Drought Archives ~ Page 7 of 38 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

March 22, 2023

With the ever-changing climate and increasingly dry summers, California faces water challenges, despite this year’s bountiful snowpack. At the February...

THE CONVERSATION: Is the Western drought finally ending? That depends on where you look

The Conversation

Current Conditions

March 16, 2023

By Dan McEvoy, Desert Research Institute After three years of extreme drought, the Western U.S. is finally getting a break....

CAL MATTERS: No California salmon: Fishery to be shut down this year

Cal Matters

Fish and wildlife

March 15, 2023

The salmon industry, worth about half a billion dollars, is devastated. The culprits: Drought and decades of water diversions and...

THIS JUST IN … Metropolitan board rescinds emergency conservation mandate imposed on dozens of communities

Metropolitan Water District

Policy and regulation

March 15, 2023

Southern Californians asked to continue using water efficiently to prepare for uncertainty of Colorado River water supplies, by increasing storage...

JEANINE JONES: Drought and lessons learned

Maven

Hydrology Notebook News and Features

March 1, 2023

At the January meeting of the California Water Commission, Jeanine Jones took the commissioners through the history of past droughts...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge extends plan to manage flows to California Delta and protect endangered fish

Courthouse News Service

Water project operations Water rights and water law

February 27, 2023

A federal judge said the court’s solution is the only one available to protect threatened fish since no one can...

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS: State Water Contractors Respond to Governor Newsom’s Water Resilience Order

State Water Contractors

Policy and regulation

February 14, 2023

Press release from the State Water Contractors: Yesterday, Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order (EO) N-3-23 to build water resilience...

THE CONVERSATION: A new strategy for western states to adapt to long-term drought: Customized water pricing

The Conversation

Planning and management

February 13, 2023

By Matthew E. Kahn, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Bhaskar Krishnamachari, University of Southern California, for...

DWR NEWS: DWR, Reclamation Submit Request to Adjust Water Right Permit Conditions to Conserve Storage

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Water project operations

February 13, 2023

From DWR News Following the driest three-year period on record, California experienced one of the wettest three weeks in January....

THIS JUST IN …Governor Newsom Signs Order to Build Water Resilience Amid Climate-Driven Extreme Weather

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Groundwater News

February 13, 2023

From the Office of the Governor: Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order to protect the state’s water supplies...

AG ALERT: Federal actions on water frustrate Klamath farmers

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation

February 8, 2023

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A decades-long tussle over water continues at the California-Oregon border, as irrigators of the federal...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Wildfires are increasingly burning California’s snowy landscapes and colliding with winter droughts to shrink California’s snowpack

Desert Research Institute

Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

February 1, 2023

A new study shows that midwinter dry spells lead to dramatic losses of winter snowpack in burned areas By the...

CAL MATTERS: Is California’s drought over? Here’s what you need to know about rain, snow, reservoirs and drought

Cal Matters

Current Conditions

January 12, 2023

A dozen days of wet and wild weather haven’t ended the drought, and won’t cure the driest period in the...

STATELINE: Planning for Dry Times: The West Considers More Reservoirs and Aquifers

Stateline

Planning and management

December 16, 2022

by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the West are grappling with drought that’s worsening because of...

METROPOLITAN IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Challenges ahead for Southern California’s water supplies

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

December 15, 2022

A region-wide water allocation will be required should conditions remain dry Southern California’s water supply news remains dismal, with little...