COURTHOUSE NEWS: Biden moves to restore power of states and tribes to protect their waters Courthouse News Service Policy and regulationWater quality June 2, 2022The Environmental Protection Agency is taking steps to scratch a Trump-era rule – reinstated by the Supreme Court this spring...
STATELINE: Water Cuts Are Coming for the West Stateline Planning and management June 2, 2022by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline If Californians don’t change the way they consume water, officials are warning, sweeping, statewide mandatory cuts...
DWR: State, federal water managers prepare for hot, dry summer conditions Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations June 2, 2022From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) are...
EXPLAINER: Delta fishes: Introduction to a dynamic fauna Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features June 2, 2022Dr. Peter Moyle is a distinguished professor emeritus and Associate Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at UC Davis. ...
RISING VOICES: Water, food, soil, and California’s need for holistic climate policy The Water Hub AgriculturePolicy and regulation June 1, 2022Each month, the Water Hub checks in with advocates and organizers in California to talk about the water issues impacting...
MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for June 1 Robert Shibatani Current Conditions June 1, 2022Written by Robert Shibatani Summer is here, well, not officially… But as California prepares itself for the “business-end” of what...
WEBINAR RECORDING: California water futures: What are they? And what are they not? Maven Webinars May 31, 2022Since their introduction last year, the California Water Index and California water futures has stirred controversy – and even legislation...
Enjoy your Memorial Day … Maven Website announcements May 30, 2022 Maven’s Notebook will return tomorrow. Thank you for your readership! ...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board adopts emergency water conservation regulation State Water Board Planning and management May 24, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: In response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s March 28 Executive Order the State Water...
THIS JUST IN … Press release: Tribes and Environmental Justice Groups Link Bay-Delta Collapse to Water Rights from California’s Racist Past Conservation organizations & coalitions Water rights and water law May 24, 2022Press release from the coalition of Winnemem Wintu Tribe, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Save California Salmon, Little Manila...
CAL MATTERS: ‘Everyone loses’: Sacramento Valley struggles to survive unprecedented water cuts Cal Matters Policy and regulation May 23, 2022Sacramento Valley growers protected for decades by their water rights are suffering for the first time during this record-breaking drought....
CAL MATTERS: How bad is water use in California? March is the worst so far, up 19% Cal Matters Current Conditions May 20, 2022By Rachel Becker, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Californians emerged from the...
AG ALERT: Farmers across state face new water cuts Ag Alert Agriculture May 18, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert With 60% of the state now in extreme drought conditions, state officials are warning water-right...
AG ALERT: Water storage, recharge focus of Sonoma summit Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News May 18, 2022By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert In recognition of the ongoing drought and weather extremes, the Sonoma County Farm Bureau took...