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CALIFORNIA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: Tribal Groundwater Rights and SGMA: A New Underlying Tension?

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Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

May 15, 2019

Panel discussion moderated by DWR Tribal Advisor Anecita Agustinez discusses tribal involvement in GSAs, the benefits of tribal participation in...

CALIFORNIA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: Reasonable Use or Waste: A Developing Dichotomy

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Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater rights and water law

May 8, 2019

Panel discussion explores the evolution of the doctrine of reasonable use and considers how the doctrine will, or will not,...

REACTIONS: Water agencies, environmental organizations, legislators, and Delta stakeholders react to single-tunnel Delta conveyance project *UPDATED*

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Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation

May 2, 2019

Today, Natural Resources Agency announced that the Department of Water Resources will cease pursuit of permits for a twin tunnel...

REACTIONS: Organizations and water agencies react to Governor Newsom’s Water Resilience Plan

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Policy and regulation

April 30, 2019

Yesterday, Governor Newsom signed an Executive Order directing the Secretaries of Natural Resources, California Department of Food and Ag, and...

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 4: Case studies from the Bay Delta system

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Delta science

April 25, 2019

Presentations highlight the Montezuma Wetlands Project and the Nigiri Project Adaptive management is widely regarded as an effective approach to...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Stormwater Capture and Aquifer Recharge

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Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation

April 24, 2019

Panel discusses the potential of stormwater as a resource, implementation of stormwater capture projects Traditionally, stormwater has been viewed as...

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 3: Challenges and lessons learned with adaptive management in the Bay-Delta

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Delta sciencePlanning and management

April 18, 2019

Panel of Delta project managers discuss how they apply adaptive management in their projects Adaptive management is defined in the...

REACTIONS: Water contractors react to updated CVP allocation for south of Delta ag

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Current Conditions

April 18, 2019

Yesterday, the Bureau of Reclamation announced an updated water allocation for Central Valley Project agricultural contractors south of the Delta...

ERNEST CONANT: Federal priorities for Reclamation Mid-Pacific Region for 2019

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Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

April 17, 2019

Reclamation Mid-Pacific Regional Director talks about progress made in implementing the directives in the Presidential Memo At the Friant Water...

PANEL PRESENTATION: Funding options for Groundwater Sustainability Agencies

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Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

April 16, 2019

Presentation reviews the GSA fee authorities granted in SGMA, looks at the various fees enacted by some GSAs, and a...

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 2: How adaptive management is applied in other ecosystems

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Delta scienceNotebook News and Features

April 11, 2019

Presentations highlight structured decision making, collective action on invasive species, and a scoring system for restoration projects Adaptive management is...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Using flood water for Managed Aquifer Recharge

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Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

April 10, 2019

Panel discusses research and strategies for using flood water with a focus on on-farm recharge With the passage of the...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Some good news for Delta smelt

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Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features

April 9, 2019

Operation of Suisun Marsh salinity gates to benefit Delta smelt is successful; First experiments with captive-bred Delta smelt show promise...

CAL WATER FIX: Metropolitan Board workshop compares one-tunnel options to Cal Water Fix

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Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features

April 5, 2019

Presentation compares water delivery capability, stormwater diversion capability, water quality benefits, reverse flows, seismic events, project costs Governor Newsom sent...

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 1: Panel shares perspectives on and experience with adaptive management

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Delta scienceEcosystems

April 4, 2019

Panelists discuss what adaptive management is in a practical sense and how it can effectively be implemented in the Delta...