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DAILY DIGEST: Newsom Catches Heat for Using Climate Funds on Drinking Water Plan; How 1 farmer navigates CA’s strict limit on groundwater; NOAA Fisheries adopts new plan for West Coast ecosystem science and management; Groundwater pumping has significantly reduced US stream flows; and more …

June 20, 2019

In California water news today, Newsom Catches Heat for Using Climate Funds on Drinking Water Plan; Radio show: How 1...

DELTA SCIENCE: Lead Scientist Dr. Callaway updates the State Water Board on science efforts in the Delta

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Delta science Notebook News and Features

June 20, 2019

At the May 21st meeting of the State Water Board, Lead Scientist Dr. John Callaway updated Board members of ongoing...

DAILY DIGEST: State distributes grants to help implement SGMA; CDFW documents statewide impact of recent drought on fish and aquatic species; Wildlife and way of life in the North Delta?; Trump says ‘air and water are the cleanest they’ve ever been’ in US; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 19, 2019

In California water news today, State distributes grants to help implement SGMA; CDFW Documents Statewide Impact of Recent Drought on...

CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Questions of common supply: SGMA requirements for interconnected surface water and groundwater

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Best of the Notebook Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

June 19, 2019

The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), passed in 2014, is California’s first statewide law that explicitly reflects the fact that...

June 2019 Issue of ESTUARY News – Water, Environment, Climate, Equity

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Delta science

June 19, 2019

The June issue of Estuary News is now available online. This issue explores the rainbow flavors of infrastructure — green,...

DAILY DIGEST: Wet winter is a boon for skiers and water supply, but increases wildfire threat; Paying for clean water with climate change money worries some CA lawmakers; Harder pushes for passage of water bill; Environment and energy debates take center stage in Washington DC; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 18, 2019

In California water news today, Wet California winter is a boon for skiers and water supply. But it brings a...

SF ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: Ten Essential Bay‒Delta Articles; Geospatial tools and water budgets for the Delta; 20th century outflow and salinity intrusion; Management of invasive water hyacinth

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Delta science

June 17, 2019

In this edition of the San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science journal: ESSAY Ten Essential Bay‒Delta Articles Ted Sommer, J....

DAILY DIGEST: Communicating the value of water: The ABCs of water communication; Reclamation gives westside farmers another nudge for water; Win-loss budget outcomes for ag climate programs; CA’s wildfire season is starting and officials are bracing for the worst; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 17, 2019

In California water news today, Communicating the Value of Water: The ABCS of Water Communication; Reclamation gives westside farmers another nudge...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: New CA bill could revolutionize how the U.S. tackles plastic pollution; The U.S. isn’t nearly as dry as it was a year ago; A Delta conundrum; Forecast-coordinated operations program; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 16, 2019

In California water news this weekend, New California Bill Could Revolutionize How the U.S. Tackles Plastic Pollution; The U.S. Isn’t...

NOTICE of Petitions for Temporary Urgency Change – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 15, 2019

From the State Water Board: On May 14, 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) filed petitions for temporary urgency...

DAILY DIGEST: Water conservation and unintended consequences on wastewater; Garamendi’s Flood Insurance for Farmers Act passes out of committee; Hike, boat, swim, and fish in the Delta, CA’s first National Heritage Area; Report: ‘Most dangerous’ hackers targeting U.S. utilities; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 14, 2019

In California water news today, As Californians Save More Water, Their Sewers Get Less and That’s a Problem; House committee...

NOW AVAILABLE: LIDAR Data for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 14, 2019

This week DWR released a new Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) dataset at http://gisarchive.cnra.ca.gov/iso/ImageryBaseMapsLandCover/LIDAR/DeltaLIDAR2017/ LiDAR, or Light...