Drinking water Archives ~ Page 7 of 11 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

November 19, 2022

Residents and growers in the driest land in California’s Central Valley are struggling to decide who gets priority water first....

DWR program assists tribal and underrepresented communities with groundwater challenges

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News Policy and regulation

September 23, 2022

From the Department of Water Resources: Within the State of California, Tribes and underrepresented communities face many challenges accessing clean,...

CAL MATTERS: California approves microplastics testing of drinking water sources

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

September 7, 2022

The state is the first in the world to require monitoring for tiny pieces of plastic, which contaminate people and...

CAL MATTERS: Help paying water bills may be on way for low-income Californians

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

August 31, 2022

As tens of thousands of low-income Californians struggle to pay their water bills, the Legislature approved a bill offering assistance....

FEATURE: How Wildfire-damaged Plastic Pipes Contaminate Drinking water – and What We Can Do About It

Robin Meadows

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Water quality Wildfires and watersheds

August 3, 2022

Written for Maven’s Notebook by Robin Meadows The first time a reporter asked public health researcher Gina Solomon if wildfires...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: New guidance on ‘forever chemicals’ spurs mixed reaction from industry, activists

Courthouse News Service

Water quality

July 8, 2022

A government advisory lowered acceptable amounts of certain PFAS chemicals to levels so low they can’t be tested by any...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Ninth Circuit reverses itself, upholds dismissal of lawsuit over tainted water

Courthouse News Service

Groundwater News

July 1, 2022

The 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

From 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

Agriculture Notebook News and Features

May 3, 2022

“You can’t just dare the board to come after you. You have to pay your fees, and you have to...

STATELINE: Climate Change is Pushing Toxic Chemicals into Drinking Wells

Stateline

Groundwater News Water quality Wildfires and watersheds

April 28, 2022

By Erika Bolstad, Stateline Don Myron is probably best known as the guy who survived one of the deadliest fires...

STATE WATER BOARD: PFAS in California

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

April 28, 2022

Staff 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 Groundwater News Policy and regulation

April 26, 2022

Guest 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

Climate change Policy and regulation

April 15, 2022

Each month, the Water Hub checks in with advocates and organizers to talk about California’s water issues. For our April...

CAL MATTERS: State unveils long-awaited proposed standard for drinking water contaminant

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation Water quality

March 21, 2022

California’s proposed limit for hexavalent chromium — the first in the nation — would raise water rates in many cities....

DWR: Groundwater Management and Drought: An Interview with the San Joaquin Valley Partnership

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

March 8, 2022

From the Department of Water Resources: As California continues to experience historic drought conditions with less available snowpack and precipitation,...