SJV WATER: One Tulare County groundwater agency charges full tilt into recharge SJV Water Groundwater News August 14, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers and water managers in the Kaweah subbasin are charging headlong into recharge as a...
DWR NEWS: California is approaching ten years of Sustainable Groundwater Management Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation August 14, 2024From the Department of Water Resources: This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). In...
PRESS RELEASE: State-funded stormwater project boosts water quality for disadvantaged foothill communities State Water Board Water qualityWater supply augmentation August 14, 2024Nature-based solutions will also help reduce flood risk Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Upper Basin states propose MOU with U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Aspen Journalism Colorado River August 13, 2024‘Provisional accounting’ to understand how much water would be conserved By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Colorado River water managers are...
SJV WATER: Friant Water Authority pins projected canal project shortfall on four ag water districts, wants them to pony up SJV Water Groundwater News August 13, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Even as work on the first phase of fixing the sinking Friant-Kern Canal is nearly...
PRESS RELEASE: Imperial Irrigation District acts to protect Colorado River, Salton Sea with new Conservation Agreement Imperial Irrigation District AgricultureColorado River August 13, 2024The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors approved a landmark conservation agreement with the federal government to leave up to...
THE CONVERSATION: Wildfires don’t just burn farmland − they can contaminate the water farmers use to irrigate crops and support livestock The Conversation Water qualityWildfires and watersheds August 13, 2024By Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University The wildfires that burned across Maui, Hawaii, in August 2023 became the deadliest conflagration...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Trying yet again for fish friendlier exports from the Delta Alastair Bland Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater project operations August 12, 2024A new kind of Delta diversion could extract water at a slow enough rate, and across a wide enough area,...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Tracking the restorative effects of good fire Desert Research Institute Wildfires and watersheds August 9, 2024DRI’s Gabrielle Boisramé has been studying the transformative impact of Yosemite’s natural fire experiment for over a decade. By Elyse...
NOTICE: Direct Potable Reuse Regulations Approved Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS August 9, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has approved the Direct Potable Reuse Regulations...
NOTEBOOK EXPLAINER: Reclamation’s draft EIS for potential changes to operation of the Central Valley Project: What is this document? Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations August 8, 2024Informational resources include new Story Map on the incorporation of climate change conditions into the new operations plan and the...
PRESS RELEASE: Tribes and community organizations urge delay in Delta Conveyance Project hearings Conservation organizations & coalitions Delta Conveyance Project August 8, 2024Environmental and tribal groups call for postponement to ensure fair participation for impacted communities and alignment with potential updated water...
CAL MATTERS: Dangerous herbicide used on California crops banned Cal Matters Groundwater News August 8, 2024The chemical, used for decades, can harm babies’ developing brains. Farmworkers and people living near fields are most at risk....
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds eye rare California fish for endangered species protections Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation August 8, 2024The Long Valley speckled dace struggle to survive in just one spring and a small creek east of Mammoth Lakes....
AG ALERT: Water operations long-term plan could limit supply Ag Alert Water project operations August 7, 2024By Christine Souza , Ag Alert SacraState and federal agencies face a challenge to balance the beneficial uses of water...
