CAL MATTERS: In California’s Sierra Nevada, putting the trees to work

Cal Matters

Ecosystems

January 23, 2018

“What happens in the Sierra Nevada doesn’t stay in the Sierra Nevada.” By Julie Cart, Cal Matters This story was...

NASA: Dust on snow controls springtime river rise in West

NASA/JPL

Colorado RiverHydrology

January 23, 2018

By Carol Rasmussen, NASA’s Earth Science News Team A new study has found that dust, not spring warmth, controls the...

USGS: The ARkStorm scenario

USGS

Planning and management

January 23, 2018

A modeled scenario of U.S. West Coast winter storm events induced by the formation of Atmospheric Rivers (AR) and capable...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Research team develops first lidar-based method for measuring snowpack in mountain forests

Desert Research Institute

HydrologyPlanning and management

January 22, 2018

From the Desert Research Institute: Many Western communities rely on snow from mountain forests as a source of drinking water...

THIS JUST IN … DWR responds to allegations of ex parte communications regarding Cal Water Fix; says hearing at State Water Board should continue

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

January 19, 2018

  The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has filed a response to the allegations of ex parte communications between State...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Board delays start of Part 2 of Cal Water Fix hearing to review motions for continuance

State Water Board

Delta Conveyance Project

January 17, 2018

This just received from the Cal Water Fix hearing team at the State Water Board: “The CWF Hearing days scheduled...

What’s the Potential for Increased Groundwater Replenishment in California?

Maven

Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

January 17, 2018

Panel at ACWA highlights state efforts to scale up Flood Managed Aquifer Recharge, survey on groundwater recharge in the Central...

THIS JUST IN … Delta tunnel opponents file request for continuance of Cal Water Fix proceedings at the State Water Board, allege ex-parte communications

Maven

Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features

January 16, 2018

  The Save the California Delta Alliance has filed a request for continuance of the California Water Fix proceedings at...

Credible Science in a Complex World

Maven

Delta science

January 11, 2018

The Science Enterprise Workshop, held in the fall of 2016, brought together scientists and science-policy experts from across the country...

THIS JUST IN … New Director Appointed at Department of Water Resources, Executive Team Restructured to Strengthen Dam and Flood Safety, Climate Resiliency

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Policy and regulation

January 10, 2018

From the California Natural Resources Agency: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced a new director has been...

PANEL: Legal issues associated with water conservation mandates

Maven

Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

January 10, 2018

As the legislature contemplates how to “Make Conservation a California Way of Life”, a panel discusses some of the legal...

GUEST COMMENTARY: A New Model for Resolving Problems in the San Bernardino Valley Emerges

Guest Contributor

CommentaryGroundwater NewsPlanning and management

January 8, 2018

Andrea Miller (City Manager, City of San Bernardino), Douglas Headrick (General Manager, San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District), and John Mura (General...

THIS JUST IN … Oroville Independent Forensic Team releases final report; DWR releases statement

Maven

Water project operations

January 5, 2018

Earlier today, the Oroville Independent Forensic Team released their final report compiling the team’s conclusions and opinions regarding the conditions,...

CAL WATER FIX HEARING AT THE STATE WATER BOARD: Ruling letter addresses testimony and exhibits for Part 2

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

January 5, 2018

The latest ruling letter from the State Water Board’s Cal Water Fix hearing team addresses the disposition of late-submitted written testimony...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on Sustainable Groundwater Management Implementation

Maven

Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

January 4, 2018

Since the passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) in September of 2014, the Department of Water Resources (DWR)...