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March 13, 2024

Boards’ renewed project commitment advances long-term regional water security Press release from San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency and San Bernardino...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Nutrients from wastewater treatment plants may threaten coastal marine life―should California regulate them?

Robin Meadows

Best of the Notebook Ecosystems Notebook News and Features Science

March 7, 2024

Nutrients from human waste boost ocean acidification & hypoxia in CA―wastewater treatment agencies say regulation is premature, environmentalists say it’s...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: For Sale: Water Authority’s de-salted ocean water

Voice of San Diego

Water supply augmentation

February 23, 2024

A small Orange County water district is potentially interested in purchasing some water from San Diego’s desalination plant to keep...

PRESS RELEASE: US Forest Service Chief allows company to drain water from San Bernardino National Forest. Taxpayers demand answers

Press Release/Notice

Water rights and water law

February 16, 2024

Activists forced to deliver petition to US Forest Service staff on sidewalk when barred entry to headquarters office in DC...

WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT PGM: Commissioners discuss what to do if a project is not progressing

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

February 1, 2024

At the January meeting of the California Water Commission, commissioners discussed what discretion the Commission has if a project selected...

GRIST: Can carbon capture solve desalination’s waste problem?

Grist

Climate change Water supply augmentation

January 17, 2024

A startup claims it can store carbon dioxide in the toxic brine produced by desalination plants. By Jake Bittle, Grist...

PRESS RELEASE: Collaborative approach among four SoCal public agencies ensures sustainability for groundwater supplies

SoCal water agencies

Groundwater News

December 20, 2023

Press release from Eastern Municipal Water District For the past decade, the Hemet-San Jacinto Watermaster has been a critical administrator...

DELTA COUNCIL: Data shows State Water Project contractors’ contributions to reduced reliance on the Delta and improved regional self-reliance

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

December 5, 2023

One of the many permitting hoops that the Delta Conveyance Project must jump through on the road to construction should...

PRESS RELEASE: New report confirms benefits of FIRO strategy in enhancing water management at Prado Dam

Orange County Water District

Planning and management Reports

December 5, 2023

Press release from the Orange County Water District, Army Corps of Engineers, and Scripps Institute of Oceanography A new report...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: SoCal’s water wars threatened to tear San Diego apart

Voice of San Diego

Planning and management

November 27, 2023

The water beef used to be all about Los Angeles vs. San Diego. But a local water divorce roiled the...

NOTICE: Reformatted Order WR 2023-0042: Cease and desist order to BlueTriton Brands, Inc

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

November 22, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The Administrative Hearings Office and the Clerk of the State Water Resources Control...

WHITE PAPER: U.S. Green Building Council-L.A. Releases White Paper on the Nexus between Water, Energy & Carbon

Maven

Climate change Reports

October 26, 2023

From the U.S. Green Building Council – Los Angeles: The U.S. Green Building Council – Los Angeles (USGBC-LA) today is releasing a...

NEWS RELEASE: New SoCal water bank improves water supply reliability for millions

Metropolitan Water District

Groundwater News

October 23, 2023

Officials celebrate start of $211 million High Desert Water Bank, Metropolitan’s largest-ever investment in groundwater storage From the Metropolitan Water...

PRESS RELEASE: Caltrans Stormwater Lawsuit Resolved After Three Decades

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Water quality

October 11, 2023

LA Waterkeeper and NRDC agree to updated settlement terms aimed at capturing and cleaning stormwater from Los Angeles region’s roadways...

NOW AVAILABLE: Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition Annual Report

Press Release/Notice

Reports Water quality

September 27, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition (SMC) is a partnership of 16 stormwater...