AG ALERT: 2022 water year looks dismal as snowpack melts

Ag Alert

Current Conditions

March 9, 2022

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The optimism spurred by heavy snowstorms in December has melted away, and the 2022 water...

CA WATER COMMISSION: State Water Project Delivery Reliability Report; Planning for a dry 2022

Maven

Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management

March 9, 2022

At the February meeting of the California Water Commission, the commissioners began their 2022 State Water Project review by hearing...

NOTICE: Better Water Use Data in the Delta Supports Better Water Management Decisions

Maven

Policy and regulation

March 9, 2022

From the Office of the Delta Watermaster: The Office of the Delta Watermaster, the three Delta Water Agencies, and many...

CA WATER COMMISSION: DWR’s Climate Action Plan and forecast improvements to adapt to climate change

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Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management

March 8, 2022

At the February meeting of the California Water Commission, the commissioners began their 2022 State Water Project review by hearing...

DWR: Groundwater Management and Drought: An Interview with the San Joaquin Valley Partnership

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

March 8, 2022

From the Department of Water Resources: As California continues to experience historic drought conditions with less available snowpack and precipitation,...

USGS: Environmental DNA research sheds light on invasive species

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EcosystemsScience

March 4, 2022

USGS Science is Refining eDNA Techniques and Developing New Applications  More than 6,500 nonindigenous species are now established in the...

NEVADA CURRENT: Latest climate report describes devastating impacts in store for Southwestern U.S.

Nevada Current

Climate changeColorado River

March 4, 2022

IPCC warns of continued intense droughts, rising health risks and economic turmoil by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Climate change is...

Building Bridges with Science for Communities

Maven

Commentary

March 3, 2022

By Senior Environmental Scientist Cory Copeland If you ever go to coffee or happy hour with a State scientist, you...

FEATURE: Three Delta Agencies: Who they are and what they have planned for 2022

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Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

March 3, 2022

Over the years, the state has established three Delta-focused agencies, each with different missions and responsibilities:  The Delta Stewardship Council,...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on SGMA Implementation

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Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

March 2, 2022

At the February meeting of the California Water Commission, Tim Godwin, Supervising Engineering Geologist at California Department of Water Resources,...

AG ALERT: Drought means no Central Valley Project water for many irrigators

Ag Alert

AgricultureCurrent Conditions

March 2, 2022

By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert Zero. That’s how much water is being allocated to Central Valley Project irrigation contractors north...

THIS JUST IN … Statewide Snowpack Falls Well Below Average Following Consecutive Dry Months

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

March 1, 2022

Extremely Dry January and February Wipes Out Early Season Surplus, Signals Third Year of Drought From the Department of Water...

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for March 1st

Robert Shibatani

Current Conditions

March 1, 2022

Prepared exclusively for Maven’s Notebook by hydrologist Robert Shibatani From a water resources and supply perspective, February was dismal.  Monthly...

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Carbon Budgets

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Delta science

March 1, 2022

At the February meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen continued profiling the work of...

KNEE DEEP TIMES: Half a dozen horizontal levees in the works

Knee Deep Times

Climate change

February 25, 2022

By Ariel Rubissow-Okamoto, Knee Deep Times The buzz about horizontal levees began more than five years ago, when the East...