TOP STORIES
SFGate, 10/6/2024 - California’s enormous Klamath Dam removal project, the likes of which has never been seen on Earth, is now complete — and “ahead of schedule and on budget,” no less.
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
LAist, 10/7/2024 - Water recycling — once dubbed “toilet-to-tap” by naysayers — has officially entered a new era in California. This month, statewide regulations for what’s technically called “direct potable reuse” went into effect. The rules allow wastewater — yes, the water that goes down the drain or is flushed down the toilet — to be treated to drinkable standards then distributed directly to homes and businesses.
SJV Water, 10/4/2024 - Land owners can now officially submit proposals to Madera County to convert their ag land to less water intensive uses under a new program adopted by the Board of Supervisors Tuesday using $10 million in state funds.
WATER SUPPLY & QUALITY
KRCR, 10/4/2024 - The California Conservation Corps worked on the Park Fire burn scar area on Friday morning, beginning a project aimed at stopping toxins from getting into the lakes and creeks.
Department of Water Resources, 10/4/2024 - Lake Oroville is at 777 feet elevation and storage is approximately 1.86 million acre-feet (MAF), which is 54 percent of its total capacity and 98 percent of the historical average.
WATERSHEDS
San Francisco Chronicle, 10/4/2024 - In an early victory for the nation’s largest dam-removal project, the first salmon in more than a century is believed to have pushed up the Klamath River this past week into waters formerly blocked by dams.
Redding Record Searchlight, 10/4/2024 - Nutria, a large invasive rodent species, was recently discovered in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in Contra Costa County, causing concern among wildlife experts. They want residents to report their sightings so that damage to an already frail ecosystem can be mitigated.
CLIMATE & WEATHER
KCRA, 10/7/2024 - Monday could be the last triple-digit day Northern California sees for the year as cooler days are on the horizon.
AP News, 10/7/2024 - The U.N. weather agency is reporting that 2023 was the driest year in more than three decades for the world’s rivers, as the record-hot year underpinned a drying up of water flows and contributed to prolonged droughts in some places.
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES
CBS News, 10/6/2024 - A wildfire burning next to Clear Lake in Lake County was further contained Sunday and mandatory evacuations were lifted, authorities said.
AGENCIES, PROGRAMS, & PEOPLE
Maven's Notebook, 10/7/2024 - Atmospheric rivers from research to reconnaissance: A conversation with Marty Ralph; Nowhere in America is safe from climate-fueled storms and fires; CA’s new water recycling rules turn wastewater to tapwater. What this means for you; and more
EVENTS
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.
When: October 18, 2024 | 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Join the Department of Water Resources (DWR) on November 18th as we commemorate the 10-Year Anniversary of the historic passing of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). Hear from local groundwater sustainability agencies, community organizations, state leaders, and others in the SGMA community as they reflect on the progress made over the first 10 years of SGMA, highlight challenges and lessons learned, and look ahead to the next 10 years of advancing sustainable groundwater management. This all-day event will be held in person at the California Natural Resources Agency in Sacramento and online via Zoom.
Link to registration: https://SGMA10Year.eventbrite.com
When: November 18, 2024 | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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