DAILY DIGEST, 5/21: As California beaches reopen, seawall construction becomes legislative battleground; Tiny bugs can clean Valley drinking water but at what price?; Less water could sustain more Californians if we make every drop count; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST May 21, 2020ONLINE COURSE: Introduction to Groundwater, Watersheds, and Groundwater Sustainability Plans begins at 9am. This is the first of a six...
THIS JUST IN … Lawsuit Challenges Federal Water Contracts That Imperil Delta, Fish, Wildlife Maven Breaking News May 20, 2020Press release from the Center for Biological Diversity, Restore the Delta, and the Planning and Conservation League: Three environmental groups...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/20: Trump EPA’s targeting of San Francisco pollution may bring investigation; Even in dry year, Valley farmers see a bump in water allocation; Court of Appeal rules in Delta water rights case; Trump uses virus to permanently suspend rules on industry; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST May 20, 2020ONLINE MEETING: The California Water Commission will meet beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include Contra Costa Water District’s request for...
THIS JUST IN … Reclamation updates 2020 Central Valley Project water allocations Maven Breaking News May 19, 2020From the Bureau of Reclamation: Following spring storms, the Bureau of Reclamation today issued updated allocations for Central Valley Project...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/19: What does drought mean for endangered California salmon?; ACWA urges Newsom, Bernhardt to complete voluntary agreements; Judge rejects Trump administration attempt to toss endangered species lawsuit; The 12 most beautiful rivers in the US; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST May 19, 2020LEG HEARING: The Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water will hold a hearing beginning at 9am. Click here for...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/18: After rolling out $19bil in cuts, Calif. seeks funds for Trump water lawsuit; Flights into the stratosphere study changes to atmospheric rivers; Legislation to speed Anderson Dam project passes committee; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST May 18, 2020WEBINAR: Hydrology in the Supercomputing Age: How Computational Advances Have Revolutionized Our Field, and What Big Data and Massively Parallel...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Marchlike storm could be last of the season; Dan Walters on the state budget; Temporary restraining order sought to restore water flows to Klamath River; Questions simmer about Lake Powell’s future; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST May 17, 2020 Marchlike storm could be last of the season to bring needed rain, sierra snow to California: “California will see...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/15: Will better groundwater management end subsidence, dry drinking water wells?; Politics, short memories are choking Calif.’s water wars; Newsom proposes huge cuts to California environmental programs in latest budget; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST May 15, 2020FREE Webinar: COVID-19’s Financial Impact on Water Utilities from 10am to 11:30am. Click here for more information and to register....
THIS JUST IN … Lawsuit Filed Against Long Term Water Transfer Program Maven Breaking News May 14, 2020Press release from AquAlliance: AquAlliance filed a lawsuit in federal District Court against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) and...
AFTERNOON NEWS FLASH … Governor Newsom submits May revision budget proposal to Legislature Maven Other News Item May 14, 2020From the Office of the Governor: In the face of a global health crisis that has triggered a global financial...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/14: Scott Dam removal part of Potter Valley coalition’s proposal; Delta advocates see hope in the last option remaining: the law; Groundwater recharge needs to be data driven; Clean Water for All Act introduced to block implementation of new WOTUS rule; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST May 14, 2020LEG HEARING: The Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife will meet beginning at 10am. The Committee will hear bills...
THIS JUST IN … Local coalition advances plan for Potter Valley Project that includes removal of Scott Dam Maven Breaking News May 13, 2020Two-Basin Solution for water users in Russian and Eel River Basins includes removing Scott Dam, upgrading water diversion structures, and...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/13: Delta tunnel advisory committee working through pandemic; Coalition urges Congress to fund critical water needs amid pandemic; Reactions to preliminary injunction; Drought, water shortages return to much of state; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST May 13, 2020ONLINE MEETING: Healthy Watersheds Partnership from 9:30am to 11:30am. Agenda items include a HWP Portal Webpage Update and a Watershed Assessment...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/12: Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s California water plan; LAO Report looks at pandemic’s effect on the CA economy; Will drip replace overhead irrigation in farm fields?; Climate models got hotter. Why they might be overshooting; and more … Maven DAILY DIGEST May 12, 2020FREE WEBINAR: Groundwater Sustainability Plans: What We Now Know and What is Yet to be Learned from 11am to 12pm. ...
THIS JUST IN … Attorney General Becerra Secures Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Over Failure to Protect California’s Ecosystems Maven Breaking News May 12, 2020From the Office of the Attorney General: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today issued the following statement in response to...