WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for May 8-13: Farmers’ perspectives of SGMA implementation; Delta science update; Huntington Beach desal rejected; Urban water use up 19%; and more … Maven Weekly Digest May 13, 2022A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/13: Coastal Commission unanimously rejects Huntington Beach desal plant; Drought update: April showers bring … little relief; The good, bad and insipid in CA’s water conservation graphics; Lake Powell’s drought is part of a growing threat to hydropower everywhere; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 13, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Special section: California Coastal Commission unanimously rejects Huntington Beach desalination plant A salty dispute: California Coastal Commission unanimously...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/12: California regulators set to vote on desalination plant; Court of Appeal sides with parties seeking attorneys’ fees for challenge to California WaterFix; Which regions are saving the most — and least — water; Monterey has four affordable housing projects in the works, but not enough water to give; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 12, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The California Coastal Commission will meet this morning beginning at 9am in...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/11: State ignores Gavin Newsom’s conservation goal, increases water use; The Delta: The biggest potential water disaster in the US; California growers demand action on state’s water supply; Russian River emergency regulations readopted; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 11, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Making Conservation a California a Way of Life: How forthcoming efficiency...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/10: 2022 is CA’s driest year on record so far – an ominous sign; SGMA meeting brings varying interests together to work towards common action; Water Commission white paper on groundwater trading; “Water cops” likely this summer as Santa Clara County misses drought goal by large margin; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 10, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Board will meet beginning at 9:30 am. Agenda items...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/9: New bill aims to limit frenzy of well drilling on farms; Drought conservation has been a bust so far. What gives?; Hundreds of drinking water systems failing to meet standards; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 9, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Wildfire Treatments & Waste Biomass: Policy Options to Boost New End Uses...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: State’s largest reservoirs at critically low levels; Agencies submit the 2022 Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan; Why drought conservation has been a bust so far; Valley leaders, residents call for more action on water; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 8, 2022[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … The two largest reservoirs in California are already at ‘critically low levels’...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for May 1-6: CV-SALTS program to focus on enforcement; Suisun Marsh wetland restoration; plus all the top water news and commentary of the week Maven Weekly Digest May 6, 2022A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/6: Water districts bail on Kern’s largest groundwater agency, form their own group; Salmon returned to safer waters after more than a century; Water Board report describes challenges to providing safe drinking water; Huntington desal: for and against; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 6, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Water districts bail on Kern’s largest groundwater agency; form their own group...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/5: April showers may bring May flowers, but winter snow is water in the bank; Dairy farmers concerned over water scarcity; Webinar recap: A restored California is a resilient California; AP analysis finds growing number of poor, high-hazard dams; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 5, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: SAFER: 2022 Drinking Water Needs Assessment Results from 9am to 12pm. This workshop...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/4: Are CA’s drought rules enough to halt the ‘alarming challenges’ ahead?; No relief from drought thanks to La Niña; Reclamation takes further action to help Lake Powell; Desal report from state Coastal Commission is nonsensical, says the OC Register; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 4, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: California Water Plan Policy Advisory Committee Meeting from 9am to 12pm. The...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/3: Valley could see a “mass migration” of farmworkers as land is fallowed under SGMA; Why farmers often pay higher water rates and fees during drought; Beyond “paper” water: The complexities of fully leveraging tribal water rights; Why Morro Bay is struggling to remove a trio of smokestacks; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 3, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: A Restored California is a Resilient California from 9am to 10:30am. This...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/2: Kings Co. Supervisor emerges as pricey proxy fight over water; Newsom takes stance on prickly enviro issues; In the face of megadroughts, L.A. is transforming how it uses water; Senators to unveil climate-focused water infrastructure bill; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 2, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Delta Lead Scientist Ask Me Anything at 12:00pm. Join Delta Lead Scientist...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Newsom: Desalination project should be approved; Two SLO towns must halt new development due to lack of water, state agency says; What La Niña means for California this summer; How mermaids in the desert launched the career of Bureau of Reclamation commissioner; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 1, 2022[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Newsom: Desalination project should be approved — “We need more damn tools...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 24-29: Voluntary agreements, PFAS in California, Millions of Californians under new water restrictions, and all the top water news of the week Maven Weekly Digest April 29, 2022A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
