DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: SoCal might pay for two Delta tunnels after all; Lake Oroville rises, spillway likely to be needed; Statewide water savings stopped in February; CA’s lost wetlands get help from Sacto Valley rice farms; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST April 8, 2018In California water news this weekend, Southern California might pay for two Delta tunnels after all; Lake Oroville rises; spillway...
ANNOUNCEMENT: Notice of public workshop and solicitation of public comment: 2018 trienneial review of the water quality control plan for the San Francisco Basin Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS April 7, 2018From the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board: The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region...
Friday pm news brief: Metropolitan’s Cal Water Fix board letter posted; Oroville operations update Maven Breaking News April 6, 2018Before you head out for the weekend … Metropolitan’s Board letter posted re: Cal Water Fix options At next Tuesday’s...
DAILY DIGEST: Heavy rain expected in NorCal thru Saturday; Statewide water bond measures could have Californians doing a double-take in 2018; New report finds solutions for water justice close at hand; Dutch Slough tidal marsh project begins next month; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST April 6, 2018In California water news today, Heavy rain expected in Northern California through Saturday; California storm may test spillway at nation’s...
DAILY DIGEST: Big storm raising flooding fears across Northern California; Feather River flows increase to make room in Lake Oroville; Interior Department proposal could end protections for threatened species; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST April 5, 2018In California water news today, Big storm raising flooding fears across Northern California; Feather River flows increase to make room...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Article 21 water, explained Maven Meetings April 5, 2018Some of the new water storage projects plan to use Article 21 water in part to fill their projects. What...
CA WEATHER BLOG: April surprise: warm and wet late-season atmospheric river to soak NorCal Maven Other News Item April 5, 2018From Daniel Swain at the California Weather Blog: ” … Another extremely warm and moist atmospheric river, with a moisture...
SCIENCE NEWS: After long absence, endangered winter-run Chinook salmon return to restored Battle Creek; Estuaries may experience accelerated impacts of human-caused CO2; Geologists learn studying past holds key to future in visit to Red Rock Canyon; and more … Maven Science News April 5, 2018After long absence, endangered winter-run Chinook salmon return to restored Battle Creek: “Robert Barker, a fish culturist at the Coleman...
OROVILLE OPERATIONS UPDATE: Outflow from Hyatt Power Plant increased Maven Other News Item April 4, 2018From the Department of Water Resources: Forecasted storms expected in the Feather River basin this weekend may require using Lake...
DAILY DIGEST: Coming storm could force first test of Oroville Dam’s partly rebuilt spillway; Sonoma County launches first test of ‘groundwater banking’ to bolster supplies; Stronger together: The Bay Area’s newly linked water lifelines; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST April 4, 2018In California water news today, Coming storm could force first test of Oroville Dam’s partly rebuilt spillway; ‘Moisture surge’ from...
CA WATER COMMISSION: A primer on water rights permitting and change petitions Maven Meetings April 4, 2018Presentation covers applications for new water rights, fully appropriated streams, and change petitions At the March meeting of the California...
OROVILLE OPERATIONS UPDATE: Potential use of main spillway next week Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS April 3, 2018From the Department of Water Resources: Forecasted storms expected in the Feather River basin this weekend may require using Lake...
DAILY DIGEST: Metropolitan backs away from plan to finance both Delta tunnels; Sierra snowpack still skimpy after March storms; Deep water in deep trouble: Can we save CA’s drying aquifers?; Trump Administration moves on two fronts to challenge CA enviro protections; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST April 3, 2018In California water news today, Metropolitan backs away from plan to finance both Delta tunnels; Sierra snowpack still skimpy after...
THIS JUST IN … Southern California water agency backs off plan to finance both Delta tunnels Maven Breaking News April 2, 2018From the Sacramento Bee: “In an unexpected reversal, a powerful Southern California water agency on Monday scrapped its plan to...
THIS JUST IN … Late Winter Storms Bolster Snowpack in Sierra to 52% of historical average Maven Breaking News April 2, 2018From the Department of Water Resources: Following one of the driest Februaries in California history, late winter storms increased the...