California Weather Blog: California’s dry season has arrived; March toward El Niño continues in Pacific Maven Other News Item May 5, 2014From the California Weather Blog: “California’s meager rainy season of 2013-2014 experienced its last gasp in late April. Modest rainfall (and...
DWR Groundwater Report, the picture edition Maven Other News Item May 1, 2014I was preparing to print out DWR’s groundwater report, but then I realized that out of the 51 pages, most...
DWR releases report on groundwater basins with potential shortages, monitoring, gaps Maven Other News Item April 30, 2014From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released a report on groundwater showing that...
State Water Board moves to expedite use of recycled water Maven Other News Item April 30, 2014In response to the Governor’s proclamation of a Drought State of Emergency in January of this year, the State Water...
Governor Brown issues Executive Order to redouble state drought actions + reactions Maven Other News Item April 25, 2014From the Office of the Governor: “With California’s driest months ahead, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive...
California Weather Blog: Some late-season precipitation headed for California; Evolution toward El Niño continues Maven Other News Item April 21, 2014From the California Weather Blog: “Warm and dry conditions have been the rule across California over the past two weeks, with the exception of...
Kern County Water Agency, Metropolitan Water District and the State Water Contractors respond to the 5% allocation announcement Maven Other News Item April 19, 2014From the Kern County Water Agency: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced today that it will increase the...
Article to note: Court of Appeals rules in environmentalists favor over water contracts Maven Other News Item April 16, 2014From the Modesto Bee: “An appeals court said Wednesday that federal officials should have consulted wildlife agencies about potential harm...
Fish Restoration Program update: Minor Slough levee repair, Prospect Island update, and annual report available Maven Other News Item April 11, 2014From the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW), this update from...
Water in the West report: Stanford report proposes measures to head off looming groundwater crisis Maven Other News Item April 10, 2014From Stanford University’s Water in the West: “A new report by Water in the West at Stanford University calls attention...
San Joaquin River named “America’s Most Endangered” by American Rivers Maven Other News Item April 9, 2014From American Rivers: American Rivers today announced its annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®, naming California’s San Joaquin River...
DWR issues Bulletin 120 and Water Supply Index forecasts Maven Other News Item April 8, 2014From the Department of Water Resources: We’ve finished the April 1, 2014 Water Supply Index (WSI) and Bulletin 120 (B120)...
California Weather Blog: Rainy season winds down and severe drought remains; El Nino conditions developing rapidly in Tropical Pacific Maven Other News Item April 7, 2014From the California Weather Blog: “A notable amount of late-season precipitation fell throughout much of California during late March and...
California Farm Water Coalition, State Water Contractors and others react to snow survey results Maven Other News Item April 2, 2014Here are the reactions that I’ve received so far, in alphabetical order. Others will be added as I receive them:...
Website news: Follow-up on the reader survey of what I should work on next … Maven Other News Item March 25, 2014Thank you, everyone, who took the time to go and look over my to-do list and vote for what interested...
