Maven's Notebook | Breaking California Water News

DAILY DIGEST, 11/30: Functional flows can improve environmental water management; Commentary: We can find common ground to solve challenging water issues; Changes in leadership at SFPUC spark concern, hope for future water policy; If aridification choked the Southwest for thousands of years, what does the future hold?; and more …

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November 30, 2020
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November 30, 2020
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: When rubber hits the road—and washes away; Farmland consolidations could save water, promote solar; Trump admin withdraws plan to deepen SF bay shipping channel; Colorado River runoff plunges, raising shortage concerns; and more …

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November 29, 2020
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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for November 22 to 27: Addressing California Aqueduct subsidence; State Water Project Operations and Maintenance, plus all the week’s top news stories and more …

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November 27, 2020
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DAILY DIGEST, 11/27: Fishing and enviro groups criticize Trump Admin plan to raise Shasta Dam; Zone 7, San Gorgonio Pass vote to participate in Delta Conveyance; Top CA air, climate regulator hopes to run Biden EPA; and more …

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November 27, 2020
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WATER COMMISSION: Addressing California Aqueduct subsidence; State Water Project Operations and Maintenance

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November 24, 2020
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DAILY DIGEST, 11/30: Functional flows can improve environmental water management; Commentary: We can find common ground to solve challenging water issues; Changes in leadership at SFPUC spark concern, hope for future water policy; If aridification choked the Southwest for thousands of years, what does the future hold?; and more …

November 30, 2020

-- On the calendar today ... FREE WEBINAR: Soarin’ Over the Surface Recharge System from 12pm to 1pm: Join OCWD for a free lunchtime webinar... Read More...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: When rubber hits the road—and washes away; Farmland consolidations could save water, promote solar; Trump admin withdraws plan to deepen SF bay shipping channel; Colorado River runoff plunges, raising shortage concerns; and more …

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November 29, 2020

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DAILY DIGEST, 11/27: Fishing and enviro groups criticize Trump Admin plan to raise Shasta Dam; Zone 7, San Gorgonio Pass vote to participate in Delta Conveyance; Top CA air, climate regulator hopes to run Biden EPA; and more …

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November 27, 2020

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DAILY DIGEST, 11/25: New CA standards reveal toxins in some water systems; Central Valley salmon returns down from last year; Western ag water values diverge; San Diego water agencies wrestle with weighted voting structure; and more …

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November 25, 2020

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WATER COMMISSION: Addressing California Aqueduct subsidence; State Water Project Operations and Maintenance

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November 24, 2020

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At the November meeeting of the California Water Commission, Commissioners were briefed on subsidence issues with th... Read More...

WATER COMMISSION: Merced River Watershed Flood MAR Study

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November 19, 2020

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Kamyar Guivetchi, Manager of DWR’s Division of Planning has often referred to Flood Managed Aquifer Recharge (or Flood... Read More...

YOSEMITE ENVIRO LAW CONFERENCE: Federalism & water quality: After 50 years, are we done with the 401?

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November 18, 2020

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Recent changes by the Trump Administration to the Clean Water Act have had a ripple effect on many regulatory programs... Read More...

MET BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Preparing for the vote on Delta Conveyance planning costs

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November 18, 2020

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At last week’s meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta Committee, preparations continued for the board action at the Decembe... Read More...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for November 22 to 27: Addressing California Aqueduct subsidence; State Water Project Operations and Maintenance, plus all the week’s top news stories and more …

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November 27, 2020

A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service and yo... Read More...

BLOG ROUND-UP: Oroville damages and the State Water Project; Farmers can help with weather whiplash; The Delta as salmon nursery; Dairies and water; and more …

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November 24, 2020

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Could damages from Oroville Spillway case bankrupt the State Water Project? Delta Legacy Communities writes, "In Februa... Read More...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Nov 15 – 20: Federalism & water quality: After 50 years, are we done with the 401?; Merced River Watershed Flood MAR Study; Preparing for the vote on Delta Conveyance planning costs; and more …

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November 20, 2020

A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service and yo... Read More...

ESTUARY PEARLS: Salmon estimates, behavior, and disease; Fish passage structures, Another non-native species in the Delta, and more …

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November 21, 2020
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SCIENCE PUBLICATION: Wetland Restoration: Contemporary Issues and Lessons Learned

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November 21, 2020
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THE CURRENT: Reintroduction of winter-run chinook salmon to Battle Creek; Can fish eat their way out of climate change?; Restoring the Mad River Estuary; and more …

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October 5, 2020
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PUBLICATION: Interagency Ecological Program Newsletter: 2019 status and trends of pelagic fishes; Secondary field ID of Delta smelt

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October 3, 2020
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SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY AND WATERSHED SCIENCE: Salmon disease and mortality, Agricultural floodplain habitat, Multi-species fish passage, and more …

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September 30, 2020
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PUBLICATION: California Fish and Wildlife Journal, Vol. 106, Issue 3

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September 21, 2020
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PUBLICATION: Hydrovisions Fall 2020

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September 12, 2020
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CA WATER & POWER MAGAZINE: Utilities perserve during pandemic; Federal, state agencies scrutinize PFAS in water supply; Five changes California utilities should watch amid our uncertain future

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August 28, 2020
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POINT BLUE QUARTERLY: Tales of the unexpected: Scientific surprises that led to conservation insight

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August 20, 2020
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WATER INNOVATIONS: Riding the Storm Out: Water solutions for turbulent times

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July 17, 2020
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WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM: Update June 2020

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July 10, 2020
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WATER WRIGHTS: San Luis-Delta Mendota WA, Semitropic WSD, Kern Water Bank, Friant WA, Westlands, and more …

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July 9, 2020
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WATER COMMISSION: Public workshop to focus on water conveyance needs and funding options in Southern California

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November 27, 2020

From the California Water Commission: The California Water Commission is conducting a series of public workshops as par... Read More...

WATER COMMISSION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Special Application for Early Funding in the Water Storage Investment Program

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November 27, 2020

From the California Water Commission: On August 19, 2020, the California Water Commission adopted emergency regulations... Read More...

NOTICE: Agenda and workbook now online for Southeastern CA Water Conveyance Public Workshops

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November 27, 2020

Public workshop to focus on water conveyance needs and funding options in Colorado River and South Lahontan region From... Read More...

OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT/WORKSHOPS: Hexavalent Chromium Maximum Contaminant Level Estimates of Costs

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November 27, 2020

WATER PLAN eNEWS: ~~Lunch-MAR~ Conveyance Workshops~ Atmospheric Rivers~ Delta Survey~ Basin Portal~ Groundwater Website~ Water Data ~~

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November 25, 2020

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: NRCS Announces Application Deadline for California Wildfire Disaster Recovery Funding

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November 27, 2020

From the Natural Resources Conservation Service: The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced tod... Read More...

OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT: Tule River Spillway project document out for public review

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November 25, 2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has released a draft environmental assessment outlining phase two o... Read More...

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: USDA Announces Funding of WaterSMART Initiative Priority Areas in Kern, Kings, and Tulare Counties

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November 5, 2020

Press release from the National Resource Conservation Service: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resour... Read More...

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant Program’s Prop 68 Final Implementation PSP

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November 3, 2020

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) released the final SGM Grant Program’s ... Read More...

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: 2020 Pacific Flyway Conservation Proposal Solicitation Notice

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October 30, 2020

The Wildlife Conservation Board’s 2020 Pacific Flyway Conservation Proposal Solicitation Notice (PDF) (PSN) is now avail... Read More...

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