FRESNOLAND: San Joaquin River officials refuse to debate CEMEX’s billion-dollar blast mine mystery Fresnoland Policy and regulation March 6, 2025Fresno has a 200% gravel surplus. So why does CEMEX want to dig a pit deeper than Millerton Lake along...
SCIENCE IN SHORT: Longfin smelt, the little fish that gets around Ashleigh Papp Fish and wildlifeScience Podcasts March 5, 2025Near the bottom of the San Francisco Estuary’s food web is a small fish about the size of a herring...
SJV WATER: Tea Pot Dome agrees to pay share of cost to fix sinking canal and reveal pumping data to Friant Water Authority SJV Water Groundwater News March 5, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Tea Pot Dome Water District has agreed to pay Friant Water Authority $1.4 million in...
THE CONVERSATION: Supreme Court sides with San Francisco, requiring EPA to set specific targets in water pollution permits The Conversation Policy and regulation March 5, 2025By Robin Kundis Craig, University of Kansas The U.S. Supreme Court has limited how flexible the Environmental Protection Agency and...
NOAA FISHERIES: Endangered California coho salmon experience record-breaking spawning season on Mendocino Coast NOAA Fisheries Ecosystems March 5, 2025From NOAA Fisheries: Last winter, Central California Coast coho salmon returned to Mendocino Coast rivers in the highest numbers since...
NASA: FARMing with data: OpenET launches new tool for farmers and ranchers NASA/JPL Agriculture March 5, 2025By Milan Loiacono, Science Communication Specialist A NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)-supported research and development team is making it...
SJV WATER: Wheeler Ridge board members weigh costs and benefits of Delta tunnel project SJV Water Delta Conveyance Project March 4, 2025By Sonia Lemus, SJV Water Discussions among Kern County agricultural water districts on whether to continue funding the Delta Conveyance...
SJV WATER: Legislation could provide new path for farmers in beleaguered Tulare County groundwater agency SJV Water Groundwater News March 4, 2025Farmers in the embattled Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency may have the glimmer of a path forward thanks to a...
EDF: Groundwater Accounting Platform Adds Open-Source Access to Boost Sustainable Water Management Press Release/Notice Groundwater News March 4, 2025New public source code access will improve collaboration on groundwater management From the Environmental Defense Fund: The Groundwater Accounting Platform...
COMMENTARY: From Carrot Kings to Small Pumpers: The Unequal Fight for Cuyama’s Water Guest Contributor CommentaryGroundwater News March 4, 2025Guest commentary by Trudy Wischemann Last Tuesday I felt called to make another trip to Cuyama, solo this time. They...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Supreme Court deals blow to wastewater regulations, nixing generic restrictions on discharge permits Courthouse News Service Policy and regulationWater quality March 4, 2025The EPA warned the high court that narrowly tailoring permitting regulations would force the agency to delay projects. By Kelsey...
NOTICE: Reclamation announces a 60-day public comment period for Warren Act contract template providing for storage and/or conveyance of Non-Project Water Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS March 3, 2025From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation proposes a review of the contract template for utilization of excess...
NOTICE of Proposed Rulemaking – Water Measurement and Reporting Regulations Revisions Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS March 3, 2025From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board is proposing to revise the regulations for...
BOOK REVIEW: Planet Aqua: Rethinking Our Home in the Universe Justin Scott-Coe WATER SHELF March 1, 2025Visit the Water Shelf main page The concept of our planet being misnamed “Earth,” when in fact 75% of its...
SJV WATER: Madera County groundwater agency can collect fees and legal action will continue, judge rules SJV Water Groundwater News March 1, 2025By Lois Henry; Freelance writer Hannah Johansson contributed to this article A lawsuit over whether the Madera County Groundwater Sustainability...
