land subsidence – MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

November 18, 2021

At the September meeting of the California Water Commission, Daniel Whisman, principal engineer and program manager for DWR’s California Aqueduct...

GSA SUMMIT: Setting Sustainable Management Criteria: It’s easy, isn’t it?

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Best of the Notebook

July 22, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] The details of how a groundwater sustainability plan will be implemented are defined by the setting of sustainable management...

THIS JUST IN … Feinstein Introduces Bill to Restore San Joaquin Valley Canals, Improve Water Supply

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Breaking News

May 21, 2020

From Senator Dianne Feinstein’s office: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today introduced the Restoration of Essential Conveyance Act, a bill to...

METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT: Subsidence of the California Aqueduct in the San Joaquin Valley

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Meetings

February 19, 2020

Plus a brief update on the voluntary agreements, and good news on the Colorado River Recently, the Department of Water...

THIS JUST IN … Survey Shows Areas of Land Subsidence in the Sacramento Valley

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Breaking News

January 29, 2019

Data shows most of the valley has experienced little to no subsidence over the past nine years, with some exceptions...

STATE WATER PROJECT UPDATE: Oroville spillways construction overview, subsidence along the California Aqueduct; DWR’s GHG reduction plan

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Meetings

November 21, 2017

The nine-member California Water Commission has been given a number of responsibilities as dictated by the California Water Code; one...

THIS JUST IN … NASA Report: San Joaquin Valley Land Continues to Sink

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Breaking News

February 8, 2017

Groundwater Pumping Causes Subsidence, Damages Water Infrastructure From the Department of Water Resources: New NASA radar satellite maps prepared for...

Groundwater pumping and subsidence in the Central Valley

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Best of the Notebook

September 24, 2014

It’s been called the largest alteration of the earth’s surface. In the San Joaquin Valley, since the 1920s, farmers have...

In her own words: USGS hydrologist discusses subsidence in the Central Valley

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Best of the Notebook

November 22, 2013

Groundwater withdrawals in the Central Valley have caused a 1200-square mile subsidence bowl that is affecting water conveyance and flood...

Phil Isenberg on the USGS Report: “Cutbacks in surface water deliveries because of drought or environmental concerns cannot sustainably be replaced or exceeded by continual groundwater extractions”

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Uncategorized

November 21, 2013

Phil Isenberg, Chair of the Delta Stewardship Council, issued the following statement regarding the release of the USGS’s latest report...

Press release: New USGS study: Renewed land subsidence poses risk to water infrastructure in California’s San Joaquin Valley

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Other News Item

November 21, 2013

From USGS: “Extensive groundwater pumping from San Joaquin Valley aquifers is increasing the rate of land subsidence, or sinking. This...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on the California Aqueduct Subsidence Program

GSA SUMMIT: Setting Sustainable Management Criteria: It’s easy, isn’t it?

THIS JUST IN … Feinstein Introduces Bill to Restore San Joaquin Valley Canals, Improve Water Supply

METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT: Subsidence of the California Aqueduct in the San Joaquin Valley

THIS JUST IN … Survey Shows Areas of Land Subsidence in the Sacramento Valley

STATE WATER PROJECT UPDATE: Oroville spillways construction overview, subsidence along the California Aqueduct; DWR’s GHG reduction plan

THIS JUST IN … NASA Report: San Joaquin Valley Land Continues to Sink

Groundwater pumping and subsidence in the Central Valley

In her own words: USGS hydrologist discusses subsidence in the Central Valley

Phil Isenberg on the USGS Report: “Cutbacks in surface water deliveries because of drought or environmental concerns cannot sustainably be replaced or exceeded by continual groundwater extractions”

Press release: New USGS study: Renewed land subsidence poses risk to water infrastructure in California’s San Joaquin Valley

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