THIS JUST IN … Federal Court Denies Government Request to Delay Hearing on Plan to Break 22 Year-Old Trinity River Fishery Restoration Agreement Hoopa Valley Tribe Water rights and water law December 27, 2022Slams Department of Justice for “Hiding the Ball” on Interior Department’s Attempt to Terminate Hoopa Valley Tribe’s Sovereignty and Property...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: When the State Cut Their Water, These California Users Created a Collaborative Solution Inside Climate News Planning and management December 26, 2022In a potential beacon for other parched regions, a new program allowed users to share water. By Emma Foehringer Merchant,...
Happy holidays to you and yours! Maven Website announcements December 25, 2022May you be blessed with laughter, peace, and love throughout this holiday season and the new year. Thank you for...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Advances in mapping invasive aquatic vegetation Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features December 22, 2022At the December meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen discussed Council-funded research that will...
RISING VOICES: New nonprofit Minnow combats the inextricable link between land, water, and justice The Water Hub Policy and regulation December 22, 2022In this issue of the Water Hub’s Rising Voices column, we check in with Director of Strategic Storytelling at Minnow,...
DWR EXPLAINER: The Army Corps Delta Conveyance Project EIS and the Delta Conveyance Project EIR: What are the differences? Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance Project December 21, 2022From the Department of Water Resources: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement...
DAN WALTERS: California’s water conundrum hinges on Delta Cal Matters CommentaryDelta Conveyance Project December 20, 2022The biggest mystery in California’s struggle to maintain water supplies is what will happen to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. By...
CAL MATTERS: Saving salmon: Chinook return to California’s far north — with a lot of human help Cal Matters Fish and wildlife December 19, 2022Urgently trying to help an endangered species devastated by drought, biologists hauled 40,000 eggs to the McCloud River this year,...
NEVADA CURRENT: Water managers across drought-stricken West agree on one thing: ‘This is going to be painful’ Nevada Current Colorado River December 19, 2022by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Water authorities in the Western U.S. don’t have a crystal ball, but rapidly receding reservoirs...
THIS JUST IN … Army Corps releases draft EIS for Delta Conveyance Project US Army Corps of Engineers Delta Conveyance Project December 19, 2022Comment Period open December 16, 2022 – February 14, 2023 From the US Army Corps of Engineers SUBJECT: The public...
SJV WATER: Desert groundwater agency mulls how to get water from San Joaquin Valley SJV Water Groundwater News December 17, 2022By Lois Henry, SJV Water A high-desert groundwater agency in eastern Kern County that’s in the midst of buying water...
THIS JUST IN … Bureau of Reclamation plans to set aside a twenty-two year-old agreement on Trinity River; Hoopa Valley Tribe files for injunction Bureau of Reclamation News Water rights and water law December 17, 2022Press release from the Hoopa Valley Tribe: [Friday], the Hoopa Valley Tribe asked a California federal court for an injunction...
AG ALERT: Districts agree to collaborate on Tuolumne River Ag Alert Policy and regulation December 16, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Modesto Irrigation District, Turlock Irrigation District and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission have signed...
THIS JUST IN … Civil Rights Complaint Seeks US EPA Oversight of CA State Water Board: Bay-Delta ecological crisis harms California Tribes and Delta EJ communities Restore the Delta Water rights and water law December 16, 2022Press release from Restore the Delta: Today, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Winnemem Wintu Tribe, Little Manila Rising, Restore...
STATELINE: Planning for Dry Times: The West Considers More Reservoirs and Aquifers Stateline Planning and management December 16, 2022by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the West are grappling with drought that’s worsening because of...