UC SANTA CRUZ: Closer water monitoring needed as wildfires increase UC Santa Cruz News March 26, 2024 135By Mike Peña, UC Santa Cruz With climate change leading to increases in the size and frequency of wildfires, UC...
PRESS RELEASE: San Francisco dumps millions of gallons of sewage into Bay every year – Baykeeper issues notice to sue Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other March 14, 2024 146From the San Francisco Baykeeper San Francisco Baykeeper recently issued a notice of intent to take legal action against the San Francisco...
BOOK REVIEW: Water for All: Global Solutions for a Changing Climate Justin Scott-Coe Book Reviews March 3, 2024 84Visit the Water Shelf main page In Water for All: Global Solutions for a Changing Climate (Yale University Press, 2023),...
USGS supports effort to understand impacts on water quality caused by 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise Maven News February 9, 2024 114From the USGS: During November 2018, the Camp Fire burned more than 150,000 acres in Butte County, California, including the...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and contaminants of emerging concern in wastewater discharges to San Francisco Bay Maven Science on the Notebook November 16, 2023 161The issue of water quality in the Delta has become increasingly important in recent years. The drought has made the...
NEWS RELEASE: EPA Grants Tribal Nations’ Petition to Restrict 6PPD in Tires Press Release/Notice News November 3, 2023 168From Earthjustice: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today granted a petition submitted by the Yurok, Port Gamble S’Klallam, and Puyallup...
PRESS RELEASE: Groups challenge Water Boards’ orders as harmful to Central Coast disadvantaged communities and fisheries Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other October 30, 2023 759They contend that nitrates in runoff from chemical fertilizers and other sources contaminate thousands of drinking water wells, and the...
THE CONVERSATION: What is seawater intrusion? A hydrogeologist explains the shifting balance between fresh and salt water at the coast The Conversation News October 11, 2023 60By Holly Michael, University of Delaware, for The Conversation Seawater intrusion is the movement of saline water from the ocean...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Governor Newsom Should Sign Legislation to Ensure Equitable Distribution of Water Quality Funding *UPDATED* Sean Bothwell Guest contributors October 6, 2023 356Note: The Governor vetoed this bill on October 8, 2023. His veto message is here. Commentary by Sean Bothwell, Executive...
GRIST: EVs are a climate solution with a pollution problem: Tire particles Grist News September 25, 2023 85The tiny fragments that tires release into the environment are yet another reason to reduce car use. By Paul Krantz,...
CV-SALTS: Salt and Nitrate Control Programs Breaking New Ground Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other September 15, 2023 237Newsletter from CV SALTS More than mid-way through 2023, both the Salt and Nitrate Control Programs are both entering new...
AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Oversight plan would burden North Coast vineyards Ag Alert Commentary September 5, 2023 73By Dayna Ghirardelli, executive director of the Sonoma County Farm Bureau Regulatory compliance is part of doing business when you...
NOTICE: Available for Comment: Kaweah Basin Water Quality Coalition Comprehensive Surface Water Quality Management Plan Press Release/Notice ANNOUNCEMENTS August 12, 2023 36The Central Valley Water Board is inviting the public and other stakeholders to submit written comments on the Kaweah Basin...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Federal judge denies request for temporary block of water toxicity testing rules in California Courthouse News Service News August 8, 2023 67Clean Water SoCal and the Central Valley Clean Water Association wanted a temporary stop to Tests of Significant Toxicity. By...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge signs off on $1.7 million deal over Clean Water Act violations at California prison Courthouse News Service News August 3, 2023 193The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation denies any violations occurred but said it’s in the best interest of everyone...