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DAILY DIGEST: Shaping plans for single Delta tunnel; 81% of California abnormally dry as seasonal rains fail to materialize; Court tosses farmers’ takings claim in Klamath battle; Bigger doesn’t mean better for hatchery-released salmon; A look back at the Clean Water Act movement after 50 years; and more …

In California water news today, Shaping plans for single Delta tunnel; 81% of California abnormally […]

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NEWS WORTH NOTING: State Water Board streamlines permitting process for diversions of floodwaters to underground storage; CVPIA completes Rio Vista Side Channel Fish Habitat Project; Reclamation awards funding to two CA projects to develop water marketing strategies

State Water Board streamlines permitting process for diversions of floodwater and other high flows 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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SCIENCE NEWS: Can the long-lost abalone make a comeback in California; How to start adapting to CA’s “Precipitation Whiplash”; The vulnerability of salmon populations to climate change; When turkeys attack; and more…

In science news this week: Can the long-lost abalone make a comeback in California; How […]

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METROPOLITAN WATER PLANNING & STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE: USFWS Regional Director Paul Souza explains the biological opinions

Paul Souza is the Regional Director of the Pacific Southwest division of the US Fish […]

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WORKSHOP SCHEDULED to inform development of implementation guidance for new wetland regs

On December 2nd, State Water Board staff will hold an informal workshop to solicit input […]

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BLOG ROUND-UP: Trump’s Bay-Delta biops are a plan for extinction; Some more water management truisms; Settlements constrain efforts to enlarge Shasta Dam; Providing ‘overdraft’ protection for groundwater in the Pajaro Valley; Building climate resilience through insurance; and more …

In blogs this week: Trump’s Bay-Delta biops are a plan for extinction; Some more water […]

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

November 14, 2019

A living shoreline is a shoreline protection alternative that relies on the strategic placement of plants, stone, sand fill, and other structural and organic materials […]

METROPOLITAN WATER PLANNING & STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE: USFWS Regional Director Paul Souza explains the biological opinions

November 13, 2019

Paul Souza is the Regional Director of the Pacific Southwest division of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which covers California, Nevada, and the part […]

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

November 7, 2019

Climate change is already transforming California’s water cycle, putting stress on the state’s rigidly engineered water infrastructure as well as our unique ecosystems. Current water […]

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

November 6, 2019

David Sandino and Maurice Hall present their big ideas on groundwater management The Groundwater Resources Association of California (GRA) created the David Keith Todd Distinguished […]

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