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EDWARD RING: Comments on the “Water Quality Control Plan” for the Delta
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (500+ words) By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Water Policy Center Anyone who hasn’t spent a lifetime in this business will quickly realize that this plan is huge and hard to follow. The “plan” is a…...
Statement from the Department of the Interior — Signing of Minute 334 between the United States and Mexico on Colorado River Operations for 2027 and 2028 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK | California Water News Central
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (34+ words) From the Bureau of Reclamation: Welcome to Maven’s Notebook! Always know what’s going on in California water. Your donation keeps this coverage free and accessible. Sponsor the news source that decision-makers read every day....
DAILY DIGEST, 9/9: Trump administration tells California its key water plan is ‘unworkable’; How does El Niño impact the weather?; Hoopa Valley Tribe and CDFW announce historic fishery restoration partnership; If Colorado River compact heads to Supreme Court, ‘everybody loses,’ experts say; and more...
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (210+ words) Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a subscription. However, gift articles and open-access links are provided when available. For more open access California water news articles, explore the…...
SJV WATER: Even Kings County districts that don’t pump may have to pay for groundwater management
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (686+ words) By Monsserat Solis, SJV Water The directors of a Kings County water district didn’t like it, but they agreed to support a land assessment fee to pay for regulations to minimize the impacts of excessive groundwater pumping even though the…...
UC BERKELEY: New digital tool shows where exactly California’s water goes — and how climate change might disrupt it ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK | California Water News Central
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (266+ words) By Kara Manke, UC Berkeley To top it off, climate change is intensifying California’s already dramatic dry and wet cycles. After surviving more than a decade of severe drought, the state is now bracing for the impact of this year’s…...
BAY-DELTA PLAN: Reclamation Provides comments on California State Water Resources Control Board’s Bay-Delta Plan Update
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (211+ words) From the US Bureau of Reclamation: On Aug. 19, the State Water Board announced the release of its final draft update to the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan. The Board will consider adoption of the updated Bay-Delta Plan upon the completion…...
SCRIPPS: Study: Reservoir management system could save California $150 Million every year ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK | California Water News Central
1+ week, 4+ day ago (580+ words) By Scripps Institution of Oceanography A new study from the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego finds that improved weather and water forecasts could help California gain more value from…...
COLORADO NEWSLINE: What climate science tells us about the causes of the Colorado River crisis
2+ week, 3+ day ago (714+ words) by Chase Woodruff, Colorado Newsline Elected officials from across Colorado’s political spectrum continued a 68-year-old tradition last week when they took to the stage at the annual summer conference of the Colorado Water Congress in Steamboat Springs. First convened by…...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Arizona water use up in the air pending Nevada lawsuit
2+ week, 4+ day ago (581+ words) By Joe Duhownik, Courthouse News Service Arizona officials are unsure how negotiations will progress after Nevada sued the federal government Monday over mandatory Colorado River cuts that will reclaim up to 71% of the Silver State’s total entitlement. “We’re still evaluating…...