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DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Farm to Fish: Lessons from a Multi-Year Study on Agricultural Floodplain Habitat, plus an update on activities of the Delta Science Program

March 4, 2021

At the February meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Laurel Larsen discussed a new report on the...

NOTICE: Combined Well Standards Reposted to DWR Website

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 4, 2021

From the Department of Water Resources: The Combined Well Standards, DWR Bulletin 74-81 and 74-90 are once again available for...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/3: This year likely to be critically dry, officials say; Will scandal save Delta communities?; Many opposing views on California’s new water futures market; 2021-2022 CA Environmental Legislation: What’s Been Introduced?; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 3, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Delta Independent Science Board meets from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Agenda items...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Regional conveyance workshop overview; Financing mechanisms

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Notebook News and Features Planning and management

March 3, 2021

In recent months, the California Water Commission has been gathering public and expert input related to conveyance projects as part...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/2: Pattern change to bring precip, but drought worries remain; Hertzberg introduces Drought Resilient Communities Act; CA Trash Monitoring Playbook now available; New study identifies mountain snowpack most “at-risk” from climate change; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 2, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Board meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include the...

MET BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on the voluntary agreements, Delta Conveyance Project

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Notebook News and Features Planning and management

March 2, 2021

At the February meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta Committee, committee members were updated on the voluntary agreement process for the Bay-Delta...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/1: Some precip on the way; Water Data 101; Fishing groups urge reversal of Trump’s CVP policy changes; Uncovering patterns in California’s blazing wildfires; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 1, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Delta Adapts Climate Change Adaptation Workshop from 4pm to 5pm. The Delta Stewardship...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Santa Barbara County debates selling state water outside the county; Toxic water in East Orosi; EPA abandons plan to appeal to salt pond ruling; Delta National Heritage Area expands; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 28, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Water security vs. water marketing: Should state water supplies be sold outside...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/26: Delta smelt on the brink while hatchery smelt thrive; Poor salmon forecasts make fishing restrictions likely; West Coast sea level rising faster than global average; Congress on track to approve millions more in water debt relief; and more ..

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Daily Digest

February 26, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/25: Water Year 2021: The suspense continues; Traditional hydrologic models may misidentify snow as rain, data shows; One California community shows how to take the waste out of water; Navigating the Waters of the United States; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 25, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Delta Stewardship Council meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include an...

STATE WATER BOARD: Climate change and water rights permitting

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Climate change Notebook News and Features

February 25, 2021

Report presents staff recommendations for incorporating climate change into water rights permitting California’s climate is changing rapidly, and historical data...