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March 3, 2022

By Senior Environmental Scientist Cory Copeland If you ever go to coffee or happy hour with a State scientist, you...

FEATURE: Three Delta Agencies: Who they are and what they have planned for 2022

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

March 3, 2022

Over the years, the state has established three Delta-focused agencies, each with different missions and responsibilities: The Delta Stewardship Council,...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on SGMA Implementation

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

March 2, 2022

At the February meeting of the California Water Commission, Tim Godwin, Supervising Engineering Geologist at California Department of Water Resources,...

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Carbon Budgets

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Delta science

March 1, 2022

At the February meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen continued profiling the work of...

DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: Delta Conveyance Project update

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Delta Conveyance Project Delta science Notebook News and Features

February 24, 2022

Update includes a project overview, the alternatives selected and analyzed, project operations, and more … This year, California faces a...

DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: State Water Project Operations

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Water project operations

February 23, 2022

At the January meeting of the Delta Independent Science Board, the board members heard a series of presentations on water...

DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: Central Valley Project operations overview

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Water project operations

February 17, 2022

At the January meeting of the Delta Independent Science Board, the board members heard a series of presentations on water...

PLANNING & CONSERVATION LEAGUE: Updating California Water Laws in the Face of Droughts/Climate Change

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Notebook News and Features Water rights and water law

February 16, 2022

California’s current system of water laws seems ill-equipped to respond to long-term droughts and climate change. One million Californians do...

CA WATER DATA CONSORTIUM: Vision, Mission, Goals and Guiding Principles

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Planning and management

February 10, 2022

From the California Water Data Consortium: The California Water Data Consortium is proud to provide a collaborative space to tackle...

SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION: Protecting Water Quality While Recharging Aquifers

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Best of the Notebook Groundwater News Notebook News and Features Water quality

February 10, 2022

Over 600,000 Californians rely on nitrate-contaminated public supply wells for their household water needs. However, those numbers are even greater...