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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: How much water do fish need? The California Environmental Flows Framework dives into the question; California ag faces a decade of challenges; The role of estuaries; How climate change could impact future Super Bowls; and more …

February 2, 2020

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NOW AVAILABLE: Bioassessment Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) and additional resources for algae and benthic macrovertebrates

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

February 1, 2020

The SWAMP IQ is happy to announce that the Quality Assurance Project Plan for the Statewide Bioassessment Program (SBP) is...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/31: Creaky, leaky dams among biggest risks to CA; Dry, sunny days take toll on CA’s snowpack; As CA preps for ‘horizontal hurricanes,’ Air Force gathers intel; What to look for in February’s weather; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 31, 2020

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DAILY DIGEST, 1/30: CA unlikely to benefit from new navigable waters protection rule; Irrigation water prices under SGMA causing sticker shock; Friant-Kern, drinking water bills reviewed; Where do Democratic candidates stand on water? and more …

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Daily Digest

January 30, 2020

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STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Green Infrastructure Implementation Challenges and Opportunities: Navigating Constraints and Issues of Scale

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Notebook News and Features Planning and management

January 30, 2020

Green infrastructure can be a resilient, multi-benefit approach to address issues such as urban runoff pollution and climate change adaptation....

DAILY DIGEST, 1/29: UCSD scientists to ride research aircraft into ‘atmospheric rivers’; Farmers welcome new federal rule on water quality; Stormwater permits required for industrial business licenses; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 29, 2020

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WATER ASSOC. OF KERN COUNTY: The nuts and bolts of the CV-SALTS program

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Water quality

January 29, 2020

Presentation at Kern County event discusses the implementation of the newly-adopted salt and nitrate management plan for the Central Valley...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/28: Atmospheric rivers that hit CA getting a boost from melting Arctic ice; Study: Climate change threatens world’s wine supply; The neverending battle between San Diego v. MWD; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 28, 2020

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DAILY DIGEST 1/27: Predator fish that anglers love faces uncertain future in CA water wars; Study: More rain and less snow means increased flood risk; Grant funds salinity research in the Valley; Reclamation invests in novel invasive mussel research; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 27, 2020

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: How will WOTUS rollback affect CA?; Not much set aside by oil companies for plugging wells; Climate report prompts proposed policy changes to protect San Francisco Bay; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 26, 2020

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LOOKING FOR DATA? Google releases search tool for datasets

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

January 25, 2020

Google just released this search tool for datasets. https://datasetsearch.research.google.com/ Just search for California Water. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/24: Newsom pledged to fix California water politics. Now he’s bogged down in the delta; New Delta tunnel project is déjà vu all over again; Researchers: Drought threat lingers over Northern California; Trump’s latest water policy exposes sharp divides; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 24, 2020

The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9:00am. Agenda items include a presentation from Nancy Vogel on the draft...

ESTUARY PEARLS: Delta ag drainage and subsidence, contaminants in Cache Slough, Delta smelt entrainment, tidal marsh restoration

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Delta science Science

January 24, 2020

Estuary Pearls is a collection of short articles on science activities in the Delta and is published by the San...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/23: CA will be hit hard as Trump administration weakens clean water protections; Precip continues to lag below normal; King tides sound a pollution alarm in the bay; Climate change will stress water in the West. But we don’t know how; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 23, 2020

The Delta Stewardship Council meets at 9am. The Council will review 2019 accomplishments and discuss proposed 2020-2021 priorities. Among other...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Groundwater Sustainability Plan evaluation and State Water Board intervention

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Best of the Notebook Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

January 23, 2020

A joint workshop hosted by the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Board provides details on how incoming...

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