CAL MATTERS: Ground zero: Rain brings little relief to California’s depleted groundwater Cal Matters News February 7, 2023 8Communities, largely home to low-income Latino residents, still have dry wells. Restoring groundwater takes decades, with costly, long-term replenishment projects...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: San Joaquin Valley residents, growers vying for water in fourth year of drought Courthouse News Service News November 19, 2022 10Residents and growers in the driest land in California’s Central Valley are struggling to decide who gets priority water first....
FEATURE: How Wildfire-damaged Plastic Pipes Contaminate Drinking water – and What We Can Do About It Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookNews August 3, 2022 650Written for Maven’s Notebook by Robin Meadows The first time a reporter asked public health researcher Gina Solomon if wildfires...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Ninth Circuit reverses itself, upholds dismissal of lawsuit over tainted water Courthouse News Service News July 1, 2022 5The appellate panel changed its mind whether there was a triable issue that a Northern California city was transporting hazardous...
NOTICE: Update on CWSRF and DWSRF 2022/23 Intended Use Plans State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS June 18, 2022 73From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) is planning to release...
CENTRAL VALLEY WATER BOARD: CV-SALTS program to focus on enforcement Maven Meetings and Events May 3, 2022 417“You can’t just dare the board to come after you. You have to pay your fees, and you have to...
STATE WATER BOARD: PFAS in California Maven Meetings and Events April 28, 2022 1098Staff presents results from the ongoing statewide PFAS investigations Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (or PFAS) are a group of manufactured...
GUEST COMMENTARY: As the drought worsens, there are two plans to protect water: one keeps water flowing for now, the other for decades to come Guest Contributor Commentary April 26, 2022 408Guest commentary by Ruth Martinez (Ducor Water Board Member) and Roger Dickinson (Co-author of SGMA) The California town of Ducor,...
RISING VOICES: Envisioning Central Valley 2040 The Water Hub Speeches and profiles April 15, 2022 179Each month, the Water Hub checks in with advocates and organizers to talk about California’s water issues. For our April...
SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION: Protecting Water Quality While Recharging Aquifers Maven Best of the NotebookMeetings and Events February 10, 2022 464Over 600,000 Californians rely on nitrate-contaminated public supply wells for their household water needs. However, those numbers are even greater...
FEATURE: Water Justice: Linking local, regional, and state responses for implementing the Human Right to Water Maven Meetings and Events January 19, 2022 291In the fall of 2021, the Delta Stewardship Council held a series of four webinars focusing on the social and...
ACWA CONFERENCE: Water Board Vice Chair Dorene D’Adamo on climate change, water supplies, conservation, safe and affordable drinking water Maven Meetings and Events December 7, 2021 185At the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Fall Conference held last week, the keynote speaker at the luncheon was...
CAL MATTERS: Four San Joaquin Valley groundwater plans deemed inadequate Cal Matters News November 18, 2021 12State officials warn some of the state’s most powerful and largest agricultural districts that their plans fail to address how...
RISING VOICES: Realizing the human right to water The Water Hub Speeches and profiles September 8, 2021 157Each month, the Water Hub is checking in advocates and organizers in California to talk about the water issues impacting...
CAL MATTERS: California enacted a groundwater law 7 years ago. But wells are still drying up — and the threat is spreading Cal Matters News August 18, 2021 7As drought worsens, there are few, if any, protections in place for California’s depleted groundwater. The new law gave local...