DAN WALTERS: Another wet winter looms. California needs to get serious about water management Cal Matters CommentaryPolicy and regulation October 29, 2023California’s reservoirs are more full than usual thanks to last winter’s heavy rain and snow storms. Scientists believe that the...
NEVADA CURRENT: Feds say water cuts to 3 states are enough to protect Colorado River – for now Nevada Current Colorado River October 26, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current A robust water year for the Colorado River has given states that rely on the...
DWR: State Continues to Advance Sustainable Groundwater Management with Release of 17 Basin Determinations Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News October 26, 2023Eleven Basins are Approved, and Six Basins are Deemed Incomplete and have 180 Days to Correct Plans From the Department...
WHITE PAPER: U.S. Green Building Council-L.A. Releases White Paper on the Nexus between Water, Energy & Carbon Maven Climate changeReports October 26, 2023From the U.S. Green Building Council – Los Angeles: The U.S. Green Building Council – Los Angeles (USGBC-LA) today is releasing a...
NEWS RELEASE: Delta Conservancy Board Approves $13 Million for Nature-Based Solutions: Wetland Restoration Projects Delta Conservancy Policy and regulation October 25, 2023From the Delta Conservancy: The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy Board on Wednesday approved awarding up to $13.3 million for three...
CAL MATTERS: Western States’ planned water cuts are enough to avert a Colorado River crisis, for now Cal Matters Colorado River October 25, 2023Wet weather and planned cuts by California, Arizona and Nevada averted declines that could have threatened water deliveries and power...
NEWS RELEASE: Reclamation releases draft SEIS for Colorado River operations through 2026 Bureau of Reclamation News Colorado River October 25, 2023Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and voluntary water conservation commitments will save 3-million-acre feet of water through...
EOS: Dust Is Melting Snow—And Current Models Can’t Keep Up American Geophysical Union Hydrology October 25, 2023Mountain snowpack melts quicker when coated in dust. This cyclical problem is forcing water forecasts to evolve. By Kara West,...
WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM: Update on the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 25, 2023In 2014, voters approved Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act, which allocated $2.6 billion for the...
PRESS RELEASE: Coalition urges the Newsom administration to reject the Sites Project Authority’s rushed application for regulatory streamlining Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulation October 25, 2023Today, Friends of the River, Defenders of Wildlife, and a coalition of conservation organizations submitted a letter to the Governor’s...
AG ALERT: Saving rice land as habitat can help wildlife, farmers Ag Alert Agriculture October 25, 2023By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert As California agriculture braves a roller coaster of climate extremes, one sector—rice— faced a dramatic...
UC DAVIS: Adding crushed rock to farmland pulls carbon out of the air UC Davis AgricultureClimate change October 25, 2023Field test finds carbon stored in soils even in dry climates By Amy Quinton, UC Davis Adding crushed volcanic rock...
AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Farmers fight to fix a river channel before next flood Ag Alert Commentary October 25, 2023By Norm Groot, executive director of the Monterey County Farm Bureau During atmospheric river storms that hit California in January...
FEATURE: The Delta National Heritage Area takes shape Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management October 24, 2023The Delta Reform Act and Delta Plan both emphasize the importance of designating the Delta under the National Heritage Area...
DWR NEWS: Recent delta earthquakes a reminder of why modernizing our water infrastructure is vitally important Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations October 24, 2023From the Department of Water Resources: News of yet another earthquake in the heart of the Delta in the last week...
