DWR NEWS: DWR, Reclamation Submit Request to Adjust Water Right Permit Conditions to Conserve Storage Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations February 13, 2023From DWR News Following the driest three-year period on record, California experienced one of the wettest three weeks in January....
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Water managers set criteria for conservation program participation Aspen Journalism Colorado River February 13, 2023Grand Valley Water Users propose payment for land, not water By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Water managers in Western Colorado...
THIS JUST IN …Governor Newsom Signs Order to Build Water Resilience Amid Climate-Driven Extreme Weather Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Groundwater News February 13, 2023From the Office of the Governor: Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order to protect the state’s water supplies...
WATER COMMISSION: Commissioners prepare for final funding awards as first water storage program project nears the finish line Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management February 9, 2023Regional San’s Harvest Water project expected to be the first project to receive final funding award In 2014, voters approved...
NOW AVAILABLE: The State of Bay Delta Science 2022: primary production, invasive aquatic vegetation, remote sensing, harmful algal blooms, carbon sequestration, and more … Maven Delta scienceScience February 9, 2023The State of Bay-Delta Science (SBDS) is a collection of papers that represents the state of scientific knowledge on relevant...
AG ALERT: Federal actions on water frustrate Klamath farmers Ag Alert Policy and regulation February 8, 2023By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A decades-long tussle over water continues at the California-Oregon border, as irrigators of the federal...
MEETING: Delta Council told current pace of habitat restoration in the Delta unlikely to meet state’s ambitious goals for decades Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 8, 2023Habitat restoration projects in the Delta have become increasingly important as our understanding of their role in supporting native aquatic...
CAL MATTERS: Ground zero: Rain brings little relief to California’s depleted groundwater Cal Matters Groundwater News February 7, 2023Communities, largely home to low-income Latino residents, still have dry wells. Restoring groundwater takes decades, with costly, long-term replenishment projects...
FEATURE: Model Partnership Brings Ag Reuse and Groundwater Sustainability to the San Joaquin Valley Jennifer West AgricultureBest of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation February 7, 2023Written by Jennifer West, Managing Director of WateReuse California As the impacts of California’s ongoing drought collide with new groundwater...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: EPA slammed over lax standards for ship pollution Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation February 6, 2023Environmentalists say the EPA has blown by a congressionally mandated deadline to set standards to control ship ballast pollution. By...
THE CONVERSATION: As climate change and overuse shrink Lake Powell, the emergent landscape is coming back to life – and posing new challenges The Conversation Colorado River February 6, 2023By Daniel Craig McCool, University of Utah As Western states haggle over reducing water use because of declining flows in...
DWR NEWS: DWR’s Innovative Underground Aquifer Mapping Project Reaches Major Milestone: Data Now Available for Entire Central Valley Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News February 6, 2023By DWR News The Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) innovative Statewide Airborne Electromagnetic (AEM) Survey Project has now released AEM...
WEBINAR: A Watershed Moment: Realizing our Recharge Potential Maven Groundwater NewsWebinars February 3, 2023Sustainable Conservation’s CEO Ashley Boren and Director of Resource Stewardship Dr. Daniel Mountjoy discuss what all of our recent storms...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California bypasses consensus, goes its own way on plan for Colorado River water cuts Courthouse News Service Colorado River February 3, 2023Golden State officials say they have senior water rights. By Bob Leal, Courthouse News Service While six states came up...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California forking out $34 million to clean up New and Tijuana rivers Courthouse News Service Ecosystems February 2, 2023Border watersheds have been plagued for years by trash, sewage, agricultural and industrial runoff and other pollutants. By Sam Ribakoff,...
