THE CONVERSATION: After the fire: Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger deadly debris flows – a geologist explains how The Conversation Wildfires and watersheds January 23, 2025By Jen Pierce, Boise State University While firefighters work to extinguish the Los Angeles-area wildfires, city officials and emergency managers...
PRESS RELEASE: U.S. EPA urges swift action on Bay-Delta Plan in support of Tribal and Bay-Delta communities Restore the Delta Policy and regulation January 23, 2025DTEC urges the State Water Board and the Governor to take EPA findings into account in completing Bay Delta Plan...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Quantum leap in collecting and unifying regional metrics on wetland health Estuary News Group EcosystemsNotebook News and Features January 23, 2025By Guananí Gómez-Van Cortright & Ariel Rubissow Okamoto In 1999, regional managers vowed to restore 100,000 acres of tidal wetlands...
NEWS: DWR submits petition to extend water rights permit Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance ProjectWater rights and water law January 23, 2025From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources yesterday filed a petition with the State Water Resources...
DAILY DIGEST, 1/22: Trump takes step to overhaul Delta water deliveries, kicks off potentially messy fight over Biden’s infrastructure money; Tulare County water managers work to hold off state pumping sanctions; Rain in the LA forecast; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 22, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
CAL MATTERS: Trump takes step to overhaul Delta water deliveries to farms, cities Cal Matters Policy and regulation January 22, 2025Trump apparently wants to override new Biden-Newsom rules that have widespread support among Southern California cities and some Central Valley...
SJV WATER: Kern subbasin’s groundwater plan still not up to snuff in state’s eyes SJV Water Groundwater News January 22, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern water managers’ struck out again on their fourth attempt to write an adequate plan...
SJV WATER: Too little too late? Tulare County water managers work to hold off state pumping sanctions SJV Water Groundwater News January 22, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Groundwater managers and others in southern Tulare County are scrambling to comply with state mandates...
DAILY DIGEST, 1/21: Trump issues Executive Order: “Put people over fish” in California; Rain and snow may finally return; Delta Council set to dismiss appeal of Delta tunnel geotechnical activities; New FAQ: DWR’s role in State Intervention under SGMA; Toxic fallout from LA fires will damage both land and sea; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 21, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: What do the deadly Los Angeles fires mean for the city’s wildlife? High Country News Wildfires and watersheds January 21, 2025Wildlife biologist Miguel Ordeñana explains how blazes push animals into the unknown. By Kylie Mohr, High Country News Note: This...
NASA scientists find new human-caused shifts in global water cycle NASA/JPL Climate changeHydrologyScience January 21, 2025By Erica McNamee, NASA In a recently published paper, NASA scientists use nearly 20 years of observations to show that...
WHITE HOUSE: Putting People over Fish: Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Provide Water to Southern California President Trump Policy and regulation January 20, 2025From the Trump White House: MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR SUBJECT: Putting People over...
WATER SHELF PODCAST: “Water Management” by Shimon Anisfeld Justin Scott-Coe Author PodcastsWATER SHELF January 20, 2025Visit the Water Shelf main page Shimi Anisfeld kicks off Season 2 of the Water Shelf Podcast by introducing his...
NEW BOOK: Waters of the United States: POTUS, SCOTUS, WOTUS, and the Politics of a National Resource Press Release/Notice WATER SHELF January 20, 2025Visit the Water Shelf main page By Julie Greene In 2023, the Supreme Court made one of its most devastating...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Delta Stewardship Council set to dismiss appeal of Delta Conveyance Project geotechnical activities Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features January 20, 2025The Delta Stewardship Council released a draft decision last Friday dismissing the appeal from several NGOs, Tribes, and Delta water...
