Sierra Sun Times, 4/24/22 - As California faces the driest stretch the West Coast has seen in 1,200 years, the Senate took action last Thursday and approved historic water conservation standards, moving the state closer to achieving water efficiency as a way of life. SB 1157, authored by Senate Majority Leader Emeritus Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys), aligns California’s indoor water use standards with recommendations from the State Department of Water Resources (DWR) and State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) based on years of data they collected.
Turlock Journal, 4/22/22 - Governor Gavin Newsom spoke to farmers all across the state with current and future plans to address the ongoing drought in California at Lake Oroville this week. He touted $5 billion in investments already committed to support drought response now and build water resilience for the future, and $22.5 million in additional funding for drought response, including $8.25 million to increase water conservation outreach and education.
The University of Utah, 4/25/22 - For ranching communities on the east side of the Baja California Peninsula, groundwater springs are their primary source of freshwater. The economic livelihoods of roughly 4,000 people, who call themselves Choyeros, are closely tied to the springs and to wells, which provide water for their families and their livestock.
FOX 40 Sacramento, 4/24/22 - The latest Spring snowstorms helped increase California’s water supply and lake levels, but the Golden State continues to face drought conditions. April’s wet weather in northern California have increased water levels at lakes like Folsom Lake. “The particular storm of this week increased the rain and snow over northern California by about 5-10 percent,” said Meteorologist and forecaster Jim Mathews with the National Weather Service.
San Francisco Chronicle, 4/24/22 - The recent storm that brought wet weather to the Bay Area last week dumped an “impressive” amount of snow on the Sierra Nevada for the month of April, said the National Weather Service. The storm dumped 31.1 inches of snow, increasing April’s snowfall total to 76 inches — “almost double what we received January through March,” the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab tweeted Friday. Snowfall totals also slightly increased California’s snowpack in the last week to 35% of average as of Friday — up from 28% of average on April 15, according to the California Department of Water Resources.
The Mercury News, 4/23/22 - After the driest January, February and March in Northern California’s recorded history back to 1849, rains this past week finally brought some relief — and real benefits — across the Bay Area and other parts of the state. But the wet weather was kind of like receiving wrinkle cream for your birthday, experts said Friday. Better than nothing. But not enough to celebrate.
Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, 4/22/22 - Today on Earth Day, Governor Gavin Newsom joined the groundbreaking of the world’s largest wildlife overpass, the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, which will provide a vital bridge for mountain lions and other Santa Monica Mountain wildlife to roam safely between two large areas of habitat. The state today also announced the launch of strategies to achieve California’s first-in-the-nation 30×30 conservation goal and better manage our natural and working lands to combat climate change and protect our communities and ecosystems.
CBS KPIX 5 Bay Area, 4/24/22 - While April’s rain showers certainly helped bring up Bay Area rainfall totals, they won’t be enough to stave off the state’s third year of drought, and that means round of strict city-level restrictions.
Ocean salt intrusion during drought is an increasingly serious problem for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, as droughts in California become more severe and prolonged. Salinity intrusion can degrade the quality of water for agricultural, municipal, and industrial use in the Delta and around the State. To advance conversations about management options to address these challenges, the Delta Science Program is convening a series of workshops focused on salinity management in the Delta.
Join an informational meeting to review the requirements for the preliminary Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessments due June 1, 2022 per Governor Newsom’s March 28, 2022 Executive Order N-7-22 (EO N-7-22).
ACWA conferences are the premier destination for water industry professionals to learn and connect. Program offerings include Statewide Issue Forums, Town Hall discussions, Region Programs and sessions covering a wide range of topics including groundwater management, water rates issues, crisis communications, affordable drinking water issues, municipal finance, and more.
The SGMA Tribal Advisory Group will meet quarterly in 2022, to keep open engagement between the SGMP and Tribal Advisory Group members. These meetings are specifically for Tribal Government Leaders, Tribal Representatives, and other Tribal Environmental and Cultural Resources Staff.
The California Financing Coordination Committee (CFCC) conducts free funding fairs statewide each year to educate the public and offer potential customers the opportunity to meet with financial representatives from each agency to learn more about their available funding.
The California Financing Coordination Committee (CFCC) conducts free funding fairs statewide each year to educate the public and offer potential customers the opportunity to meet with financial representatives from each agency to learn more about their available funding.
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