Managed Aquifer Recharge in California Maven Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features August 29, 2018Timothy Parker and Graham Fogg discuss the benefits and the challenges of Managed Aquifer Recharge, and how MAR can be...
Secretary Zinke issues call to action for Central Valley Project Maven Policy and regulationWater project operations August 19, 2018On Friday, Secretary Zinke issued a memo calling for specific actions to be taken within 15 days to maximize Central...
USGS: Land Subsidence Along the California Aqueduct in West-Central San Joaquin Valley, California, 2003–10 USGS ReportsWater project operations August 10, 2018By the USGS Extensive groundwater withdrawal from the unconsolidated deposits in the San Joaquin Valley caused widespread aquifer-system compaction and...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds offer to put water on California wildfires Courthouse News Service Policy and regulationWildfires and watersheds August 8, 2018Despite repeated assurances California has enough water to fight the currently 18 major fires raging throughout the state, the Trump...
FloodMAR: Using floodwaters for groundwater recharge Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features August 8, 2018Kamyar Guivetchi on the importance of the Flood MAR concept and what DWR and other state agencies are doing to...
CAL WATER FIX HEARING: Response to San Joaquin Tributaries letter regarding July 27 ruling Maven Delta Conveyance Project August 8, 2018From the California Water Fix Hearing Team at the State Water Board, the latest ruling letter: “This letter responds to...
DWR: Researchers Test New Approach to Improve Fish Habitat in Suisun Marsh Department of Water Resources (DWR) Ecosystems August 1, 2018By Allen Young, Department of Water Resources The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has embarked on a novel approach to...
METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: California Water Fix update, State Water Board’s Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan update Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features August 1, 2018At the July meeting of the Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, committee members received an update on the...
CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Ruling letter on Rebuttal Testimony and Outstanding Subpoenas Maven Delta Conveyance Project July 30, 2018From the California Water Fix Hearing Team, the latest ruling letter on the California Water Fix hearing for the change...
THIS JUST IN … California Department of Water Resources Finds Proposed WaterFix Project Consistent with the Delta Plan Delta Stewardship Council Delta Conveyance Project July 27, 2018From the Delta Stewardship Council: The following certification of consistency with the Delta Plan for a covered action has been...
THIS JUST IN … Commission Approves Investing $2.7 Billion in Eight Water Storage Projects (Press Release) CA Water Commission Policy and regulation July 24, 2018Proposition 1 Funds Conditionally Committed to Add 4.3 Million Acre-Feet of Storage Capacity From the California Water Commission: Eight proposed...
THIS JUST IN … Wetlands Preservation Foundation announces lawsuit against Department of Water Resources and The Nature Conservancy Conservation organizations & coalitions Water project operations July 24, 2018Lawsuit Seeks to Address Fiscal and Environmental Mismanagement of Staten Island in the Delta From the Wetlands Preservation Foundation: “Wetlands...
STANFORD NEWS: Natural chromium sources threaten California groundwater, Stanford scientists find Stanford University Groundwater NewsWater quality July 23, 2018Natural sources of the toxic form of chromium appear in wells that provide drinking water to a large population in...
The unintended consequences of water conservation Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management July 18, 2018Dr. Kurt Schwabe discusses the impact of water conservation on recycled water; Yorba Linda Water District GM discusses effects of...
THIS JUST IN … Secretary Laird sends letter opposing riders to exempt Cal Water Fix and other water projects from judicial review Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation July 17, 2018“Any proposal to exempt water projects from judicial review would violate due process and undermine public confidence,” he writes. Secretary...
