TOP STORIES
By DWR, 10/5/22. While the water beneath our feet is unseen and often overlooked, sustainable management of this resource is critical for long-term water supply reliability. That is why groundwater management is a key part of the Governor’s strategy to secure the future of California’s water supply.
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
By Inside Climate News, 10/6/22. The state expects to soon establish standards for urban water losses. Fixing them is cheaper than other solutions like recycling and desalination.
By California Water News Daily, 10/5/22. Municipal Water District of Orange County’s (MWDOC) Leak Detection Program has helped plug nearly a thousand hidden leaks throughout Orange County.
By the Morgan Hill Times, 10/5/22. Construction crews and Valley Water officials recently reached a “milestone” on the $576-million Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project in east Morgan Hill, with the completion of a massive concrete and “soil nail” wall next to the existing dam, according to water district staff.
WATER SUPPLY & QUALITY
By CalMatters, 10/5/22. Facing demands from the federal government, California water agencies offered today to cut back the amount of water they import from the Colorado River starting in 2023.
By the Daily Wire, 10/5/22. California’s water supplies are running dry as the state’s parched conditions are expected to continue into the winter months. Across the state, over 1,200 wells have gone dry this year, which is up 49% from the same period of time last year. In the last 30 days, 175 wells were reported as dry, which was a 33% decrease from the 30 days beforehand, per the Department of Water Resources’ Dry Well Reporting System.
CALIFORNIA WATERSHEDS
By Grist, 10/5/22. Lake Mead is America’s largest reservoir, supplying water for 25 million people across the southwest. It’s also drying up — a kind of poster child for the ongoing drought in the West. But upstream, a much larger but lesser known source of stored water is also disappearing: mountain snow.
CLIMATE & WEATHER
By PBS News Hour, 10/5/22. Drought that stretched across three continents this summer — drying out large parts of Europe, the United States and China — was made 20 times more likely by climate change, according to a new study.
By Hydro Review, 10/5/22. The California water year has begun, and with projections forecasting warmer, drier conditions, the California Department of Water Resources said it has “fresh concerns about a fourth year of extreme drought for the state.”
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES
By the Sacramento Bee, 10/6/22. Another Weed resident is suing the owner of the lumber mill linked to last month’s deadly wildfire, blasting the company for storing hot ash in a warehouse that burned to the ground.
AGENCIES, PROGRAMS, PEOPLE
By the Daily Journal, 10/5/22. A climate summit hosted by several nonprofit groups Monday in San Mateo explored acting locally in response to the global challenge of climate change.
By the Marin Independent Journal, 10/5/22. Two first-time candidates are competing to join the governing board of Marin County’s largest water supplier as it faces critical decisions on how to bolster its water supplies.
EVENTS
By the Water Education Foundation - This 3-day, 2-night excursion across the Sacramento Valley travels north from Sacramento through Oroville to Redding and Shasta Lake. Experts will talk about the history of the Sacramento River as the tour winds through riparian woodland, rice fields, wildlife refuges and nut orchards across the region.
When: October 12 – 14, 2022
The California Department of Water Resources is hosting an event centered on the impacts of climate change extremes in California. The agenda features speaker presentations and insightful panel discussions about how to build climate change resiliency in water resources and flood management. Topics will include flood management equity, ARkStorms, Forecast Informed Reservoir Operation, and the necessary innovations and partnerships to prepare for—and respond to—inevitable weather extremes. This half-day event will be held in person, with the option to view via live stream Please register to attend.
When: Oct. 17, 2022 | 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Where: CNRA Auditorium - 715 P St., Sacramento, CA 95814 & Virtual option available
The California Water Plan team will provide an overview of content present in Update 2023. Please join us at a virtual public workshop.
When: October 27, 2022 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
By the Water Education Foundation - Features engaging conversations about critical issues impacting water statewide and across the West revolving around this year’s theme: Rethinking Water in the West.
When: October 27, 2022 | 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Where: The Westin Sacramento
ACWA conferences are the premier destination for water industry professionals to learn and connect. Program offerings include statewide issue forums, roundtable talks, and region discussions along with sessions covering a wide range of topics including water management, innovation, public communication, affordable drinking water, energy, finance, federal forum, and more.
When: Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, 2022
Where: Renaissance Esmeralda and Hyatt Regency in Indian Wells, CA
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