Nevada County Local Water News Articles and Digest

Environment Water Agriculture, Food & Gardening Government

12/08/2023
The California Department of Water Resources released an environmental impact report for a tunnel that the state would like to build through the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The report identifies potential impacts to farmland, tribal remains and endangered species of fish.

From Inside Climate News...

Water Agriculture, Food & Gardening Government

Monterey Farmers Try Novel Approach to Replenish Groundwater

11/29/2023
Water managers in Pajaro Valley are paying farmers for water they get back into the ground. The move comes as California has grappled with water shortages in recent years.

From Voice of San Diego...

Water

SoCal Water District Faces $300M Budget Shortfall

11/21/2023
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is getting a $100 million loan to help cover a shortfall more than three times as large. The district also may change how it charges its more than 19 million customers for water.

From YubaNet...

Water Sustainability City of South Lake Tahoe

Drink Tahoe Tap Map Shows Where to Fill Up

11/21/2023
In preparation for the single-use plastic bottle ban South Lake Tahoe will implement in 2024, Take Care Tahoe has released a new Drink Tahoe Tap Map that lists locations where people can freely fill up reusable water bottles.

From Sacramento Bee...

Water Resilience

‘Super El Niño’ is Heading for California This Winter

11/13/2023
Much of California could get hit by extreme weather conditions this winter. A major storm is due to hit Northern California this week.

From ProPublica...

Business, Economy & Jobs Water Agriculture, Food & Gardening

A California Ranch Gets Nearly as Much Water as the Arizona City of Scottsdale

11/09/2023
The Elmore Desert Ranch gets 22.5 billion gallons of water from the Colorado River, almost as much as is cleared for Scottsdale, Ariz. And that’s just a fraction of the 386.5 billion gallons from the river going to 19 other families in Imperial Valley.

From Sierra Sun...

Public Safety Water

Northstar Community Service District GM Announces Retirement; Mike Geary to Be Appointed Assistant GM

11/08/2023
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After two decades of service to the Northstar Community Services District, General Manager Mike Staudenmayer has announced his retirement effective in December 2024. Mike Geary will be appointed assistant general manager.

From Los Angeles Times...

Water Sustainability

California’s Drought Is Over—at Least for Now

11/07/2023
Intense rains have California out of a drought less than a year after most of the state faced water shortages. A climatologist is urging wise water usage ahead of California’s next drought.

From San Joaquin Valley Sun...

Water State of California

Preempting Enviro Blitz, Newsom OKs Streamlining Approvals for Sites Reservoir

11/07/2023
The first reservoir in California in nearly 50 years is now on the fast track for completion.

From CalMatters...

Environment Water Government

Western States’ Water Cuts Should Hold Off Colorado River Crisis—For Now

10/25/2023
Wet weather and planned cuts by California, Arizona and Nevada averted declines that could have threatened water deliveries and power production—but long-term threats to the Colorado River remain.

From CalMatters...

Environment Water Agriculture, Food & Gardening Government

San Joaquin Valley Groundwater Pumpers Need to Slow Down or Face Fines, State Says

10/12/2023
Hundreds of wells in Tulare Lake aquifer are at risk of going dry. Today's recommendation is the first time that state officials have moved to crack down on local plans that fail to stop excessive groundwater pumping.

From CalMatters...

Water Agriculture, Food & Gardening Government

To Make Water Conservation a ‘California Way of Life,’ the Price Tag is $13 Billion

10/04/2023
Water providers say rebates for residential areas are costly and residents may refuse to remove their lawns. The rules aim to save enough water for more than a million households a year.

From CalMatters...

Environment Land Use & Development Water Government

Your Lawn May be Gone. New Bill Bans Irrigation of ‘Ornamental’ Lawns

09/13/2023
The irrigation bill, which aims to force businesses and institutions to remove their lawns, now goes to the governor.

From Sierra Sun...

Land Use & Development Water

Palisades Development to Pay $1.65 Million to Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board

09/08/2023
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Palisades Development, LLC will have to pay $1.65 million in fines to the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board for various violations.

From YubaNet...

Water

Harvesting from Cal Poly Humboldt’s Seaweed Farm, 1st of its Kind

08/23/2023
The joint project brings together interdisciplinary collaborators from the Department of Fisheries Biology and the Department of Native American Studies, as well as local and regional organizations, to assess the viability of bull kelp growth in Humboldt Bay.

From YubaNet...

Parks & Recreation Water

Water Issues, Other Challenges Continue at Plumas National Forest Recreation Sites

08/14/2023
At Little Grass Valley Reservoir Recreation Area, the water system for Little Beaver, Running Deer and Red Feather campgrounds on the east side of the reservoir failed yesterday.

From The Sacramento Bee...

Water Animals

Can California Salmon Survive Water Plan Backed by House Republicans?

08/09/2023
A Trump administration plan for delivering more water to Central Valley farmers—bottled up in court by opponents for almost four years—could be returned from legal limbo this summer by House Republicans.

From Sierra Sun...

Water

Pearl in Peril: Grand Jury Report Looks at Health of Donner Lake

07/29/2023
One hundred fifty years of physical and ecological impacts associated with natural resource use, development of major infrastructure and land development, Donner Lake and the larger Middle Truckee River Watershed have actually been listed as impaired for sediment under the Federal Clean Water Act for many years.

From Tahoe Daily Tribune...

Environment Water Community Service & Support

Clean Up the Lake Launches Environmental Dive Center

07/28/2023
Clean Up the Lake, known for its 72-mile cleanup project around the shores of Lake Tahoe, has opened its Environmental Dive Center at Lake Tahoe.

From YubaNet...

Water Sustainability Nevada Irrigation District

NID: It’s All About Infrastructure

07/26/2023
Much has changed in a short time at Nevada Irrigation District. Fewer than five years ago, the water district was laying the groundwork for construction of the controversial Centennial Dam. Now there’s a new general manager and the dam has been back-burnered.

Nevada County Local News: Water