California water news Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

DAILY DIGEST, 3/30: Largest US dam removal stirs debate over coveted West water; $1.7M for national forests and watersheds in NorCal; Coronavirus has stalled scientific fieldwork; Welcome to water chaos, California, says Wayne Western; and more …

March 30, 2020

Statewide News | Commentary Precipitation Watch | Also on the Notebook today On the calendar today ... BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Just pour water on it? Killing the Wicked Witch of the West and other ... Read More...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Restore the Delta asks DWR to cease Delta conveyance project during pandemic; This year critical for saving freshwater species; Webinar: Utility actions to sustain operations during covid-19; and more …

Maven

March 29, 2020

362

Statewide/National News | People News| Sunday podcasts And lastly ... | Precipitation Watch In California water news this weekend ... Restore the Delta sends letter to DWR, asks for cessation of... Read More...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/27: Dry winter plunges much of CA into drought; Five things for CA water agencies to know about COVID-19; Good fire on the Klamath; Delta Council approves $1M in science funding and path forward for Delta levees; National Water and climate update; and more …

Maven

March 27, 2020

692

Statewide News | National/World Precipitation Watch | Also on the Notebook today On the calendar today ... The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9am. Agenda items include Army Co... Read More...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/26: NorCal early April precipitation is expected to be below normal; San Joaquin Valley water district sues to stop salty water exchange; Reclamation, DWR to perform exploratory work near B.F. Sisk Dam; Water utilities’ biggest coronavirus concern is staffing; and more …

Maven

March 26, 2020

583

Statewide News | National/World | Regional News/Commentary Today's featured article ... | Precipitation Watch | Also on the Notebook today On the calendar today ... Delta Stewardship Council m... Read More...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/25: Nation’s biggest water supplier isolating staff over virus; Family’s 18-year fight with Butte County over water rights tossed; Tulare County Supervisors oppose state over surface water; New Klamath TMDLs: An impossible standard?; and more …

Maven

March 25, 2020

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Statewide News | National/World | Commentary Featured article: Ecosystem-Based Management | Precipitation Watch | Also on the Notebook today On the calendar today ... The Delta Conservancy Boa... Read More...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/24: Relentless storms continue to soak CA with rain, snow; Worker at San Jose wastewater plant tests positive for COVID-19; Kids at home? DWR provides free, fun water education materials; Reclamation streamlines process for transferring facilities to local water users; and more …

Maven

March 24, 2020

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Statewide News | National/World | Regional News/Commentary Along the Colorado River | Precipitation Watch | Also on the Notebook today On the calendar today ... WEBINAR: Delta Stewardship Coun... Read More...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/23: PG&E pleads guilty to criminal charges in fatal 2018 Camp Fire in Butte County; Can Long Beach achieve climate resiliency as sea levels rise?; 11 rivers facing a danger of drying up in America; and more …

Maven

March 23, 2020

697

Statewide/National Water News | Precipitation Watch | Also on the Notebook today On the calendar today ... WEBINAR: California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook from 11am to 12pm. Click here to... Read More...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Active pattern to bring rain and snow to the West into the week ahead; Garamendi urges DWR to consider western route for delta conveyance; CDFW’s salmon evacuation decision pays exceptional dividends; and more …

Maven

March 22, 2020

998

Statewide News | National/World News | Sunday podcasts Commentary | Regional News & Commentary | Precipitation Watch Also on the Notebook this weekend In California water news this weekend ... Ac... Read More...

WEEKLY CA WATER NEWS DIGEST for March 15-20: David Orth on SGMA implementation in the Valley; What’s on tap for CA infrastructure; and more …

Maven

March 20, 2020

58

A list of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service and you will receive this post as an email in your inbox on Friday mornings. Readers on daily email... Read More...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/20: The West is in an expanding 20-year drought that a ‘March Miracle’ will do little to change; Toilet paper shortages caused by coronavirus blamed for spike in raw sewage spills; Madera sub basin loses $500,000 due to lack of coordination agreement; and more …

Maven

March 20, 2020

920

DAILY DIGEST, 3/19: ‘March Miracle’ continues as several storms queue up for CA; Butte County expresses concerns over Delta tunnel project; Ag water use accounting provides path for surface water use solutions; and more …

Maven

March 19, 2020

797

Statewide News | National/World | Commentary | Regional News/Commentary Precipitation Watch | Also on the Notebook today On the calendar today ... The Delta Conveyance Design and Construction ... Read More...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/18: Coronavirus doesn’t jeopardize tap water, but it might be carried in raw sewage; Central Valley groundwater markets emerging under SGMA; Cattle ranchers cope with dry pastures; 12 cities with the worst tap water in the US; and more …

Maven

March 18, 2020

1066

Statewide News | National/World | Legal Briefs | Regional News/Commentary Along the Colorado River | Also on the Notebook today On the calendar today ... The California Water Commission meetin... Read More...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/17: ‘Miners’ pull lead bullets from the Santa Ana River, is it helping?; Valley water district employee tests positive for coronavirus; Could coronavirus collide with wildfire season?; CSPA sues over groundwater sustainability plan; and more …

