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DAILY DIGEST: State says damaged Shasta County dam not an emergency; Voluntary agreements remain viable for California water; California threats jump from fires to floods as wet season hits; Seismic upgrades move forward at B.F. Sisk Dam; and more …

In California water news today, State says damaged Shasta County dam not an emergency; Voluntary […]

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BLOG ROUND-UP: Draining the last great aquifer: a group project; Toward a more resilient Delta for all; Frozen II: a water engineering and policy analysis; Hook, line & sinker!; Jobs per drop irrigating California crops; Freshwater ecosystem budgets; and more …

In blog commentary this week: Draining the last great aquifer: a group project; Frozen II: […]

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GROUNDWATER RECHARGE: Free webinar to highlight new streamlined permitting process; ACWA’s groundwater replenishment framework

Free ACWA webinar to highlight new state water board streamlined groundwater permit In November the […]

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STATE OF ESTUARY: Standing too close to the elephant: addressing scales in restoration and fisheries conservation

Dr. Rachel Johnson discusses the interconnectedness of the San Francisco’s freshwater, estuarine, and marine systems […]

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FELICIA MARCUS: One Delta, one estuary–Connecting California through water

In her address to the State of the Estuary conference, Felicia Marcus spoke about the […]

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CA WATER COMMISSION: Department of Water Resources’ new Division of Multi-Benefit Projects

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has been undergoing reorganization for several reasons, one of […]

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STATE OF THE ESTUARY: An overview of Department of Pesticide Regulation’s Surface Water Protection Program

Dr. Jennifer Teerlink discusses pesticide regulation, monitoring, assessments, and outreach efforts The mission of the […]

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GROUNDWATER MARKETS: A case study of the Fox Canyon Groundwater Market

The Nature Conservancy’s Sarah Heard goes through the mechanics of the market, the first to […]

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LIVING SHORELINES: Linking estuary habitats and building capacity to adapt to rising seas

A living shoreline is a shoreline protection alternative that relies on the strategic placement of […]

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DR. GEETA PERSAD: Climate change and the future of California’s water

Climate change is already transforming California’s water cycle, putting stress on the state’s rigidly engineered […]

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GROUNDWATER TWO-FOR: The disconnect between groundwater legal systems and groundwater hydrology; Proactively managing groundwater to sustain communities and nature in an uncertain future

David Sandino and Maurice Hall present their big ideas on groundwater management The Groundwater Resources […]

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DECISION SCALING: A risk management approach in Delta water supply vulnerability

Planning for future conditions has always involved uncertainty, but the additional uncertainty imposed by a […]

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Navigating California’s new regulations for wetlands and state waters

California regulations protecting wetlands and state waters were approved by the State Water Resources Control […]

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FEATURE: Integrated Hydrologic Model Development and Evaluation for Non-Modelers

Dr. Douglas Tolley gives an explanatory presentation on integrated hydrologic modeling, including how models are […]

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Help grow the California Water Library

You may remember that, about two years ago, we launched the California Water Library. The […]

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DAM REMOVAL: Dammed if you do, dammed if you don’t

San Clemente Dam, Klamath Dams, and Matilija Dam removal spotlighted at ACWA Conference The time, […]

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GROUNDWATER RECHARGE: Balancing our depleted groundwater supplies and ecosystem needs

Groundwater managers across the state are looking to groundwater recharge as a potential solution to […]

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BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Viewing estuaries from a ‘macroscope’: How global, regional, and local processes affect the San Francisco Bay and Delta

There has been an ongoing conversation about the importance of thinking about the San Francisco […]

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More reliable water supplies for California: Building a diverse regional water supply portfolio

New resource page at Maven’s Notebook highlights the factors impacting California’s water supply and the […]

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STATE OF ESTUARY: Standing too close to the elephant: addressing scales in restoration and fisheries conservation

December 5, 2019

Dr. Rachel Johnson discusses the interconnectedness of the San Francisco’s freshwater, estuarine, and marine systems The San Francisco Estuary is an important habitat for native […]

FELICIA MARCUS: One Delta, one estuary–Connecting California through water

December 4, 2019

In her address to the State of the Estuary conference, Felicia Marcus spoke about the connections of the Delta to all Californians and the importance […]

CA WATER COMMISSION: Department of Water Resources’ new Division of Multi-Benefit Projects

November 27, 2019

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has been undergoing reorganization for several reasons, one of those being to create an institutional structure to support landscape […]

CA WATER COMMISSION: An update on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (or SGMA)

November 26, 2019

DWR’s Taryn Ravazzini updates the Commission on the Department’s activities, including major milestones, 2019 activities, and the Department’s technical and financial assistance In September of […]

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