PNNL: Adding snow to estimates of spring flooding Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Planning and management July 11, 2023A PNNL scheme to improve small-scale hydrologic infrastructure helps pinpoint local flood risks By Corydon Ireland, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Newsom signs bills to speed up infrastructure projects Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation July 10, 2023The Golden State hopes to cut red tape to get projects that will tackle climate change moving. By Natalie Hanson,...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: SoCal’s Water Divorce Turned Full WWE Smackdown Voice of San Diego Planning and management July 10, 2023San Diego’s boundary referees tell Water Authority: Let North County go. By MacKenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego What began...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Boundary Refs on Water Divorce: It’s OK to See Other Water Districts Voice of San Diego Planning and management July 10, 2023San Diego’s boundary referees decided Monday that two North County water districts can leave the San Diego County Water Authority...
C-WIN PRESS RELEASE: Why is the Bureau of Reclamation Driving Salmon to Extinction? CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Water project operations July 7, 2023Study shows Bureau of Reclamation is denying the state’s salmon the water they need to survive – even in wet...
DWR NEWS: DWR Gets Hands-on with Thiamine Deficiency in Spring-run Salmon Department of Water Resources (DWR) Fish and wildlife July 7, 2023From the Department of Water Resources: California’s Central Valley is home to four runs of Chinook salmon: spring, fall, late-fall,...
NOTICE: Conditional Approval of Groundwater Protection Targets within the Central Valley Region Central Valley Water Board Policy and regulation July 7, 2023From the Central Valley Regional Water Board: On 15 December 2022, third-party Coalitions within the Central Valley Region jointly submitted...
DWR NEWS: Local Actions are Key to Progress in Reaching Groundwater Sustainability Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News July 6, 2023By Paul Gosselin, DWR Deputy Director of Sustainable Groundwater Management Some may be asking after this extremely wet water year —...
DELTA COUNCIL: Wildfires increasing in acres burned and severity, but total cost to California remains unclear Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWildfires and watersheds July 6, 2023California’s forests are facing a growing threat: wildfires. The severity and frequency of these fires are on the rise, fueled...
PRO PUBLICA: The Colorado River Flooded Chemehuevi Land. Decades Later, the Tribe Still Struggles to Take Its Share of Water. Pro Publica Colorado River July 6, 2023The Chemehuevi’s reservation fronts about 30 miles of the Colorado River, yet 97% of the tribe’s water stays in the...
USGS: Tap water study detects PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across the US USGS Water quality July 5, 2023USGS estimates at least 45% of tap water could have one or more PFAS Press release from the USGS At...
DELTA WATERMASTER: Delta Alternative Compliance Plan, Delta Drought Response Pilot Program Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management July 5, 2023At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Jay Ziegler updated the Council on the implementation of...
PRESS RELEASE: State-funded stormwater-capture, recharge project breaks ground in Stanislaus County Maven Groundwater News July 4, 2023State and districts’ joint actions will reap regional benefits in building water resilience Press release from the State Water Resources...
UNDARK: Scientists Warned of a Salton Sea Disaster. No One Listened. Undark Ecosystems July 3, 2023By Fletcher Reveley, Undark On the afternoon of Oct. 6, 2022, a massive dust storm rose in the drought-parched Sonoran...
MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for July 1 Robert Shibatani Current Conditions July 2, 2023By hydrologist Robert Shibatani As basins across California continue to drain, this year’s hydrology has reminded us of just how...
