LATEST NEWS

All the latest California water news gathered from around the web, from news articles and commentary to press releases and announcements.

THIS JUST IN … Extremely dry conditions prompt restrictions for some water right holders on the Russian River

Maven

Breaking News

May 26, 2021

Low flows are a threat to drinking water supplies, endangered fish From the State Water Board: With drought conditions resulting...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/26: As drought worsens, tensions erupt over control of SoCal’s largest water supplier; ‘Disaster fatigue’ could impede drought efforts; CEO speaks to water quality concerns over Idaho-Maryland mine; As water flowed through the Kern River, court finds Bakersfield violated agreement; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 26, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Delta Conservancy Board meets from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items include...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/25: Will declaring the Delta smelt extinct solve CA’s water woes?; The sinking Central Valley town; Water futures made easy; Irrigators set up encampment next to Klamath Project headgates; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 25, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: 2021 Kern County Water Summit from 8am to 1:15pm. Keynote speaker is...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/24: What’s causing California’s drought?; Disadvantaged unincorporated communities and the struggle for water justice in CA; Report: Water bill assistance programs leave out deserving customers; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 24, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Drinking Water For Schools Round 2 Grant Program from 10am to...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Disappearing Lake Oroville forces 130 houseboats to be pulled from the water; Serious fish kill consumes the Klamath River; Group urges continued access to Liberty Island Ecological Reserve; Despite drought, Monterey County growers have enough water; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 23, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Disappearing Lake Oroville forces 130 houseboats to be pulled from the water...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/21: Money for water debt may be available but can CA get it to those in need?; Delta Counties Coalition goes to bat for the Delta Independent Science Board; Natural Resources Undersecretary talks about multi-benefit infrastructure investments; Congress’s stealth water infrastructure deal; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 21, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC HEARING/MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council Lookout Slough Appeal; Regular monthly meeting beginning at...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/20: State plans $30 million drought barrier to stop saltwater intrusion into Delta; CA reps takes aim at state’s water policies on Capitol Hill; Survival of migrating juvenile salmon depends on stream flow thresholds; Klamath Water Users Association urges a stop to unacceptable behaviors; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 20, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FUNDING: California Financing Coordinating Committee 2021 Virtual Funding Fair from 9am to 3pm. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/19: MID, TID join SF lawsuit over Tuolumne River flows; AEM surveys to assist groundwater management; Irrigation districts look to transfers as water dwindles; Testing and treating microplastics in water face challenges; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 19, 2021

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

DAILY DIGEST, 5/18: CA farmers facing drought are choosing empty fields; Ranchers restoring grasslands to build water reserves; Wastewater feeding harmful algae blooms off of SoCal’s coast; AZ lawmakers float idea of piping water from the Mississippi River; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 18, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Climate Adaptation and Interdependencies from 9am to 10:30am. Climate change poses...

NOTICE: Water Quality Certification Application Filed for the 2021 Emergency Drought Salinity Barrier Project

Maven

Breaking News

May 17, 2021

The California Department of Water Resources has filed an application for water quality certification with the State Water Resources Control...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/17: Relentless droughts strain farming town; Budget revision puts surplus to good use for agriculture; Could trading water on the stock market actually be good for the environment?; Klamath Tribes rally to defend their water and fish; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 17, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … RECLAIM THE SIERRA WORKSHOP: How Informed Assessment Impacts Appraisal & Liability from 11am...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: San Francisco sues state over bid to restrict its Sierra water supplies; State plans to order drought restrictions, but it doesn’t have good water data to do it; Protesters ask irrigation district to open Klamath canal, defy Reclamation; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 16, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … San Francisco sues state over bid to restrict its Sierra water supplies...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/14: LAO Report: What can we learn from the last major drought?; La Nina gone, but may return next winter; Earthquake risk and the Delta; Hoopa Tribe: Biden Admin revives Trump assault on tribal water rights; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 14, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE CONFERENCE: Localizing California Waters: Building Community Resilience Through Collaboration from 9am to...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/13: Fears of a massive salmon die-off this summer in Sacramento River; The Institutional Dimensions of Groundwater Recharge: A Special Collection; States ask Biden to trash Trump-era Clean Water Act change; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 13, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: The Sacramento River Levee Setback: Floodplain Rehabilitation Design to Enhance Ecologic...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/12: Sierra snowpack gone already, adding to drought and fire worries; State agencies, NGOs partner on groundwater accounting platform; Editorial: Newsom — end water wars for state and Stanislaus fish and farmers; 3 enviro groups take 3 positions on Poseidon desal plant; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 12, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … DWR Water Wednesday: California’s Human Right to Water from 1pm to 1:30pm. In 2012,...

