in beaver restoration pilot projects

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Ecosystems

April 8, 2025

From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) set out on its mission...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Fourth Amended Notice Of Public Hearing And Procedural Ruling

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS Delta Conveyance Project

April 8, 2025

From the State Water Board Administrative Hearings Office: This ruling adds more hearing dates to the schedule, outlines new procedures...

THE CONVERSATION: EPA must use the best available science − by law − but what does that mean?

The Conversation

Policy and regulation Science

April 8, 2025

By H. Christopher Frey, North Carolina State University Science is essential as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency carries out its...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: EPA defends its toxic water guidelines allowing higher levels of chemicals

Courthouse News Service

Water quality Water rights and water law

April 8, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency argues that it didn’t need to consult with other agencies because states and territories aren’t obligated...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/7: A conservation footprint for multiple species of wildlife in CA rice; Texas firm pushes to restart Santa Barbara oil drilling. Is it skirting California laws?; Broken hydrants slowed firefighters at Stockton recycling plant blaze; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 7, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Newsom in fight to advance plans for $20-billion Delta tunnel; Reclamation announces additional funding for Sites Reservoir; Fresh snow extends ski season at Tahoe resorts; Boxes of mud could tell a hopeful sediment story; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 6, 2025

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KNEE DEEP TIMES: Boxes of mud could tell a hopeful sediment story

Knee Deep Times

Ecosystems Science

April 5, 2025

by Ariel Rubissow Okamoto, Knee Deep Times Early results from 15 months of surveys in an experiment which placed sediment...

PRESS RELEASES: Restore the Delta’s poll of CA voters reveals strong preference for investments in local water supplies over building the Delta tunnel; Californians for Water Security responds

Press Release/Notice

Delta Conveyance Project

April 5, 2025

Restore the Delta poll shows widespread opposition to Delta Tunnel and strong preference for local water solutions Press release from...

C-WIN: Sacrificed for the benefit of the few? C-WIN releases video on the Delta’s forgotten voices

CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN)

Delta Conveyance Project

April 5, 2025

From the California Water Impact Network: The California Water Impact Network (C-WIN) has released a short video on the dire threat posed by Governor...