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WATER COMMISSION: Update on State Water Project restoration efforts in the Delta

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EcosystemsNotebook News and Features

November 17, 2020

One of the goals in the California Water Commission’s strategic plan directs the Commission to remain apprised of the operations...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/16: Adults salmons’ anchovy diet may be causing juvenile mortality; Planning for a shorter rainy season and more frequent extreme storms; ‘Accounting’ for better decisions: Making the most from Canada’s water accounts; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 16, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news and commentary today … Adults salmons’ anchovy diet may be causing juvenile mortality “On...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: First rains bring little precip,but another storm on the way; Ignoring mega-flood risk may spell disaster, experts say; Yuba Water Agency sues California Water Board; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 15, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … First rains of year didn’t bring much to Northern California — but...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/13: Rain, snow headed to NorCal this weekend; Q&A with Felicia Marcus on safe drinking water; Restoration brings salmon, people back to Clear Creek; Meadow restoration in the Sierra Nevada; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 13, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board meets from 11:30am to 1:30pm.  The Delta...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/12: Will the West figure out how to share water?; Drought developing in much of the West; Reimagining the Colorado River by exploring extreme events; Overlooked Army Corps rulemaking would shrink federal stream protections; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 12, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE WORKSHOP: Headwater Mercury Source Reduction Workshop from 9:30am to 3:00pm.  The workshop...

WATER COMMISSION: What is the state’s role in financing conveyance projects?

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Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

November 12, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On July 28 of this year, Governor Newsom issued the final water resilience portfolio which calls for a set...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/11: Pricey tunnel sparks talk of water sales; LAO Report on drinking water; Update on approaching atmospheric rivers; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 11, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: High Latitude Hydrology: Water in a Changing World from 11:30am to 1pm. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/10: New PPIC Report: Priorities for CA water; DWR releases Oroville Dam report; Wildfires emerge as threat to water quantity across parched West; 2020 delivers setbacks for some long-planned Western water projects; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 10, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: The Challenge of Completing 401 Water Quality Certifications from 10am to 11am: ...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/9: Rain, snow in NorCal and more on the way; Small dam, big deal: York dam removed in Napa Valley; Seasonal wetlands ‘best success story’ of repurposing rice straw; Closely divided Congress complicates policy landscape for 2021; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 9, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ON TV TONIGHT: KVIE/PBS Rob on the Road Features French Meadows Forest Restoration...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Biden to move fast to strike down Trump’s enviro agenda; Cal Am re-files desal application with Coastal Commission; Colorado River bugs spark two experiments with opposite goals; Experts distrust the tap, but prefer it to bottles; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 8, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Election section … Biden to move fast to strike down Trump’s environmental agenda “The EPA and Interior Department under...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/6: Rain, snow in the forecast for NorCal; Repairs set to begin on Friant-Kern Canal; Cal Am refiles with Coastal Commission for desal plant; Poseidon spends big on OC election; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 6, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE EVENT: Squaring the Hydro Circle: Tapping Water Reuse in Silicon Valley from...

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Delta fish surveys, A busy month for workshops, Delta science proposal solicitation, and call for abstracts for the 2021 Bay Delta Science Conference

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Delta science

November 6, 2020

At the October meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Dr. Laurel Larsen began the Delta Lead Scientist report by spotlighting...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/5: Feds give green light to Friant-Kern Canal repairs; Camp Fire: Cause of benzene water supply contamination challenged; Accusations and denials arise over bond sale plans for Delta tunnel; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 5, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The Delta Conveyance Authority Stakeholder Engagement Committee meets from 3:00pm to 6:00pm. Click...

FLOOD BOARD: Update on the San Joaquin River Restoration Program

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Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

November 5, 2020

Prior to the completion of Friant Dam in 1942, the San Joaquin River supported the southernmost populations of Central Valley...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/4: Rain, snow possible this weekend in NorCal; CA wildfire risk stays high; Small genetic difference determines Chinook salmon migration timing; New subseasonal-to-seasonal forecast website; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 4, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents]   On the calendar today … The State Water Board meets this morning beginning at 9am. The main...