TOP STORIES
Department of Water Resources, 12/9/2024 - Furthering efforts to modernize California’s water infrastructure and improve public safety, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is starting construction on the Lake Perris Emergency Release Facility project this month in Riverside County. The project will build new infrastructure to safely redirect water and protect the community should Lake Perris need to be lowered during an emergency event, like a major earthquake.
Associated Press, 12/8/2024 - Earth just experienced its second-warmest November on record — second only to 2023 — making it all but certain that 2024 will end as the hottest year ever measured, according to a report Monday by European climate service Copernicus.
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
WATER SUPPLY & QUALITY
Department of Water Resources, 12/6/2024 - Lake Oroville is at 783 feet elevation and storage is approximately 1.92 million acre-feet (MAF), which is 56 percent of its total capacity and 108 percent of the historical average.
CLIMATE & WEATHER
WATERSHEDS
YubaNet, 12/7/2024 - Addressing a changing climate by storing spring runoff in the floodplain and restoring a montane meadow.
SJV Water, 12/6/2024 - While many San Joaquin Valley towns were shrouded in tule fog, about 35 locals enjoyed a day under bright sunshine along a creekbed, dodging cowpies and traipsing through crunchy, golden sycamore leaves.
AGENCIES, PROGRAMS, & PEOPLE
Maven’s Notebook, 12/9/2024 - The impacts of non-native fish on salmon populations in the San Joaquin River; Windy start, wet finish: Rapid weather turnaround this week; Farm runoff may be tied to respiratory illness near the Salton Sea; Congress reaches agreement on 2024 Water Resources Development Act; and more.
EVENTS
The Department of Water Resources (DWR), in partnership with California State Association of Counties (CSAC), is convening a series of virtual roundtable-style gatherings for county staff who are responsible for the planning and implementation of SB 552 of 2021 (Hertzberg).
When: December 18, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
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