CAL MATTERS: State rejects local plans for protecting San Joaquin Valley groundwater

Cal Matters

Groundwater News

March 3, 2023

Groundwater plans, largely serving low-income Latino communities, were deemed inadequate for preventing dry wells and sinking land. By Alastair Bland,...

SJV WATER: State rejects six San Joaquin Valley groundwater plans, which could bring enforcement action

SJV Water

Groundwater News

March 3, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Six San Joaquin Valley groundwater agencies learned Thursday they could be subject to state enforcement...

THIS JUST IN … California’s Snowpack Shows Huge Gains from Recent Storms

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

March 3, 2023

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the third snow survey of the...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California groundwater management agencies falling behind on conservation goals

Courthouse News Service

Groundwater News

March 2, 2023

California may move to take over groundwater basins after plans to sustainably manage groundwater fell short of state standards. By...

THIS JUST IN … California Advances Groundwater Sustainability with Release of Decisions for Management Plans in Critically Overdrafted Basins

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

March 2, 2023

Department of Water Resources Will Transmit Six Basin Determinations to State Water Board, Beginning State Intervention Process From the Department...

CA WATER COMMISSION: The Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program: Envisioning the social, economic, and environmental possibilities of fallowed lands

Maven

Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

March 2, 2023

At the January meeting of the California Water Commission, Keali’i Bright, Assistant Director of the Department of Conservation’s Division of...

SJV WATER: State will pay some valley farmers not to farm in attempt to save groundwater

SJV Water

Groundwater News

March 1, 2023

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water More state money is flowing to the valley to take land out of production in...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Board selects Jay Ziegler as the new Delta Watermaster

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

March 1, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board named Jay Ziegler, former external affairs and...

JEANINE JONES: Drought and lessons learned

Maven

HydrologyNotebook News and Features

March 1, 2023

At the January meeting of the California Water Commission, Jeanine Jones took the commissioners through the history of past droughts...

RESERVOIR REPORT for March 1, 2023

Robert Shibatani

Current Conditions

February 28, 2023

Written exclusively for Maven’s Notebook by hydrologist Robert Shibatani The past week has seen unprecedented weather across southern California, the...

STANFORD NEWS: Stanford-led study reveals a fifth of California’s Sierra Nevada conifer forests are stranded in habitats that have grown too warm for them

Stanford University

Climate change

February 28, 2023

Like an old man suddenly aware the world has moved on without him, the conifer tree native to lower elevations...

CAL MATTERS: California keeps sending toxic soil to out-of-state landfills — Newsom and legislators are slow to change course

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

February 28, 2023

California sends toxic soil to landfills in Utah and Arizona, including sites near Native American reservations. Will lawmakers step in...

THE CENTER SQUARE: Did California’s marijuana legalization backfire on Antelope Valley?

The Center Square

Water rights and water law

February 28, 2023

By Ria Roebuck Joseph | Center Square Just six years ago California voters approved the Adult Use of Marijuana Act,...

CAL MATTERS: This reservoir on the Sacramento River has been planned for decades. What’s taking so long?

Cal Matters

Water project operations

February 27, 2023

By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters Last century, California built dozens of large dams, creating the elaborate reservoir system that supplies...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge extends plan to manage flows to California Delta and protect endangered fish

Courthouse News Service

Water project operationsWater rights and water law

February 27, 2023

A federal judge said the court’s solution is the only one available to protect threatened fish since no one can...