GUEST COMMENTARY: California’s water debt crisis needs a long-term fix Maven Guest contributors August 8, 2022Commentary by Ileana Miranda, resident of San Jerardo in Monterey County and general manager of the San Jerardo Cooperative From...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: New money vs. old power in San Joaquin Valley; Will a rare ‘triple dip’ La Niña yield another dry winter?; The battle for safe drinking water in the Central Valley; Southern Calif. water districts look at Colorado River cuts; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST August 7, 2022[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Water wars in a drying California: New money vs. old power in...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for 7/31-8/5: Wildfire and plastic water pipes; Environmental Governance in the Delta, Water use dips but still short of Newsom’s goal, plus all the top water news and more … Maven WEEKLY DIGEST August 5, 2022A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/5: Court victory for clean water and state regulators in California; CA family creates drinking water out of thin air; Cadiz water to benefit Salton Sea, Torres Martinez Tribe; Arizona, California farmers draft their Colorado River conservation strategy; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST August 5, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … VIRTUAL TOUR: Orange County’s Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) from 10am to 11am. Join...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/4: The future of desalination; Critically low water levels at Lake Shasta; Burned-out boat pulled from the Delta, what about the other 50?; Drought and old pipes could slow Colorado River to a trickle; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST August 4, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Draft biological goals for the Lower San Joaquin River from 1pm...
WEBINAR SUMMARY: Environmental governance in the Delta Maven Science August 4, 2022In the spring of 2022, the Delta Science Program hosted a series of lunchtime webinars focused on governance in the...
UPDATE: August 2 Weekly Update on Curtailment Status of Water Rights and Claims in the Delta Watershed Maven Other Announcements August 3, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: This update contains important information about the curtailment status of water rights and...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/3: Water use dips, but still short of Newsom’s goal; Desert groundwater agency to pay $8,500 per acre-foot for valley water rights; CA Reps respond to Delta tunnel plan; Cutback in Eel River diversions expected to prompt new curtailments for Russian River water rights; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST August 3, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Great Basin Water Summit from 9am to 4pm. The Summit will feature...
FEATURE: How Wildfire-damaged Plastic Pipes Contaminate Drinking water – and What We Can Do About It Robin Meadows News and Features August 3, 2022Written for Maven’s Notebook by Robin Meadows The first time a reporter asked public health researcher Gina Solomon if wildfires...
THIS JUST IN … June 2022 Urban Water Conservation Update: Water use trending down Maven Breaking News August 2, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: Statewide water use in June was 7.6% lower than in June 2020, and...
NOTICE of Proposed Transfer – El Dorado Irrigation District Maven Other Announcements August 2, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: On July 20, 2022, El Dorado Irrigation District (EID) filed a petition for...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/2: Worsening drought drives California water prices to all-time high; Ruling: State can seek enviro safeguards for Oroville Dam beyond federal regulations; San Francisco Estuary Partnership releases 2022 Estuary Blueprint; Beyond PFAS to plastics: The emerging contaminant that lies ahead; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST August 2, 2022— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board meets beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include...
THIS JUST IN … Public Comment Period Opens for Additional Resubmitted Groundwater Sustainability Plans with ‘Incomplete’ Determinations Maven Breaking News August 1, 2022From the Department of Water Resources: On January 28, 2022, the Department released eight Incomplete determinations on groundwater sustainability plans...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/1: Dan Walters: Can Newsom finally win long Delta water conflict?; As our climate permanently changes, how is CA fighting aridification?; What is fossil water? Geology and renewability; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST August 1, 2022[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Dan Walters: Can Newsom finally win long Delta water conflict? “Will the fifth...
MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for August 1 Robert Shibatani Water conditions August 1, 2022Written by hydrologist Robert Shibatani With two months left in this water year (WY), California’s federal and State water systems...