1 … 38 39 40 41 42 … 204

THIS JUST IN … Extremely dry conditions prompt restrictions for some water right holders on the Russian River

DAILY DIGEST, 5/25: Will declaring the Delta smelt extinct solve CA’s water woes?; The sinking Central Valley town; Water futures made easy; Irrigators set up encampment next to Klamath Project headgates; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 5/24: What’s causing California’s drought?; Disadvantaged unincorporated communities and the struggle for water justice in CA; Report: Water bill assistance programs leave out deserving customers; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Disappearing Lake Oroville forces 130 houseboats to be pulled from the water; Serious fish kill consumes the Klamath River; Group urges continued access to Liberty Island Ecological Reserve; Despite drought, Monterey County growers have enough water; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 5/19: MID, TID join SF lawsuit over Tuolumne River flows; AEM surveys to assist groundwater management; Irrigation districts look to transfers as water dwindles; Testing and treating microplastics in water face challenges; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 5/18: CA farmers facing drought are choosing empty fields; Ranchers restoring grasslands to build water reserves; Wastewater feeding harmful algae blooms off of SoCal’s coast; AZ lawmakers float idea of piping water from the Mississippi River; and more …

NOTICE: Water Quality Certification Application Filed for the 2021 Emergency Drought Salinity Barrier Project

DAILY DIGEST, 5/17: Relentless droughts strain farming town; Budget revision puts surplus to good use for agriculture; Could trading water on the stock market actually be good for the environment?; Klamath Tribes rally to defend their water and fish; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: San Francisco sues state over bid to restrict its Sierra water supplies; State plans to order drought restrictions, but it doesn’t have good water data to do it; Protesters ask irrigation district to open Klamath canal, defy Reclamation; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 5/14: LAO Report: What can we learn from the last major drought?; La Nina gone, but may return next winter; Earthquake risk and the Delta; Hoopa Tribe: Biden Admin revives Trump assault on tribal water rights; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 5/13: Fears of a massive salmon die-off this summer in Sacramento River; The Institutional Dimensions of Groundwater Recharge: A Special Collection; States ask Biden to trash Trump-era Clean Water Act change; and more …

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: How much habitat restoration has occurred in the Delta and Suisun Marsh since 2007?

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: The role of water quality in salmon predation

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for December 1

KAMYAR GUIVETCHI: Managing Water Resources for Sustainability & Resilience

DAILY DIGEST, 12/9: Friday

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 12/5: Sacramento River winter-run salmon face worst year ever; These Imperial Valley farmers want to pay more for their Colorado River water; Desal offers only partial solution to growing drought; Waves of precipitation keep coming for West Coast; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: More unsettled weather takes aim at West Coast; Cal Am desal plant faces tough road ahead to meet Coastal Commission conditions; Interview with outgoing Westlands longtime GM Birmingham; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 12/2: State kicks off water year with anticipated 5% allocation; Another storm this weekend; If you build it, do they come? Measuring results of the Water Forum’s habitat projects on the Lower American River; What’s next for Cal Am’s desalination plant?; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 4-9:

NOTICE of lifting of curtailments under standard water right Term 91

ANNOUNCEMENT: Coming Soon: The Delta Residents Survey

NOTICE of 180-Day Temporary Permit Applications in Imperial County

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

NOTICE: December 6 Weekly Update – Temporary Suspension of Curtailments in the Delta Watershed

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: CDFW Announces $200 Million in New Grant Funding Under Drought, Climate and Nature-Based Solutions

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Watershed Remediation and Enhancement Grants to Address Impacts from Cannabis Cultivation