SJV WATER: Sparks fly as Tule basin agency is accused of being “unable and unwilling” to curb over pumping SJV Water News June 12, 2024 353By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Fireworks were already popping between board members of a key Tulare County groundwater agency recently...
AG ALERT: Klamath Basin leaders call for full water allocation Ag Alert News June 12, 2024 570By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Due to significant economic impacts to farmers and others in the Klamath Basin, county leaders...
AG ALERT: Program to delay harvest protects birds and farmers Ag Alert News June 12, 2024 142By Ching Lee, Ag Alert For multiple years, Simon Vander Woude’s Merced County dairy farm has served as a refuge...
DWR NEWS: California and Tribal partners secure critical water supply to support Native American farmers Department of Water Resources (DWR) News June 12, 2024 76State expedites water transfers to meet both long- and short-term needs From DWR News: “Working together to support local Tribal...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/11: Requiring water users to pay for ecological damage; Madera farmers and groundwater agency in limbo waiting for court decision on fees; Lake Oroville full, but drought conditions not forgotten; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 11, 2024 713[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
FEATURE: Requiring water users to pay for ecological damage: A conversation with environmental lawyer Karrigan Börk Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookNotebook Features June 11, 2024 350by Robin Meadows Water diversions can harm aquatic ecosystems, riparian habitat, and beaches fed by river sediment. But the people...
SJV WATER: Madera farmers and groundwater agency in limbo waiting for court decision on fees SJV Water News June 11, 2024 209Hannah Frances Johansson, SJV Water The end of a two-year legal fight over who should pay, and how much, to...
PRESS RELEASE: EPA releases information that states and Tribes can use to protect local fish from toxic tire chemicals Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other June 11, 2024 64From the US EPA: Today, June 10, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published water quality screening values under the Clean...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/10: The end of El Niño might make the weather even more extreme; Napa Valley has lush vineyards and wineries – and a pollution problem; A brazen California water heist revealed, prosecuted & punished; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 10, 2024 855[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Resurgence of heat to impact outdoor plans across the West; On farms, ‘plasticulture’ persists; Tackling Tahoe’s tiny invaders: aquatic threats at Lake Tahoe; The future of the Colorado River won’t be decided soon, states say; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 9, 2024 813[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
PRESS RELEASE: Reclamation updates Colorado River consumptive uses and losses data Bureau of Reclamation News Press Release/Other June 8, 2024 134Press release from the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation has updated its Colorado River System Consumptive Uses and...
NOTICE: Conditional Curtailments Issued in Shasta River Watershed State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS June 8, 2024 69Today, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) issued a Conditional Curtailment Order for the Shasta River watershed...
NOTICE: State Board AHO releases procedural ruling and amended notice of public hearing for Sites Reservoir water right application State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS June 7, 2024 47On March 1, 2024, the State Water Resources Control Board’s Administrative Hearings Office (AHO) issued a Notice of Public Hearing...
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT: Draft Reclamation 2025 Annual Work Plan for the Lower San Joaquin River State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS June 7, 2024 36Notice from the State Water Board: The United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) has posted the Fiscal Year 2025 draft...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 2-7: Sites Reservoir clears court challenge; Judge weighs injunction for Delta Conveyance Project; Water in CA’s streams poorly monitored, impeding management; and more … Maven Weekly Digest June 7, 2024 1300A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...