August 2018 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK | California Water News Central

USGS: Are invasive plants trapping sediment that a healthy estuary needs? Sweating the small stuff in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

August 31, 2018

In recent years, invasive aquatic plants have increased exponentially in the shallow waters of California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, clogging...

SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT PRGM NEWS: New climate change resources, Update on alternative plans review, Basin Boundary Modifications deadline reminder, and more …

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

August 31, 2018 107

Here’s the latest news from the Department of Water Resources Sustainable Groundwater Management Program: NEW: Climate Change Data and Guidance...

SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: Salt marsh harvest mouse recovery, Salmon resilience and survival, Submerged aquatic vegetation, DSM-2 evaluation

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Delta science

August 31, 2018 224

The latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science journal is now available. In this month’s issue: ESSAY...

THIS JUST IN … Nine appeals filed regarding California WaterFix certification of consistency with the Delta Plan

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Notebook News and Features

August 29, 2018 779

The Delta Stewardship Council reports that nine appeals have been filed for the Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) July 27,...

CORNELL CHRONICLE: Groundwater loss prompts more California land sinking

Cornell University

News

August 29, 2018

By Blaine Friedlander, Cornell University Despite higher-than-normal amounts of rain in early 2017, the large agricultural and metropolitan communities that...

Managed Aquifer Recharge in California

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features

August 29, 2018 3868

Timothy Parker and Graham Fogg discuss the benefits and the challenges of Managed Aquifer Recharge, and how MAR can be...

CENTRAL VALLEY REGIONAL WATER BOARD: Reformatted Water Quality Control Plans available

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

August 23, 2018 130

From the Central Valley Regional Water Board: “Reformatted Water Quality Control Plans for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River...

NOTICE OF PETITION to list Upper Klamath-Trinity River Spring Chinook Salmon

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

August 21, 2018 117

From the California Fish and Game Commission: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the provisions on Section 2073.3 of...

SAN JOAQUIN FLOW OBJECTIVES: State Water Board posts change sheets and responses to comments on Bay Delta Plan amendments for the Lower San Joaquin River and Southern Delta salinity objectives

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

August 20, 2018 233

On July 6, 2018, the State Water Board released proposed Plan Amendments for the Lower San Joaquin River and Southern...

Secretary Zinke issues call to action for Central Valley Project

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Press Release/Other

August 19, 2018 1654

On Friday, Secretary Zinke issued a memo calling for specific actions to be taken within 15 days to maximize Central...

USGS: Land Subsidence Along the California Aqueduct in West-Central San Joaquin Valley, California, 2003–10

USGS

Reports

August 10, 2018

By the USGS Extensive groundwater withdrawal from the unconsolidated deposits in the San Joaquin Valley caused widespread aquifer-system compaction and...

WATER CONSERVATION REGS: Draft primer on AB 1668/SB 606 water conservation legislation released; Listening sessions scheduled

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

August 10, 2018 444

From the State Water Resources Control Board: California Department of Water Resources (DWR), with input from the State Water Resources...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds offer to put water on California wildfires

Courthouse News Service

News

August 8, 2018

Despite repeated assurances California has enough water to fight the currently 18 major fires raging throughout the state, the Trump...

OROVILLE SPILLWAYS CONSTRUCTION UPDATE for August 8 (with pictures and video)

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

August 8, 2018 212

From the Department of Water Resources: Today the Department of Water Resources (DWR) provided an update on construction-related activities for...

FloodMAR: Using floodwaters for groundwater recharge

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Notebook News and Features

August 8, 2018 1196

Kamyar Guivetchi on the importance of the Flood MAR concept and what DWR and other state agencies are doing to...

Month: August 2018

USGS: Are invasive plants trapping sediment that a healthy estuary needs? Sweating the small stuff in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT PRGM NEWS: New climate change resources, Update on alternative plans review, Basin Boundary Modifications deadline reminder, and more …

SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: Salt marsh harvest mouse recovery, Salmon resilience and survival, Submerged aquatic vegetation, DSM-2 evaluation

THIS JUST IN … Nine appeals filed regarding California WaterFix certification of consistency with the Delta Plan

CORNELL CHRONICLE: Groundwater loss prompts more California land sinking

Managed Aquifer Recharge in California

CENTRAL VALLEY REGIONAL WATER BOARD: Reformatted Water Quality Control Plans available

NOTICE OF PETITION to list Upper Klamath-Trinity River Spring Chinook Salmon

SAN JOAQUIN FLOW OBJECTIVES: State Water Board posts change sheets and responses to comments on Bay Delta Plan amendments for the Lower San Joaquin River and Southern Delta salinity objectives

Secretary Zinke issues call to action for Central Valley Project

USGS: Land Subsidence Along the California Aqueduct in West-Central San Joaquin Valley, California, 2003–10

WATER CONSERVATION REGS: Draft primer on AB 1668/SB 606 water conservation legislation released; Listening sessions scheduled

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds offer to put water on California wildfires

OROVILLE SPILLWAYS CONSTRUCTION UPDATE for August 8 (with pictures and video)

FloodMAR: Using floodwaters for groundwater recharge

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Atmospheric rivers from research to reconnaissance: A conversation with research meteorologist Marty Ralph

SJV WATER: Madera County farmland conversion program gets underway with $10 million in state funds

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California completes largest dam removal in US history

PRESS RELEASE: Klamath Dam removal comes to a close (with before and after photos)

NOAA FISHERIES: Final step in Klamath River dam removal opens path for returning salmon

DAILY DIGEST, 10/7: Atmospheric rivers from research to reconnaissance: A conversation with Marty Ralph; Nowhere in America is safe from climate-fueled storms and fires; CA’s new water recycling rules turn wastewater to tapwater. What this means for you; and more …