Month: August 2022

August 30, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: This update contains important information about the curtailment status of water rights and...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/30: Ranchers, tribes, state officials clash over Shasta River water; Bird migration season to see drought with possible increase of disease; Western farm coalition: Drought assistance urgent; Fallout from Kings County water war continues as state mulls groundwater plan; and more …

August 30, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife will meet upon the...

Moving Water, Protecting Fish

Science News

August 30, 2022

From the Bureau of Reclamation: Every two hours, a large, funnel-shaped container at the Tracy Fish Collecting Facility releases a...

Adventures in Bay-Delta Data: San Francisco Bay Study’s Crab Catch dataset

Science News

August 30, 2022

From the Interagency Ecological Program (IEP): The San Francisco Bay Study has been sampling with otter trawls and midwater trawls...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/29: Debate grows over California’s thirsty crops; You can’t always get what you want – A Mick Jagger theory of drought management; Santa Clara County dam faces growing opposition; Cadiz offers free water to Salton Sea and Torres Martinez tribe, but opponents are skeptical; and more …

August 29, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Meeting Notice Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee Restoration Subcommittee Meeting from 1pm...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Federal agency recommends removal of four lower Klamath River Dams; Why CA’s largest reservoir in nearly 50 years may be derailed by water shortages; Klamath refuge completely dry; Phase II of Schafer Dam project begins; and more …

August 28, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Federal agency recommends removal of four lower Klamath River Dams “The Federal...

NOTICE of acceptance of Sites Project Authority water right application

August 27, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Due to the high level of interest, the State Water Board is notifying...

NOTICE of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding the Delta Levees Investment Strategy

August 27, 2022

From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Stewardship Council is proposing a regulatory amendment to implement the Council’s Delta Levees...

YOU’RE INVITED: 30×30 Partnership Kick-Off

August 27, 2022

YOU ARE INVITED to the 30×30 Partnership Kick-Off on September 28, 2022, 9:30am – 4:30pm. Join the California Natural Resources...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for August 21-26: Indigenous nations fighting for water rights in the Delta; Investigation of ‘drought profiteering’ urged; Water right conflicts flare up in NorCal; and all the top water news of the week

WEEKLY DIGEST

August 26, 2022

A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/26: Indigenous nations fighting for water rights in the Delta; Lawmakers urge Justice Department to investigate ‘drought profiteering’; Drought conditions static as state’s reliance on groundwater grows; Construction crews race to build replacement canal as Central Valley sinks; and more …

August 26, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/25: As Colorado River dries, the US teeters on the brink of larger water crisis; Klamath district complies with water shutoff after feds threaten funding; The State Water Board takes enforcement action against illegal diversions on Shasta River; What must happen to save the Colorado River, now that the feds aren’t stepping in; and more …

August 25, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council will meet beginning at 10am in Stockton. The Delta...

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Analyzing Delta fish data using multiple fish surveys

Science

August 25, 2022

At the July meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen presented the results of a...

THIS JUST IN … The State Water Board takes enforcement action against Shasta River Water Association for illegal diversions