AG ALERT: Despite wet year, fish protections limit allocations Ag Alert Water project operations April 3, 2024By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert State and federal water providers have increased promised allocations after accounting for recent storms that...
UCSB CURRENT: New Study in Nature Water Puts Spotlight on Importance of Groundwater UC Santa Barbara Groundwater News April 3, 2024By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara Groundwater is a critical resource around the globe, especially in dry regions, but it’s...
REPORT SUMMARY: Groundwater Well Permitting: Observations and Analysis of Executive Orders N-7-22 and N-3-23 Maven Groundwater NewsReports April 3, 2024Groundwater is intimately connected with the landscape and land use that it underlies. How land is developed above can change...
SJV WATER: MEETING NOTES: Residents in Kern County desert groundwater basin need to represent their own water interests in ongoing court action SJV Water Groundwater News April 2, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Meeting: Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority board of directors Date: March 29, 2024 Agenda and...
THIS JUST IN … Two in a Row: April Snow Survey Shows Above Average Snowpack for Second Straight Season Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions April 2, 2024After a dry start to the year, March storms provided boost to snowpack but runoff will be the key to...
STATELINE: Where did all the water go? New study explores water use in the Colorado River basin. Stateline Colorado River April 1, 2024By Kyle Dunphey, Stateline This story first appeared in the Utah News Dispatch. Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the West...
USGS: Assessing spatial variability of nutrients, phytoplankton, and related water-quality constituents in the Delta at landscape scale USGS Delta scienceWater quality April 1, 2024From the USGS: This report summarizes results from boat-based, high-resolution water-quality mapping surveys completed before, during, and after upgrades to...
Groups ask State Water Board for more time to file protests on Delta Conveyance Project petition for change in point of diversion Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features March 30, 2024On February 22, 2024, the State Water Resources Control Board received a Petition for Change from the Department of Water...
NOW AVAILABLE: Additional Draft Components of Voluntary Agreements Proposal Related to Bay-Delta Plan Update State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS March 30, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board has posted documents in preparation for the upcoming three-day...
RIPPLE EFFECT: All the Water Books! Justin Scott-Coe Author Podcasts March 30, 2024Visit the Water Shelf main page Justin Scott-Coe, General Manager of Monte Vista Water District, joins us to discuss his...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: More than half of Colorado River’s water used for agriculture: Study Courthouse News Service Colorado River March 28, 2024And nearly two-thirds of that water goes toward crops that feed cattle. By Hillel Aron, Courthouse News The 1,450-mile-long Colorado...
SJV WATER: Court ruling against bond financing for controversial Delta tunnel won’t impede project, state says SJV Water Delta Conveyance Project March 28, 2024By Jesse Vad, SJV Water A recent court ruling may have thrown a wrench in the state’s funding plans for...
SJV WATER: Kings County farmers suffer sticker shock over proposed fees even as state takeover looms SJV Water Groundwater News March 28, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Kings County growers are organizing to stop a set of groundwater and land fees they...
EOS: California mountains face weather whiplash American Geophysical Union Hydrology March 28, 2024Last month’s massive snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada followed a dry start to winter. Such extremes in precipitation may become...
REPORT: 2024 Salton Sea Management Program Annual Report Submitted to State Water Board CA Natural Resources Agency EcosystemsReports March 27, 2024From the California Natural Resources Agency: The California Natural Resources Agency has submitted its 2024 Annual Report on the Salton...
