CAL MATTERS: No end in sight: California drought on course to break another record Cal Matters Current Conditions February 16, 2022After record-breaking snowfall at the start of the rainy season, January and February will likely be the driest on record,...
AG ALERT: Snowpack from December shrinks after dry January Ag Alert Current Conditions February 9, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Facing a third straight year of dry conditions, many Californians are looking for any sign...
AG ALERT: Scott, Shasta river water cuts worry farmers in region Ag Alert Policy and regulation February 2, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farming and ranching families in the Scott River and Shasta River watersheds say drought emergency...
CCST BRIEFING: Drought in the Delta Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceEcosystems January 12, 2022What are the cascading, overlapping, and compounding events caused by drought in the Delta? In early December, the California Council...
STATELINE: California’s Drought Reckoning Could Offer Lessons for the West Stateline Planning and management January 11, 2022by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline The golden hills of California have turned green in recent weeks after a series of storms...
CAL MATTERS: No, California’s drought isn’t over. Here’s why. Cal Matters Current ConditionsPolicy and regulation January 5, 2022California today issued emergency drought rules aimed at wasteful water use. Although snowpack is 150% of average today, climatologists predict...
CAL MATTERS: Danger in Droughtsville: California’s urban water at risk Cal Matters Planning and managementWater supply augmentationWildfires and watersheds December 21, 2021By Erica Yee, Cal Matters Droughtsville, California, is in trouble. Its water supply is endangered as multiple crises intensify: worsening...
ACWA CONFERENCE: Chair Joaquin Esquivel on drought, partnerships, affordable water, wildfires, and more … Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 10, 2021At the recent ACWA Fall Conference, held in-person in Southern California, State Water Resources Control Board’s Joaquin Esquivel sat down...
AG ALERT: Judge reviews biological opinions in water dispute Ag Alert Water project operations December 8, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A federal judge is reviewing a proposed order requesting approval of an interim operations plan...
AG ALERT: Severe water cuts loom for agencies Ag Alert Policy and regulation December 8, 2021From the California Farm Bureau Federation: California Department of Water Resources has warned water agencies that contract with the State...
THIS JUST IN … DWR Announces Initial State Water Project Allocation, Additional Actions to Prepare for Third Dry Year Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions December 1, 2021Essentially a zero allocation; Water for health and safety needs only From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the Department...
MET BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on interim operations plan for SWP/CVP, voluntary agreements Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations December 1, 2021At the November meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta Committee, Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Steven Arakawa briefed the committee members on recent communications...
CA WATER COMMISSION: State Water Project drought operations Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations November 17, 2021DWR prepares for another dry year At the September 2021 meeting, John Yarbrough, Assistant Deputy Director of the SWP, briefed...
GUEST ARTICLE: 5 things every Californian should know about this drought Debbie Franco Commentary November 16, 2021Article authored by Debbie Franco, Managing Director, Water Solutions Network Water Is Life – It Connects Everything. We are inclined...
CAL MATTERS: Winged warning: Migrating birds hit hard by California’s drought Cal Matters Fish and wildlife November 10, 2021As the drought dries up California’s wetlands, traveling birds such as ducks, geese and eagles are struggling to survive and...
