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PRESS RELEASE: Flood-MAR Network Launches New Hub to Promote Collaborative Water Efforts for Sustainability and Resilience

October 11, 2023

Press release from the Flood MAR Network: The Flood-MAR Network, a community driven collaborative initiative aimed at advancing Flood-Managed Aquifer...

NOTICE: Sites Reservoir requests certification as an infrastructure project under SB 149

Sites Project Authority

Policy and regulation

October 11, 2023

From the Office of Planning and Research: Sites Reservoir has requested certification as an infrastructure project under SB 149 SB...

AG ALERT: El Niño lifts hopes for more water, stirs fears of flooding

Ag Alert

Current Conditions

October 11, 2023

By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert California reservoirs are brimming at historic levels after a water year described as akin to...

THE CONVERSATION: What is seawater intrusion? A hydrogeologist explains the shifting balance between fresh and salt water at the coast

The Conversation

Groundwater News Water quality

October 11, 2023

By Holly Michael, University of Delaware, for The Conversation Seawater intrusion is the movement of saline water from the ocean...

UC RIVERSIDE: Rivers may not recover from drought for years

UC Riverside

Hydrology

October 11, 2023

New method pinpoints streamflow drought duration, severity By Jules Bernstein, UC Riverside Lack of rainfall is not the only measure...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Save Napa Valley Foundation applauds the return of discretion in discretionary decisions

Guest Contributor

Agriculture Commentary

October 11, 2023

From the Save Napa Valley Foundation: We at the Save Napa Valley Foundation (SNVF) write to share our firm belief...

NEVADA CURRENT: What a stalagmite from a Grand Canyon cave might tell us about climate change and groundwater

Nevada Current

Colorado River

October 10, 2023

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Summer monsoons in the Southwest are difficult to forecast with total accuracy, but the future...

COMMENTARY: In wet winters, California must do more to recharge groundwater

Sacramento Regional Water Authority

Commentary Groundwater News Policy and regulation

October 10, 2023

By Joe Mouawad, general manager of Eastern Municipal Water District, and Jim Peifer, executive director of the Regional Water Authority...

FEATURE: Rethinking water management in California: How to benefit people and wildlife

Robin Meadows

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

October 9, 2023

By Robin Meadows A new strategy could help California water managers meet the needs of people as well as the...

DAN WALTERS: California has a new plan for the Delta but faces the same conflicts over water

Cal Matters

Commentary Policy and regulation

October 8, 2023

California has a new proposal for allocating water to enhance the environmentally fragile Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, but the state’s fundamental...

SJV WATER: Farmers fighting farmers over pumping allocations as Kaweah subbasin prepares for state scrutiny

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 6, 2023

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Groundwater relations in the Kaweah subbasin in Tulare County have gone from bad to worse....

GUEST COMMENTARY: Governor Newsom Should Sign Legislation to Ensure Equitable Distribution of Water Quality Funding UPDATED

Sean Bothwell

Commentary Policy and regulation Water quality

October 6, 2023

Note: The Governor vetoed this bill on October 8, 2023. His veto message is here. Commentary by Sean Bothwell, Executive...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: New Fact Sheet Available on Future Interconnected Surface Water Guidance

Maven

Groundwater News

October 6, 2023

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources has published the Guidance on Interconnected Surface Water fact...

CAL MATTERS: Making water conservation a ‘California way of life’: Controversial state rules could cost $13 billion

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

October 5, 2023

Water providers say rebates for residential areas are costly and residents may refuse to remove their lawns. The rules aim...

COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: State Water Board urged to ditch reporting aspect of urban water conservation regulations

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

October 4, 2023

One water district official called the mandated annual conservation progress report “ridiculous.” By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service Several speakers...