Maven

March 17, 2020

841

Statewide News | National/World | Legal briefs Precipitation Watch | Also on the Notebook today In California water news today ... 'Miners' pull lead bullets from the Santa Ana River. Do th... Read More...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/16: ‘Miracle March’: Sierra Nevada pummeled by feet of snow; Lithium startup backed by Bill Gates seeks a breakthrough at the Salton Sea; Tensions emerge as a top Arizona official discusses tribes’ unresolved water claims; and more …

Maven

March 16, 2020

1158

Statewide News | Precipitation Watch Also on the Notebook today In California water news today ... 'Miracle March': Sierra Nevada pummeled by feet of snow: "Heavy snow will continue to pum... Read More...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Double-edged sword of stormy weather targets CA; Building recharge basins to boost resilience for farmers and birds alike; Lawmakers told Trump’s new water rules will push salmon closer to extinction; and more …

Maven

March 15, 2020

721

Complex water governance in the California Delta

DR. JAY LUND: Integrated Modeling and Delta Science & Policy

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project: Science and adaptive management in action; Integrating past and future monitoring

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: The Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program: A regional vision for coordinated monitoring

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Green Infrastructure Implementation Challenges and Opportunities: Navigating Constraints and Issues of Scale

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Microplastics Everywhere: Understanding Microplastics in the Bay and Recommended Actions

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Underappreciated Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Groundwater Levels

Farms as floodplains: A summary after five years of experimental flooding of agricultural land

CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Federalism and Water under the Trump Administration: Has the Long Peace Come to an End?

WATER ASSOC. OF KERN COUNTY: The nuts and bolts of the CV-SALTS program

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Groundwater Sustainability Plan evaluation and State Water Board intervention

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Microplastics Everywhere: Understanding Microplastics in the Bay and Recommended Actions

ANECITA AGUSTINEZ, DWR TRIBAL POLICY ADVISOR: The Language of Water

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Underappreciated Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Groundwater Levels

DAILY DIGEST, 3/30: Largest US dam removal stirs debate over coveted West water; $1.7M for national forests and watersheds in NorCal; Coronavirus has stalled scientific fieldwork; Welcome to water chaos, California, says Wayne Western; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Restore the Delta asks DWR to cease Delta conveyance project during pandemic; This year critical for saving freshwater species; Webinar: Utility actions to sustain operations during covid-19; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 3/27: Dry winter plunges much of CA into drought; Five things for CA water agencies to know about COVID-19; Good fire on the Klamath; Delta Council approves $1M in science funding and path forward for Delta levees; National Water and climate update; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 3/26: NorCal early April precipitation is expected to be below normal; San Joaquin Valley water district sues to stop salty water exchange; Reclamation, DWR to perform exploratory work near B.F. Sisk Dam; Water utilities’ biggest coronavirus concern is staffing; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 3/25: Nation’s biggest water supplier isolating staff over virus; Family’s 18-year fight with Butte County over water rights tossed; Tulare County Supervisors oppose state over surface water; New Klamath TMDLs: An impossible standard?; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 3/24: Relentless storms continue to soak CA with rain, snow; Worker at San Jose wastewater plant tests positive for COVID-19; Kids at home? DWR provides free, fun water education materials; Reclamation streamlines process for transferring facilities to local water users; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 3/23: PG&E pleads guilty to criminal charges in fatal 2018 Camp Fire in Butte County; Can Long Beach achieve climate resiliency as sea levels rise?; 11 rivers facing a danger of drying up in America; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Active pattern to bring rain and snow to the West into the week ahead; Garamendi urges DWR to consider western route for delta conveyance; CDFW’s salmon evacuation decision pays exceptional dividends; and more …

WEEKLY CA WATER NEWS DIGEST for March 15-20: David Orth on SGMA implementation in the Valley; What’s on tap for CA infrastructure; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 3/20: The West is in an expanding 20-year drought that a ‘March Miracle’ will do little to change; Toilet paper shortages caused by coronavirus blamed for spike in raw sewage spills; Madera sub basin loses $500,000 due to lack of coordination agreement; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 3/19: ‘March Miracle’ continues as several storms queue up for CA; Butte County expresses concerns over Delta tunnel project; Ag water use accounting provides path for surface water use solutions; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 3/18: Coronavirus doesn’t jeopardize tap water, but it might be carried in raw sewage; Central Valley groundwater markets emerging under SGMA; Cattle ranchers cope with dry pastures; 12 cities with the worst tap water in the US; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 3/17: ‘Miners’ pull lead bullets from the Santa Ana River, is it helping?; Valley water district employee tests positive for coronavirus; Could coronavirus collide with wildfire season?; CSPA sues over groundwater sustainability plan; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 3/16: ‘Miracle March’: Sierra Nevada pummeled by feet of snow; Lithium startup backed by Bill Gates seeks a breakthrough at the Salton Sea; Tensions emerge as a top Arizona official discusses tribes’ unresolved water claims; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Double-edged sword of stormy weather targets CA; Building recharge basins to boost resilience for farmers and birds alike; Lawmakers told Trump’s new water rules will push salmon closer to extinction; and more …

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