California Department of Water Resources, 5/16/2024 - Today, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) released a benefit-cost analysis for the Delta Conveyance Project that finds the infrastructure modernization project would create billions of dollars in benefits for California communities, including reliable water supplies, climate change adaptation, earthquake preparedness and improved water quality.
Daily Republic, 5/15/2024 - The Solano County supervisors on Tuesday vacated a section of Liberty Island Road as part of the multi-benefit Lookout Slough Tidal Habitat Restoration Project. The primary benefits are as tidal wetlands and flood protection. Some public access will be available for kayakers and canoers.
Monterey County Now, 5/15/2024 - On May 9, staff from the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency presented its board a long-awaited study about the so-called Deep Aquifers, which have been increasingly mined in recent years as seawater intrusion marches inland toward the city of Salinas.
The problem is, those aquifers – which in the report are defined as being below a layer of clay separating them from the 400-foot deep aquifer – aren’t recharging.
ABC10, 5/15/2024 - Caltrans is constructing a device to capture trash and debris from stormwater runoff before the water makes its way to the Tuolumne River.
All the stormwater from the 23-acre area along Highway 99 from 7th Street to Zeff Road, including the Crows Landing interchange, gets pumped into a ditch leading to the culvert at Zeff Road. Then, it goes to the Tuolumne River.
San Francisco Chronicle, 5/16/2024 - On May 6, updated and stronger national air quality standards went into effect from the Environmental Protection Agency for fine particulate matter pollution. Based on 2020-2022 data, half of California’s counties fail to comply with the new standards.
Los Angeles Times, 5/16/2024 - California regulators have decided to ban fishing for chinook salmon on the state’s rivers for a second year in a row, in effort to help the species recover from major population declines.
The unanimous vote by the California Fish and Game Commission on Wednesday follows a similar decision last month to prohibit salmon fishing along the California coast this year.
WBUR, 5/15/2024 -Kern County, California, is undergoing one of the fastest energy transitions in the nation. The area's famous oil industry is in decline due to falling revenues and the state's aggressive climate action. Now, they are betting big on a new and untested technology — carbon capture.
Los Angeles Times, 5/16/2024 - A lush green patch of land is emerging within a vast burn scar seared by wildfires north of Lake Tahoe. L.A. Times environmental reporter Alex Wigglesworth told Lisa McRee about the ingenious plan behind this area’s comeback thanks to a system of creeks, ponds and web-like canals engineered by beavers.
KCRA (Concow), 5/15/2024 - Crews are gaining control over a vegetation fire in Butte County that originally prompted evacuation orders. The Butte County Sheriff's Office initially issued an evacuation order for residents, but on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m., that order was reduced to an evacuation warning.
Maven’s Notebook, 5/16/2024 - Salmon fishing banned on CA rivers for 2nd year; Water rights enforcement in CA; Groundwater study in Monterey County cause for alarm; Where Colorado River negotiations stand right now; and more…
The California Financing Coordinating 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. CFCC members facilitate and expedite the completion of various types of infrastructure projects by helping customers combine the resources of different agencies.
The Department of Water Resources (DWR), in partnership with California State Association of Counties (CSAC), is convening a new series of virtual roundtable-style gatherings for county staff who are responsible for the planning and implementation of SB 552 of 2021 (Hertzberg). This series is scheduled in response to feedback DWR received from counties in 2023 at the end of the collaborative development of the County Drought Resilience Planning Guidebook, where counties emphasized the benefits and values of sharing information and practices.
California Water Efficiency Partnership - Peer to Peer is CalWEP’s flagship annual event bringing together California’s water use efficiency community to connect, collaborate, and grow. Attendees spend two days learning through sessions that range in topics and format - from interactive round table discussions, to trainings, to presentations. Peer to Peer has grown to become the go-to event for the water efficiency industry.
Join the Department of Water Resources for the Drought Resilience Interagency & Partners (DRIP) Collaborative meetings. Members of the public will be able to observe each meeting and provide public comments in-person at the meeting location or remotely.
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