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California Water Commission: Update on the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

July 7, 2015

Steven Springhorn, a member of the Department of Water Resources Sustainable Groundwater Management Implementation Team, updated the California Water Commission...

Fourth of July special: Hoover Dam – America’s largest projection screen

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NEWS

July 4, 2015

Happy Fourth of July, everyone! It’s the holiday, so time for a little fun as I continue the tradition of...

Fish Restoration Program update: Prospect Island, Decker Island, and more Delta restoration news

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Ecosystems

July 2, 2015

From the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW): Prospect Island EIR...

Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta: Delta drought operations, the latest on the BDCP, and Bay Delta Accord restoration projects

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

July 1, 2015

Drought barrier discussed; Recirculated BDCP documents anticipated soon At the June 23rd meeting of the Metropolitan Special Committee on the...

Delta Stewardship Council prepares for a new role: Considering Delta conveyance

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

June 30, 2015

Considering Delta conveyance and ecosystem restoration without the Bay Delta Conservation Plan It was the 2009 Delta Reform Act that...

Latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science Journal looks at water storage, water rights, hatcheries and more …

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Delta science

June 29, 2015

Articles in the peer-reviewed journal look at water storage and snowpack in drought, Central Valley water rights in a changing...

Reactions: Legislators and organizations react to introduction of House GOP water bill

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Policy and regulation

June 26, 2015

Yesterday, Congressman David Valadao, along with fellow Republicans and Democrat Jim Costa, introduced the Western Water and American Food Security...

Delta Science Program Peer Review: Delta Levee Investment Strategy Methodology

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

June 25, 2015

An expert review panel evaluates the methodology behind the development of the Delta Levee Investment Strategy Note: This post is...

Groundwater adjudications in the age of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features Water rights and water law

June 24, 2015

Prior to the passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act last fall, groundwater disputes were typically resolved through groundwater adjudications...

Media call: Federal and state officials discuss Sacramento River temperature management operations

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Notebook News and Features Water project operations

June 17, 2015

Federal and state officials talk openly about the difficulties and challenges of maintaining cold water through the summer to support...

Reactions: Sacramento River Settlement Contractors and California Water Alliance react to Sacramento River operations plan

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Water project operations

June 17, 2015

Statement of Sacramento River Settlement Contractors Revised Sacramento River Operations Plan: “The Sacramento River Settlement Contractors (SRSC’s), representing approximately 450,000...