Month: September 2020

September 24, 2020

Guest commentary by Mayor Michael Tubbs of Stockton and former state senator Mike Machado: 2020 has taught us that one...

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: 2021 Bay-Delta Science Conference

Science Announcement

September 24, 2020

DAILY DIGEST, 9/23: CA not as drought-prone as you might think, says NOAA; Valley Water drops lawsuit over Bay Delta Plan; Nursing salmon on flooded farms; How beavers became North America’s best firefighter; What a Kavanaugh court means for environmental law; and more …

September 23, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Ensuring Safe and Affordable Drinking Water for All Californians from 10am to...

GUEST COMMENTARY: From “Wicked” to “Complex”: A New Lead Scientist’s Outlook on Growing Our Understanding of Delta Science

September 23, 2020

By Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen “My first exposure to the story of water in California came through a...

MET COMMITTEE: Collaboration on the Colorado River between Mexico and the US brings benefits for both countries

Meetings

September 23, 2020

Hey, are you ready for a good water news story? In 2007, Mexico and the United States agreed to establish...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/22: Autumn arrives on North Coast with hot, dry weather in store, low reservoirs; Last minute loan keeps drinking water projects afloat; How California’s wildfires are changing; California, the most calamitous place on earth, says Mark Arax; and more …

September 22, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … SALTON SEA: Community Input Online Meeting from 1pm to 3pm The California Natural...

GUEST COMMENTARY: SGMA and IRWM – Successful Integration: How SGMA and IRWM Can Utilize Each Other’s Strengths

September 22, 2020

Guest commentary from Soua Lee, Program Manager of the Kings Basin Water Authority, on behalf of the IRWM Roundtable of...

EVENT: Register by September 25 to Attend the Science Needs Assessment Workshop

Science Announcement

September 21, 2020

With the impact of climate change increasing exponentially each year, we must look beyond our near-term efforts toward future science...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/21: Three lessons for water funding challenges in today’s recession; Significant rainfall may be double-edged sword for Northwest this week; California is dangerously parochial, wildfires ignore regional boundaries; and more …

September 21, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news and commentary today … Three lessons for California’s water funding challenges in today’s recession...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Dozens of little-known CA oil spills have earned companies millions of dollars; Reclamation releases final plan to fix Friant-Kern Canal; Delta Legacy Communities objects to DWR loan for tunnel engineering design; Cal Am explains decision to withdraw desal application; and more …

September 20, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Dozens of little-known California oil spills have earned companies millions of...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/18: First water futures contract is coming with the West on fire; Experts say drought, wildfire risk to persist across much of US this fall; If California won’t enact a plastic waste overhaul, will anyone?; Water wars at the Supreme Court: ‘It’s only going to get worse’; and more …

September 18, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … CME’s first water futures contract is coming with the West on fire...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/17: Cal Am withdraws desal project bid; Elevating NGOs and community groups in groundwater decision-making; A tale of two coastlines: desalination in China and CA; East Tule GSA to charge farmers for pumping water; and more …

September 17, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The Delta Independent Science Board meets from 10:40am to 12:40pm The Delta ISB...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Almond growers are committed to finding water solutions that work for people, farms, and fish

September 17, 2020

This guest commentary is written by Don Cameron of Terranova Ranch: Back in late February and early March, California almond...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/16: Past wildfires offer future roadmap for forest management’s effects on water; Creek Fire ignites fire management debate over dead trees; CSPA asks San Francisco water agency to withdraw voluntary agreement; Water shortages in US West likelier than previously thought; and more …