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BAY-DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Managed Floodplain Fish Food: Bringing Dry Side Food Webs to Wet Side Fish

November 10, 2021

Two centuries ago, the floor of the Central Valley was primarily a marshy wetland. In the springtime, the snowpack would...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: DWR discusses plan to keep Delta drought barrier in place

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

November 9, 2021

Additional barriers in the Northern Delta being contemplated if conditions remain dry Despite the wet weather, California is still experiencing...

ESTUARY NEWS: Cows Run Amuck, East Bay Groundwater, Breaching Season, Lab in a Garage, Birds Use Solar Ponds, and more…

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Science

November 5, 2021

In the October issue of Estuary Magazine: Breaching Season in Sloughs & Marshes Fog Cool for Oysters Weathering Climate Extremes...

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: A typology of drought decision making

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Delta science

November 4, 2021

At the October meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, during the Lead Scientist report, Dr. Laurel Larsen spotlighted an article...

STATE WATER BOARD: Update on the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program

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Notebook News and Features Water quality

November 3, 2021

Within the Central Valley, over seven million acres is in irrigated agriculture, and depending on the conditions, water discharged from...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: The Science of Non-native Species in a Dynamic Delta

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Best of the Notebook Delta science

October 28, 2021

The San Francisco Bay-Delta is one of the most invaded estuaries in the world, with non-native species now a large...

STATE WATER BOARD: Summary of results from the 2020 Volumetric Annual Report of Wastewater and Recycled Water in California

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Water supply augmentation

October 27, 2021

In 2018, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted an amendment to the Recycled Water Policy to promote recycled water...

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Salmon predation in the Delta; Fact sheets on steelhead trout and chinook salmon; and the activities of the Delta Science Program

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Delta science Fish and wildlife

October 21, 2021

At the September meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen spotlighted an article on salmon...

DELTA WATERMASTER REPORT: Complaint alleging unlawful diversion in the Delta triggers investigation; Drought emergency regulation; Voluntary dry-year response program; and Open ET

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Notebook News and Features Water rights and water law

October 20, 2021

At the September meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George updated the council members on the activities...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Montezuma Wetlands Project: Early Results and Lessens Learned from a Newly Breached Marsh

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Delta science Ecosystems

October 14, 2021

The Montezuma Wetlands Project is a multi-phase restoration project that uses dredged sediment to raise elevations in diked, subsided baylands...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Groundwater Rights Summary and Allocations Challenges for Market Development

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

October 13, 2021

For the past several months, the California Water Commission has been leading a process to frame state considerations around how...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Delta Adapts: Assessing Ecosystem Vulnerability to Climate Change

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Climate change Delta science

October 7, 2021

The loss of most ecosystems in the Bay-Delta has heavily compromised the functioning of the remnant ecosystems, which are anticipated...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Delta Flood Risk Under Climate Change: Key Findings from the Delta Adapts Flood Risk Analysis

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Climate change Delta science

September 30, 2021

The Delta Stewardship Council, with the assistance of partner agencies and consultant AECOM, developed a climate change vulnerability assessment for...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Fish and aquatic species analysis

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

September 29, 2021

Informational webinar discusses fish and aquatic species analysis, fish screens, and operating criteria The Department of Water Resources (DWR) hosted...

CV-SALTS UPDATE: Nitrate program growth and critical salt program deadline

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Policy and regulation

September 25, 2021

From the Central Valley Salinity Coalition: Both the Nitrate and Salt Control Programs achieved significant progress in the third quarter...

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