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DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: A tool for optimizing groundwater recharge; update on nutria eradication efforts

August 17, 2023

At the July meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen spotlighted an article that developed...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/16: SoCal’s coastal power plants to stay open; Database of demand management actions under SGMA goes live; Reaping the benefits of a wet winter; Bay Area red tide crisis ends, watchdog group declares algae bloom over; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 16, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Water Commission beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include a drought strategies expert...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/15: Feds plan to announce 2024 cuts along the Colorado River; CA introduces more anglers to native warm-water tolerant sunfish; Delta Conveyance Project update; Why are California’s wildfires getting worse? ; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 15, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: SGMA Review: Achieving Groundwater Access for All & Visual Data Tool Demonstration from...

DELTA COUNCIL: Delta Conveyance Project update

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

August 15, 2023

The Delta Stewardship Council met in July at Peter’s Steakhouse in Isleton. On the agenda was an update on the...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/14: IID hires Kightlinger for Colorado River talks; How much water is left in the Colorado River? Fear of the ‘Big Melt’ turns to big relief; Time to dance the salmon home; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 14, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Growing a Sustainable Future: The Role of Agrivoltaics in California’s Water-Energy-Food Nexus from...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Heat, humidity, and some thunderstorms to come; EPA launches civil rights probe over CA water fight; Podcasts on Klamath Dams, Potter Valley Project, groundwater data, NEPA and CEQA, and more …

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Daily Digest

August 13, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Heat, humidity, and some thunderstorms to come as cut-off low sets up...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for August 6-11: Can California salmon survive Trump water plan?; Appeals court rules against Westlands; Water Board under investigation for discrimination; and more …

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Weekly Digest

August 11, 2023

A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/11: Odds of a ‘strong’ El Niño grow again; Brief update on the progress of the inadequate SGMA subbasins; Even with full reservoirs, San Francisco Bay sturgeon are dying again. Why?; The West has a checkerboard problem; Friant repairs on schedule, canal lining begins; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 11, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Central Valley Flood Protection Board beginning at 10am. Central Valley Flood Protection Plan...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/10: Water Board under investigation for discriminating against tribes, people of color; Court ruling against Westlands doesn’t mean much; Big wins for California move forward in government funding bills; Reviving a famously polluted California lake; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 10, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Regional Water Board beginning at 9am. Agenda items include an End...

SCIENCE FEATURE: Navigating the Unknown: Exploring the Use of Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty Approaches

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Planning and management Science

August 10, 2023

The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is undergoing continual and often rapid change. This poses challenges in predicting and preparing for the...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/9: Can California salmon survive Trump water plan backed by House Republicans in spending bill?; Appeals court rules against Westlands Water District in contract dispute; LAO Report: New infrastructure legislation; Delta increasingly bogged down with weeds; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 9, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Can California salmon survive Trump water plan backed by House Republicans in spending...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/7: Forest fuel mapping and drones represent the next wave of firefighting; A lifeline for winter-run chinook salmon; Irrigators and environmentalists disagree over reducing Eel River’s Flow at Scott Dam; Off-roaders damage SLO County beaver dam as battle over Salinas River brews; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 7, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar **tomorrow** … TUESDAY: PUBLIC MEETING: Delta Cross Channel Gates Modernization Project from 4:30pm to 6:00pm. The...