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UPDATED MODEL: Sacramento Water Allocation Model, Version 1.2 now available

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

April 27, 2019

From the State Water Resources Control Board: This announcement is to inform interested parties that the State Water Resources Control...

DAILY DIGEST: Farmers and IID fight for water rights; Uncorked potential (or Delta wine and WaterFix); After 65 years, salmon return to the San Joaquin River; EPA proposes weaker standards on chemicals contaminating drinking water; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 26, 2019

In California water news today, Farmers and IID fight for water rights; Uncorked potential (or Delta wine and WaterFix); After...

DAILY DIGEST: Harder introduces bill to fund Valley water projects; Crowfoot on implementing Gov. Newson’s water agenda; Dead fish in the Yolo Bypass, Salmon return to San Joaquin River, Delta smelt on extinction’s edge; Colorado’s innovative thinking for funding water projects; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 25, 2019

In California water news today, Harder unveils bill funding Valley water projects, including reservoir near Patterson; California’s New Natural Resources...

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 4: Case studies from the Bay Delta system

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Delta science

April 25, 2019

Presentations highlight the Montezuma Wetlands Project and the Nigiri Project Adaptive management is widely regarded as an effective approach to...

DAILY DIGEST: Can sensor data save CA’s aquifers?; Safe Drinking Water Trust bill passes second Senate policy committee; Imperial Beach collaborates with Gullah/Geechee Nation on sea level rise; Newsom offers a new approach to California’s water issues, say Don Nottoli and Bill Dodd; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 24, 2019

In California water news today, Can sensor data save California’s aquifers?; Safe Drinking Water Trust Bill Passes Second Senate Policy...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Stormwater Capture and Aquifer Recharge

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Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation

April 24, 2019

Panel discusses the potential of stormwater as a resource, implementation of stormwater capture projects Traditionally, stormwater has been viewed as...

DAILY DIGEST: Newsom hits back at Trump in new fight over CA water; A town could finally get clean water if its neighbor helps; Federal judge dismisses key pieces of Agua Caliente tribe’s claim; Mission Springs Water District: “We’ve been hijacked by Desert Water Agency”; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 23, 2019

In California water news today, Gov. Gavin Newsom hits back at Trump in new fight over who controls California water;...

DAILY DIGEST, Earth Day Edition: As Delta smelt spiral toward extinction, a future in captivity awaits; CA farmers growing weeds to capture carbon; Climate change and CA’s crops; Ten most eco-friendly cities in the US (6 of them in CA); How Americans see climate change in 5 charts; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 22, 2019

Happy Earth Day! In California water news today, As California’s delta smelt spirals toward extinction, a future in captivity awaits;...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: California and the West prepare to get by on less water from the Colorado River; Blumenfeld on pesticides, recycling reform, Trump; Birds and brews; Leonardo da Vinci and water; Sunday podcasts; NorCal Superbloom video; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 21, 2019

Happy Easter/Passover/Sunday! In California water news this weekend, California and the West prepare to get by on less water from...

DAILY DIGEST: Reclaiming the lost population of winter-run Chinook salmon; Water abundance mixed blessing for farms; Seawater intrusion: Understanding a growing threat to freshwater; Secretive ‘harbor master’ steers Colorado River campaign; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 19, 2019

In California water news today, Reclaiming the lost population of winter-run Chinook salmon; Water abundance mixed blessing for farms; Seawater...

DAILY DIGEST: IID sues to halt Colorado River drought plan signed by Trump, says officials ignored Salton Sea; West-Side Water Ticks Up to 65% of Allocation. Will It Hit 100%?; Legal analysis of new wetlands regulations; Colorado River’s biggest champion: Walmart heirs; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 18, 2019

In California water news today, IID sues to halt Colorado River drought plan signed by Trump, says officials ignored Salton...

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 3: Challenges and lessons learned with adaptive management in the Bay-Delta

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Delta sciencePlanning and management

April 18, 2019

Panel of Delta project managers discuss how they apply adaptive management in their projects Adaptive management is defined in the...

REACTIONS: Water contractors react to updated CVP allocation for south of Delta ag

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Current Conditions

April 18, 2019

Yesterday, the Bureau of Reclamation announced an updated water allocation for Central Valley Project agricultural contractors south of the Delta...

DAILY DIGEST: Trump signs Colorado River drought plan; Water users try to adopt ‘orphaned’ PG&E project; Six Key Takeaways from the State Water Board’s New Cannabis Cultivation Policy; New guide on avoiding degraded water quality under SGMA; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 17, 2019

In California water news today, ‘Monumental achievement’: Trump signs Colorado River drought plan; Water users try to adopt ‘orphaned’ PG&E...

ERNEST CONANT: Federal priorities for Reclamation Mid-Pacific Region for 2019

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Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

April 17, 2019

Reclamation Mid-Pacific Regional Director talks about progress made in implementing the directives in the Presidential Memo At the Friant Water...