Drought Archives ~ Page 10 of 34 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK STAGING

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 Features Planning 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...

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,...

CAL MATTERS: No end in sight: California drought on course to break another record

Cal Matters

Current Conditions

February 16, 2022

After record-breaking snowfall at the start of the rainy season, January and February will likely be the driest on record,...

AG ALERT: Snowpack from December shrinks after dry January

Ag Alert

Current Conditions

February 9, 2022

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Facing a third straight year of dry conditions, many Californians are looking for any sign...

CCST BRIEFING: Drought in the Delta

Maven

Best of the Notebook Delta science Ecosystems

January 12, 2022

What are the cascading, overlapping, and compounding events caused by drought in the Delta? In early December, the California Council...

STATELINE: California’s Drought Reckoning Could Offer Lessons for the West

Stateline

Planning and management

January 11, 2022

by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline The golden hills of California have turned green in recent weeks after a series of storms...

CAL MATTERS: No, California’s drought isn’t over. Here’s why.

Cal Matters

Current Conditions Policy and regulation

January 5, 2022

California today issued emergency drought rules aimed at wasteful water use. Although snowpack is 150% of average today, climatologists predict...

CAL MATTERS: Danger in Droughtsville: California’s urban water at risk

Cal Matters

Planning and management Water supply augmentation Wildfires and watersheds

December 21, 2021

By Erica Yee, Cal Matters Droughtsville, California, is in trouble. Its water supply is endangered as multiple crises intensify: worsening...

ACWA CONFERENCE: Chair Joaquin Esquivel on drought, partnerships, affordable water, wildfires, and more …

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

December 10, 2021

At the recent ACWA Fall Conference, held in-person in Southern California, State Water Resources Control Board’s Joaquin Esquivel sat down...

AG ALERT: Judge reviews biological opinions in water dispute

Ag Alert

Water project operations

December 8, 2021

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A federal judge is reviewing a proposed order requesting approval of an interim operations plan...

AG ALERT: Severe water cuts loom for agencies

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation

December 8, 2021

From the California Farm Bureau Federation: California Department of Water Resources has warned water agencies that contract with the State...

THIS JUST IN … DWR Announces Initial State Water Project Allocation, Additional Actions to Prepare for Third Dry Year

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

December 1, 2021

Essentially a zero allocation; Water for health and safety needs only From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the Department...

MET BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on interim operations plan for SWP/CVP, voluntary agreements

Maven

Notebook News and Features Water project operations

December 1, 2021

At the November meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta Committee, Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Steven Arakawa briefed the committee members on recent communications...

CA WATER COMMISSION: State Water Project drought operations

Maven

Notebook News and Features Water project operations

November 17, 2021

DWR prepares for another dry year At the September 2021 meeting, John Yarbrough, Assistant Deputy Director of the SWP, briefed...