TOP STORIES
Los Angeles Times, 6/15/22 - The governor of California stood in a patch of dry brown grass as he made his proclamation: “We’re in a new era. The idea of your nice little green grass getting lots of water every day — that’s going to be a thing of the past,” he said. “We’re in a historic drought, and that demands unprecedented action.”
But it wasn’t Gavin Newsom speaking — it was the state’s previous governor, Jerry Brown, and the year was 2015.
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
Los Angeles Times, 6/14/22 - As the West endures another year of unrelenting drought worsened by climate change, the Colorado River’s reservoirs have declined so low that major water cuts will be necessary next year to reduce risks of supplies reaching perilously low levels, a top federal water official said Tuesday.
FOX40, 6/14/22 - As the drought continues into the warmer months, farmers are looking for ways to help conserve water while still trying to keep their businesses afloat. One Yolo County grower has found a way to do that using a water monitoring tool that was developed at UC Davis.
WATER SUPPLY & QUALITY
KSBW 8, 6/15/22 - The California State Water Resources Control Board has granted Santa Cruz an exemption from newly approved emergency water use restrictions, the city announced Wednesday. According to the city's water department, existing conservation measures exceed the goals required under stage 2 of the state's Water Shortage Contingency Plan.
Sacramento Bee, 6/15/22 - As California’s drought persists, so do water-related questions from Sacramento residents. A Reddit user Monday asked the r/Sacramento forum if Sacramento County is still requiring residents to water their lawn after they said a neighbor asked them to do so. The Reddit user said they plan to install a “water saving alternative” but their lawn needs to brown first.
San Joaquin Valley Water, 6/14/22 - Water has been flowing down the San Joaquin River since the beginning of April. But, ironically, late spring rains could halt the flow. The water coming out of Millerton Lake just above Fresno is flowing because of a contract within California’s complicated water rights system.
CLIMATE & WEATHER
San Francisco Chronicle, 6/15/22 - Summer officially begins next week — and in California, it may be a cruel one. Even with the upheaval of the pandemic mostly behind us, the menace of drought and rising temperatures is threatening to derail the return to normal.
Inside Climate News, 6/14/22 - Millions of Americans are facing “severe to extreme drought” conditions, made worse by “dangerous heat” that pummeled much of the West over the weekend and into Tuesday, federal officials are warning. It’s the latest sign that climate change is exacerbating a megadrought that has gripped nearly half of the country for two decades and continues to take a toll on the economic and public health of residents.
CALIFORNIA WATERSHEDS
The Washington Post, 6/15/22 - The Environmental Protection Agency warned Wednesday that a group of human-made chemicals found in the drinking water, cosmetics and food packaging used by millions of Americans poses a greater danger to human health than regulators previously thought.
KCRA, 6/15/22 - Conservationists are concerned about winter-run Chinook salmon as the population continues to dwindle in lingering drought years. This past winter marked the third in a row with below-average rainfall and snowfall in many spots, leading to lower water levels in major rivers.
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES
Associated Press, 6/14/22 - The Western U.S. on Monday marked another day of hot, dry and windy weather as crews from California to New Mexico battled wildfires that had forced hundreds of people to leave their homes.
Yahoo! News, 6/14/22 - The so-called Sheep Fire, which erupted on Saturday (June 11) evening in the Angeles National Forest, had burned across some 990 acres of brush and vegetation as of Monday afternoon. The area has been left parched by an ongoing drought plaguing California and much of the U.S. Southwest.
AGENCIES, PROGRAMS, PEOPLE
San Diego Business Journal, 6/13/22 - Two dozen members of the San Diego County Water Authority, a wholesale water supplier in the county, will be collecting more than $10 million as part of a successful litigation against the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. A total of $90.7 million has now been collected by water agencies from Carlsbad to Yuima in Pauma Valley through the SDCWA’s successful rate litigation.
EVENTS
DWR will host three hybrid public workshops on the Riverine Stewardship Program: San Joaquin Fish Population Enhancement Program (SJFPEP) & Urban Streams Restoration Program (USRP) Grants Final Guidelines and Proposal Solicitation Package (PSP).
When: June 15 | 1 - 3 p.m.
Where: 715 P St., Sacramento, CA 95814
DWR will host three hybrid public workshops on the Riverine Stewardship Program: San Joaquin Fish Population Enhancement Program (SJFPEP) & Urban Streams Restoration Program (USRP) Grants Final Guidelines and Proposal Solicitation Package (PSP).
When: June 17 | 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Where: 26800 Mulholland Hwy, Calabasas, CA, 91302
The next Tribal Water Summit Planning Team meeting to be held over Microsoft TEAMS on June 20, 2022 from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
By the California Extreme Precipitation Symposium - The American River has been a focus of several past Symposiums due to the potential high flood risk to the Sacramento area located at its confluence with the Sacramento River. It has been 36 years since the February 1986 flood which resulted in the creation of the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency. Also it has been 25 years since the January 1997 flood. We are looking back at past historic floods, examining what has been done to manage flood risk, and thinking about future flood risk in a climate change world.
When: June 21 | 8:30 a.m. - 4:25 p.m.
Where: Lake Natoma Inn, 702 Gold Lake Drive, Folsom, CA & Virtual Option
The third meeting of the California Water Plan Update 2023 Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) will be a hybrid meeting. The third meeting of the California Water Plan Update 2023 Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) will be a hybrid meeting
When: June 28 | 1 - 3:30 p.m.
Where: 715 P Street, Sacramento, CA, 95814 & Virtual Option
By the California Water Boards - The California Water Boards' Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) and the California Water Quality Monitoring Council are hosting the Seventh Annual Water Data Science Symposium on June 28-30, 2022. This is a free, annual event that aims to enhance how water quality monitoring generates and uses meaningful data to inform equitable water quality management decisions. This year's event is also the kickoff to the 5 CA Water Data Challenge!
June 28-29 | 9 a.m.
Join the California Department of Water Resources and Project WET for a special workshop for educators working with grade 3 through 12 students on climate change and its impact on California’s water resources.
When: July 28, 2022 | 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: Grasslands Environmental Education Center 18110 Henry Miller Road, Los Banos, CA, 93635
Register Here
By the California Data Collaborative - This August, the CaDC will return in-person host its 7th Annual CA Water Data Summit! Bringing together individuals from water agencies, research teams, and other areas of the water sector, the CA Water Data Summit aims to encourage collaboration and provide opportunities for members of different organizations to interact and engage with new ideas and approaches to water data.
When: August 17-18, 2022
Where: UC Irvine, CA
Join us for our 30 Year Anniversary to celebrate how GRA was built to last, and "Built for Change". This year’s event will include Individual, Panel and Poster Presentations as well as Technical Workshops that cover the following subject areas: Water Resources Exploration and Development; Groundwater Management; Contaminant Assessment and Remediation; Unique Challenges and New Opportunities
When: Sep. 19 - 21, 2022 | 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Where: Sacramento Convention Center & Hyatt Regency & Virtual Option
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