TOP STORIES
Los Angeles Times, 3/11/2022 - The start of this year has been the driest in California’s history. With the severe drought now in a third year, the state faces depleted reservoirs, a meager snowpack in the Sierra Nevada and a worsening water shortage on the Colorado River.
KCRA 3, 3/10/2022 - The last time Sacramento saw measurable rainfall was Jan. 7 – that is more than two months ago – and a sign of California's ongoing drought. Officials say this January, February and March, so far, have been the driest months in California history. That is why local and state leaders want all of us to conserve water right now.
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
Water Foundation, 3/10/2022 - Having started 2022 with the driest January and February on record, California is bracing for a third year of drought, creating massive hardship for underserved communities, farmers, and nature. The drought pressures government officials to more precisely manage year-to-year water supply. Policymakers are on the cusp of taking a major step toward modernizing California’s water reporting system.
WATER SUPPLY & QUALITY
CNN, 3/10/2022 - The West is far from the only region experiencing remarkably dry weather so far this year. According to Thursday's report from the US Drought Monitor, more than 61% of the contiguous US is in some classification of drought.
CLIMATE & WEATHER
Capitol Weekly, 3/11/2022 - In California, the climate crisis is worsening drought conditions. As a result, the federal Bureau of Reclamation has cut 2022 water supply allocations for Central Valley Project contractors.
The Sacramento Bee, 3/10/2022 - Downtown Sacramento is breaking records on both sides of the precipitation spectrum as it will reach a dry streak of 61 days without rain at the end of Wednesday, after having had a record-breaking storm in October. And it’s not looking great for Northern California’s drought conditions. “California has always had a very volatile precipitation history,” said Claudia Faunt, a hydrologist with the California Water Science Center.
CALIFORNIA WATERSHEDS
Verve Times, 3/11/2022 - One of the important functions of a river is to remove some of the pollution that can end up in the water, like lawn fertilizers and harmful bacteria, before that water reaches sensitive downstream ecosystems such as estuaries and oceans. Research from the University of New Hampshire found that watershed size plays a major role in a river network’s ability to do this work. The findings further the understanding of which estuaries and coastal areas will be more impacted by human development in their watersheds and also casts a light on the intricacies of the global carbon cycle.
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES
The Sacramento Bee, 3/10/2022 - The federal government on Thursday will begin accepting applications for a newly created commission designed to shape the nation’s management of wildland fires. The Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission is seeking potential members with expertise in wildland fire prevention, federal officials say, and hopes to assemble a diverse collection of people from rural, urban and suburban communities.
AGENCIES, PROGRAMS, PEOPLE
CalEPA, 3/10/2022 - The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) announced today that $4 million in grants have been awarded to nonprofit organizations and federally recognized tribal governments for 84 environmental justice projects across the state.
EVENTS
Agenda includes the Big Notch Project,Water Storage Investment Program, and the Six-Year Drought Workplan.
Start: Wed 16 Mar 2022, 9:30 AM
End: Wed 16 Mar 2022, 1:30 PM
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