SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION: Protecting Water Quality While Recharging Aquifers Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesWater quality February 10, 2022Over 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 Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 19, 2022In 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 Climate changeNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 7, 2021At the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Fall Conference held last week, the keynote speaker at the luncheon was...
CAL MATTERS: What happens when a rural area’s only well is contaminated? Cal Matters Policy and regulation November 21, 2021By Rebecca Sohn, Cal Matters In the spring of 2013, Jocelyn Walters and her partners moved Nativearth, their small shoe...
CAL MATTERS: Four San Joaquin Valley groundwater plans deemed inadequate Cal Matters Groundwater News November 18, 2021State 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 Policy and regulation September 8, 2021Each month, the Water Hub is checking in advocates and organizers in California to talk about the water issues impacting...
USGS: Increased Pumping in California’s Central Valley During Drought Worsens Groundwater Quality USGS Groundwater NewsScience September 1, 2021By the USGS: Intensive pumping of aquifers during drought can speed up deterioration of groundwater quality, according to a new...
CAL MATTERS: California enacted a groundwater law 7 years ago. But wells are still drying up — and the threat is spreading Cal Matters Groundwater News August 18, 2021As drought worsens, there are few, if any, protections in place for California’s depleted groundwater. The new law gave local...
CAL MATTERS: An entire California town is without running water — in a heat wave Cal Matters Policy and regulation August 3, 2021A rural Central Valley community is without running water during a heat wave, prompting authorities to haul in bottles and...
CAL MATTERS: Premature or precautionary? California is first to tackle microplastics in drinking water Cal Matters Policy and regulation August 3, 2021Huge gaps exist in scientific knowledge, but California is about to set the world’s first health guidelines for microplastics in...
CAL MATTERS: Forever chemicals: California unveils health goals for contaminated drinking water Cal Matters Policy and regulation July 27, 2021It’s California’s first big step toward regulating “forever chemicals,” which are ubiquitous in California and around the globe. The proposed...
CAL MATTERS: Forever chemicals: California unveils health goals for contaminated drinking water Cal Matters Water quality July 21, 2021It’s California’s first big step toward regulating “forever chemicals,” which are ubiquitous in California and around the globe. The proposed...
CAL MATTERS: An entire California town is without running water — in a heat wave Cal Matters Policy and regulation June 28, 2021A rural Central Valley community is without running water during a heat wave, prompting authorities to haul in bottles and...
CAL MATTERS: Why fighting for clean water with climate change money worries some California lawmakers Cal Matters Policy and regulation June 17, 2021Combat climate change, or clean up the water? Legislators chose to dip into a greenhouse gas fund to fight California’s...
NOTICE to Public Drinking Water Systems: Extension of Water Shutoff Moratorium Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS June 15, 2021Governor’s Budget Proposes $1 Billion for Water System Arrearages Relief From the State Water Board: During the COVID-19 emergency, many...
