Maven's Notebook | Breaking California Water News

DAILY DIGEST, 8/11: Groundwater sustainability moves from planning to implementation; A warming CA sets the stage for future floods; Focus on COVID might hamper state’s push against rising seas; The best lakes in California; and more …

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August 11, 2020
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BLOG ROUND-UP: Markets and SGMA; Conflict to collaboration; Poseidon’s problems; and more …

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August 11, 2020
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ACWA CONFERENCE: Commissioner Brenda Burman: “We are keeping our promises, and we are doing what we said we would do. And we are not done.”

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August 6, 2020
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ACWA CONFERENCE: Chair Esquivel and Director Nemeth discuss their plans for 2020

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August 5, 2020
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ACWA CONFERENCE: Secretary Wade Crowfoot highlights the principles and priorities of the Water Resilience Portfolio

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August 4, 2020
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GSA SUMMIT: Setting Sustainable Management Criteria: It’s easy, isn’t it?

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July 22, 2020
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DAILY DIGEST, 8/11: Groundwater sustainability moves from planning to implementation; A warming CA sets the stage for future floods; Focus on COVID might hamper state’s push against rising seas; The best lakes in California; and more …

August 11, 2020

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Good morning! On the calendar today ... ONLINE MEETING: CA Environmental Flows Workgroup meets from 10am to 2pm. Agenda items include CEFF Guidan... Read More...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/10: Scientists say: expect more rainfall variability for CA; Decline in hydropower hampered by drought will impact utility costs; SGMA and the Human Right to Water; and more …

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August 10, 2020

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Predicting drought in the American West just got much more difficult; Monsoon in the Southwest largely a no-show; New winery wastewater regulations ‘untenable for small wineries’; Poseidon’s desalination plan for Huntington Beach delayed again; and more …

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August 9, 2020

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DAILY DIGEST, 8/7: Trump administration studies raising the height of Shasta Dam; Validation action filed regarding financing of proposed Delta Conveyance Project; Implementation journal offers progress report on Water Data Act; Endangered species ‘habitat’ proposal raises climate questions; and more …

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August 7, 2020

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ACWA CONFERENCE: Commissioner Brenda Burman: “We are keeping our promises, and we are doing what we said we would do. And we are not done.”

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August 6, 2020

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At the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) virtual conference last week, one of the keynote speakers was t... Read More...

ACWA CONFERENCE: Chair Esquivel and Director Nemeth discuss their plans for 2020

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August 5, 2020

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At the ACWA's virtual conference held last week, the second keynote speaker session featured Joaquin Esquivel, Chair o... Read More...

MET BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Delta Conveyance update

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August 5, 2020

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At the end of July, Metropolitan Water District's Special Committee on the Bay-Delta held a meeting; the main agenda i... Read More...

ACWA CONFERENCE: Secretary Wade Crowfoot highlights the principles and priorities of the Water Resilience Portfolio

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August 4, 2020

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Wade Crowfoot has been the Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency since January 2019 and oversees an age... Read More...

BLOG ROUND-UP: Markets and SGMA; Conflict to collaboration; Poseidon’s problems; and more …

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August 11, 2020

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“The market” doesn’t seem particularly worried about California’s groundwater law John Fleck writes, "New US Departme... Read More...

WEEKLY CA WATER NEWS DIGEST for August 2-7: ACWA keynote speeches, Delta conveyance update

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August 7, 2020

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

SCIENCE NEWS: Rethinking Bay-Delta fish trends by combining multiple surveys; Evaluating non-native fish populations in the San Joaquin River; The secret life of water after a wildfire; and more …

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August 6, 2020

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Zooming out: Rethinking Bay-Delta fish trends by combining multiple surveys “The San Francisco Bay-Delta is among the... Read More...

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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FAMILY FARM ALLIANCE MONTHLY BRIEFING: Western water infrastructure bills move in Congress; Trump administration takes new steps to curb wildfire risks; Job security? Consider working in the Clean Water Act litigation industry; and more …

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June 27, 2020
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ESTUARY NEWS: Special issue on climate adaptation in 12 counties

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June 19, 2020
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WATER MARKET INSIDER: California Water Prices on the Rise

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June 18, 2020
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UN-WATER ANALYTICAL BRIEF: Unconventional Water Sources

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June 18, 2020
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Fall 2019 IEP Newsletter now available: Fish surveys, Juvenile fish monitoring annual report, Phytoplankton status and trends, and more …

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June 13, 2020
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THE CURRENT: The fish food project; A community effort to recover the Elk River; A legacy of advocacy; and more …

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June 11, 2020
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SF ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: Open Data Framework, Drought and the Delta 2012-16, Comparing and integrating fish surveys, and more …

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June 9, 2020
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PUBLICATION: Decolonization: Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water

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June 5, 2020
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GRA’s HYDROVISIONS: Groundwater monitoring conference summary, PFAS, Airborne geophysical mapping for water resources management, and more …

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June 5, 2020
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NOTICE: California Water Data Consortium Now Accepting Nominations and Applications for Inaugural Steering Committee Members

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August 11, 2020

The California Water Data Consortium, a nonprofit organization that supports data-informed water management decisions in... Read More...

NOTICE: Deadline for comment on perchlorate rulemaking extended

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August 8, 2020

The comment deadline has been extended to 12:00 p.m. (noon) on August 18, 2020. Access all relevant documents on this p... Read More...

HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (FHAB) reports updated in last 7 days

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August 7, 2020

WATER PLAN eNEWS: ~~Water Data~ Tribal Conference~ Draft PSP~ Annual Report~ Water Presentation~ Forest Stewardship~ Valley Infrastructure ~~

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August 6, 2020

OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT: Monthly Urban Water Conservation Reporting regulation

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August 5, 2020

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) will receive ... Read More...

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: USDA to Invest up to $360 Million in Partner-Driven Conservation

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August 11, 2020

Application period has opened for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation S... Read More...

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Draft Prop 68 Sustainable Groundwater Management Implementation proposal solicitation package open for public comment

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August 1, 2020

From the Department of Water Resources: DWR has released for public comment, the DRAFT Proposition 68 SGM Grant Program... Read More...

SGMA FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Department of Conservation SGMA Watershed Coordinator Grant Program Workshops Announced

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July 22, 2020

The Department of Conservation will host two workshops to answer potential applicants’ questions about the SGMA Watershe... Read More...

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Valley Water announces $100,000 in water conservation mini-grants

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July 21, 2020

Applications now accepted for up to $5,000 per project Press release from (Santa Clara) Valley Water: Valley Water has... Read More...

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: $25,000 for Protecting Water Quality in Your Community

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July 16, 2020

California Watershed Protection Fund: LOIs Due August 14th Purpose of the Fund The California Watershed Protection Fun... Read More...

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