CA WATER COMMISSION: Draft white paper released with preliminary findings, conclusions on State’s role in financing conveyance needs

CA Water Commission

Planning and management

May 13, 2021

From the California Water Commission: As part of the California Water Commission’s work assessing a state role in financing conveyance...

AG ALERT: Water shortages will reduce rice plantings

Ag Alert

Agriculture

May 12, 2021

By Ching Lee, Ag Alert Dry weather this spring has created ideal planting conditions for California rice farmers, but lack...

AG ALERT: Farmers grapple with implications of water cuts

Ag Alert

Agriculture

May 12, 2021

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert In water-stressed farming areas of California, farmers removed productive trees and idled other land to...

AG ALERT: District works to bolster Pajaro Valley groundwater

Ag Alert

Groundwater NewsWater supply augmentation

May 12, 2021

By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert Watsonville-area farmers who rely on well water to produce berries and vegetables are continuing to...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: States Ask Biden to Trash Trump-Era Clean Water Act Change

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

May 12, 2021

Drought-riddled California and others want more sway over permitting process for projects like oil pipelines, power plants and wetlands developments,...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Advancing Flood-MAR: What are the possibilities?

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Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

May 12, 2021

Dr. Graham Fogg and DWR’s Jenny Marr discuss the efforts underway to assess the potential for Flood Managed Aquifer Recharge...

CAL MATTERS: Drought emergency declared in Central Valley, Klamath region

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

May 10, 2021

Pressured by growers and legislators, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency in 39 counties as most of California experiences...

THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Announces $5.1 Billion Package for Water Infrastructure and Drought Response as Part of $100 Billion California Comeback Plan

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Policy and regulation

May 10, 2021

Package includes billions for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, with a focus on small and disadvantaged communities From the Office of...

THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Expands Drought Emergency to Klamath River, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Tulare Lake Watershed Counties

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Policy and regulation

May 10, 2021

41 counties now under drought state of emergency to protect communities and the environment, representing 30 percent of the state’s population...

US FWS: Long-term Clear Creek restoration project completed

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Ecosystems

May 5, 2021

From the US Fish & Wildlife Service: Phase 3C of the Lower Clear Creek Floodway Rehabilitation Project has been completed,...

THIS JUST IN … Fishing industry group asks for investigation into CVPIA

Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations (PCFFA)

Water project operations

May 5, 2021

Did BOR shift economic burden from Water Contractors to taxpayers? From the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations: On Monday...

PNNL: Hydropower in an evolving era

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Policy and regulation

May 5, 2021

PNNL leads investigation into hydropower’s evolving value to the grid and energy storage By Genoa Blankenship, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Across the...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation updates Central Valley Project 2021 water supply; Hold placed on North-of-Delta Agriculture Service Contractors due to worsening drought conditions

Bureau of Reclamation News

Current Conditions

May 5, 2021

Hold placed on North-of-Delta Agriculture Service Contractors due to worsening drought conditions Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced an update...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Conveyance and water rights; Considerations for conveyance across the Delta

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Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law

May 5, 2021

Delta Watermaster: It’s physically, ecologically, and economically impossible to squeeze water out of the Delta for export. At the April...

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for May 1, 2021

Robert Shibatani

Current Conditions

May 3, 2021

The monthly reservoir report is authored by hydrologist Robert Shibatani exclusively for Maven’s Notebook. Continued warnings about California’s pending dry-year...