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May 19, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The Notice of Public Meeting and Release of Preliminary Changes to Drought Emergency...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/18: Farmers across state face new water cuts; Governor Newsom highlights state and local action to combat drought; Sites Reservoir: Does drought-prone California need another reservoir?; Ridgecrest: Groundwater Authority begins plan to import water; and more …

May 18, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Water Commission will meet beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include consideration...

WEEKLY UPDATE on Curtailment Status of Water Rights and Claims in the Delta Watershed

May 18, 2022

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

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: FINAL 2022 IRWM Grant Program Guidelines and Proposal Solicitation Package for the Proposition 1 – Round 2 IRWM Implementation Grant

Funding opportunities

May 18, 2022

From the Department of Water Resources: DWR us pleased to announce the release of the FINAL 2022 IRWM Grant Program...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/17: PPIC policy brief: Tracking where water goes in a changing Delta; Hydropower’s future is clouded by droughts, floods and climate change; Court case to decide fate of Long Valley in rural Mono County; Federal cybersecurity agency seeks $80m to better protect water systems; and more …

May 17, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 8am to 3pm. Agenda items include Discussion...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE: With the deadline looming for the GSPs deemed incomplete, the State Water Board prepares for possible intervention

Meetings

May 17, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In January of 2022, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) released their assessments of the groundwater sustainability plans for...

NOTICE: Notice Of Petition For Temporary Change Involving The Proposed Transfer From Carmichael Water District To Santa Clara Valley Water District And Various State Water Project Contractors

May 17, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Notice is hereby given that on May 10, 2022, the Carmichael Water District filed...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Certification of Consistency Filed for North Delta Fish Conservation Bank

May 17, 2022

From the Delta Stewardship Council: The following certification of consistency with the Delta Plan for a covered action has been...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/16: How California can survive another historic drought; San Luis Obispo County cities, towns call for cutbacks as drought worsens; The Southwest’s drought and fires are a window to our climate change future; 1 in 6 Americans live in areas with significant wildfire risk; and more …

May 16, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: LiDAR Derived Products Stakeholder from 9am to 12pm. The California Water Data...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Water usage is up, but officials focused on wrong problem, say advocates; Drought could mean ‘devastation across the board’ for fowl on Pacific Flyway; Newsom’s proposed budget includes funding for drought; Cal Am not fazed by rejection of SoCal desal project; and more …

May 15, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California is in a water crisis, yet usage is way up. Officials...

State Water Board releases draft emergency water conservation regulation

May 14, 2022

Regulation would boost water savings starting in June From the State Water Resources Control Board: With intensifying drought causing the driest...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for May 8-13: Farmers’ perspectives of SGMA implementation; Delta science update; Huntington Beach desal rejected; Urban water use up 19%; and more …

WEEKLY DIGEST

May 13, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 5/13: Coastal Commission unanimously rejects Huntington Beach desal plant; Drought update: April showers bring … little relief; The good, bad and insipid in CA’s water conservation graphics; Lake Powell’s drought is part of a growing threat to hydropower everywhere; and more …

May 13, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Special section: California Coastal Commission unanimously rejects Huntington Beach desalination plant A salty dispute: California Coastal Commission unanimously...

SCIENCE STORIES: Hide and Seq: Environmental DNA sequencing to monitor species in the San Francisco Estuary