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BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Understanding the human dimensions of social agro-ecological systems: What motivates farmer decision-making and policy change?

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Delta scienceGroundwater NewsPolicy and regulation

July 15, 2020

Sea Grant is a federal-state partnership between NOAA and the 34 university-based programs in every coastal and Great Lakes states,...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Building Socioecological Resilience by Confronting Environmental Injustice: A Participatory Approach

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Delta science

July 9, 2020

Sea Grant is a federal-state partnership between NOAA and the 34 university-based programs in every coastal and Great Lakes states,...

GSA SUMMIT: Lessons learned from the 2020 GSPs: Perspectives from the critically overdrafted basins

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Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

July 8, 2020

The implementation phase of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act has now begun for the basins designated as critically-overdrafted. Getting to...

GSA SUMMIT: Reflections on the 2020 GSP process

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Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

July 7, 2020

At the end of January of this year, the state’s critically overdrafted groundwater basins submitted their adopted groundwater sustainability plans...

Happy Fourth of July!

Maven

Website announcements

July 3, 2020

Happy 4th of July!Wishing you a peaceful and enjoyable holiday … Maven’s Notebook is going to take a pause for...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Engaging Diverse Communities around Water, Climate, and the Environment

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Delta science

July 2, 2020

Sea Grant is a federal and state partnership between NOAA and 34 university-based programs in every coastal and Great Lakes...

FEATURE: The state of California’s environment

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Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

July 1, 2020

Friends of the River co-founder Mark Dubois and current Executive Director Eric Wesselman discuss the protections for California rivers and...

NOW AVAILABLE: Nitrate Control Program: Final Community Engagement Guidance Document

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Fact Sheets/Tools/InfoPolicy and regulation

July 1, 2020

From the Central Valley Regional Water Board: Below is the final version of the State Water Board Office of Public...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Delta Watermaster Update: Litigation in the Delta, Term 91, SB-88 implementation, and more …

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Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

June 30, 2020

At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George gave his quarterly update where he discussed...

LEGAL BRIEFS: Judge denies motion for injunction over Shasta operations; San Joaquin County alleges misrepresentations by Westlands in CVP contract

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Water project operationsWater rights and water law

June 26, 2020

The Eastern District Court has issued a ruling in a lawsuit brought by Pacific Coast Federation Of Fishermen’s Associations  over...

DELTA SCIENCE NEEDS, PART 2: What do managers need to know to effectively make decisions in the future Delta?

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Delta science

June 25, 2020

Jennifer Pierre, Paul Souza, and Campbell Ingram discuss what their needs are for managing the Delta into the future:  Will...

LETTER sent to Congressional subcommittee requesting funding for California water storage projects under the WIIN Act

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Policy and regulation

June 24, 2020

Funding requested for Shasta Dam enlargement, Friant-Kern Canal, Delta Mendota Canal, and others On Monday, Interior Assistant Secretary for Water...

EXPLAINER: Groundwater 101: The basics

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Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

June 24, 2020

Dr. Thomas Harter provides a basic understanding of groundwater – what it is, how much groundwater is out there, how...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Franks Tract Futures: Using map based public surveys to inform a participatory multi-benefit design project

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Delta sciencePlanning and management

June 23, 2020

Sea Grant is a federal state partnership between NOAA and 34 university based programs in every coastal and Great Lakes...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Preparing California’s Water System for Climate Extremes

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Best of the NotebookClimate changeNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

June 17, 2020

In October 2019, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released the report, Priorities for California’s Water, which outlined California’s...