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NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Delta Stewardship Council set to dismiss appeal of Delta Conveyance Project geotechnical activities

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

January 20, 2025

The Delta Stewardship Council released a draft decision last Friday dismissing the appeal from several NGOs, Tribes, and Delta water...

NCAR: Changes in store for atmospheric rivers

National Center for Atmospheric Research

Hydrology

January 20, 2025

Warming climate will affect the storms differently in California, Pacific Northwest By David Hosansky, National Center for Atmospheric Research Communities...

SPECIAL EDITION: SoCal fire update: High-risk fire weather to return, Wildfires and municipal water systems; How fires impact ocean water quality; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 19, 2025

The Daily Digest is paused for the holiday weekend and will return on Tuesday, January 21. This is a special...

HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: Wildfires are too much for municipal water systems. In Los Angeles, firefighters tried anyway.

High Country News

Planning and management Wildfires and watersheds

January 19, 2025

Water systems aren’t designed for unlimited demands during wildland-urban interface fires. by Kylie Mohr, High Country News When wind-driven embers...

USBR: Biden-Harris Administration leaves Colorado River Basin on path to success

Bureau of Reclamation News

Colorado River

January 18, 2025

Alternatives report released today provides detailed data to support consensus agreement for post-2026 Colorado River operations to prevent catastrophic drought...

GRIST: Wildfire smoke is always toxic. LA’s is even worse.

Grist

Wildfires and watersheds

January 18, 2025

Los Angeles residents are breathing bits of “cars, metal pipes, plastics.” By Zoya Teirstein, Grist This story was originally published...

NOW AVAILABLE: DWR Releases Frequently Asked Questions: Department’s Role in State Intervention under SGMA

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

January 18, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (Department, DWR) has released a frequently asked questions document...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Procedural ruling on issues raised in pre-hearing conference statements

State Water Board

Delta Conveyance Project

January 18, 2025

From the State Water Resources Control Board: This Amended Notice of Public Hearing and Procedural Ruling (January 2025 Amended Hearing...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Jan. 12-17: Valley Water votes to fund planning costs for Delta tunnel; State officials disappointed over collapse of Los Vaqueros expansion project; Municipal water systems aren’t designed to fight wildfires, but maybe they should be; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

January 17, 2025

A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Growing severe drought in SoCal; NorCal OK; Water Blueprint: Delta smelt curtailments hurt communities; Mudslide risk a double-edged sword for wildfire victims; Delta NHA Plan approved by Interior; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 17, 2025

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SJV WATER: Proposed ag water district could aid groundwater-dependent farmers in northern Tulare County

SJV Water

Groundwater News

January 17, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A proposed new agricultural water district could brighten what had been shaping up as a grim...

WATER BLUEPRINT FOR SJV VALLEY: Protecting smelt over people: Delta pumping curtailments hurt California communities

Water Blueprint for the SJ Valley

Policy and regulation Water project operations

January 17, 2025

Press release from the San Joaquin Valley The Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley calls on state and federal...

DELTA PROTECTION COMMISSION: Delta National Heritage Area Management Plan approved by Department of Interior

Delta Protection Commission

Planning and management

January 17, 2025

From the Delta Protection Commission: The U.S. Department of Interior today approved the Management Plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National...