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GROUNDWATER MARKETS: A case study of the Fox Canyon Groundwater Market

November 20, 2019

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The Nature Conservancy's Sarah Heard goes through the mechanics of the market, the first to be formed since the passage of SGMA A water market is much like a stock market for water, but instead of trading st... Read More...

FEATURE: Integrated Hydrologic Model Development and Evaluation for Non-Modelers

Maven

October 23, 2019

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Dr. Douglas Tolley gives an explanatory presentation on integrated hydrologic modeling, including how models are coupled and key terms such as sensitivity analysis, model calibration, and uncertainty analysis ... Read More...

PERSPECTIVES: DWR Director Karla Nemeth on Oroville Dam, the Governor’s water resilience portfolio, Delta conveyance, the Voluntary Agreements, and more …

Lisa Beutler

October 17, 2019

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Sacramento River and Tower Bridge (Photo by DWR) Interview and write-up by Lisa Beutler, Stantec (Sacramento, CA). This article appeared first in The Water Report and is reprinted here with permission. In late August, California Department of Water Res... Read More...

DAM REMOVAL: Dammed if you do, dammed if you don’t

Maven

October 16, 2019

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Matilija Dam; Photo by Zack Abbey San Clemente Dam, Klamath Dams, and Matilija Dam removal spotlighted at ACWA Conference The time, expense, and regulatory uncertainty of providing viable and effective fish ... Read More...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Viewing estuaries from a ‘macroscope’: How global, regional, and local processes affect the San Francisco Bay and Delta

Maven

September 18, 2019

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Photo by duluoz cats There has been an ongoing conversation about the importance of thinking about the San Francisco Estuary holistically as a connected system, rather than siloing the Bay, Delta, and water... Read More...

PANEL DISCUSSION: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Legal Framework: ‘All the acronyms you need to know’

Maven

September 11, 2019

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Panel of lawyers dive into the web of laws affecting water in the Delta: The state and federal endangered species acts, water quality control planning, the Delta Reform Act, best available science, and more ... The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is a complex pl... Read More...

CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: An overview of California water rights

Maven

August 28, 2019

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California water law is complex, governed by both state and federal law, part property law and part environmental law. Adding to this complexity is the existence of a large number of federal, state and loca... Read More...

FEATURE: Reactivating our floodplains: A new way forward

Maven

August 21, 2019

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Panel of experts discuss how reactivating the floodplains can provide habitat and food for native fish and for migrating birds, and highlights the many projects and opportunities in the Sacramento Valley Nearl... Read More...

PFAS EXPLAINED: The growing crisis of ‘forever chemicals’

Maven

July 24, 2019

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PFAS are a group of chemicals that have become ubiquitous in consumer goods - and the environment. What are they and what can be done about them? PFAS, or poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances have received a lot of attention in the media recently. Initially ... Read More...

GSA SUMMIT: SGMA and Land Use Issues

Maven

July 10, 2019

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A lush agricultural scene in San Luis Obispo County in Central California.John Chacon / California Department of Water Resources Panel discusses land use issues, including well permitting, land fallowing, gen... Read More...

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Managing turbidity for Delta smelt

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Microplastics Everywhere: Understanding Microplastics in the Bay and Recommended Actions

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Underappreciated Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Groundwater Levels

SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: 16 years of SFEWS, Monitoring contaminants in the Delta, Modeling South Delta entrainment, and more …

ESTUARY NEWS: Coverage of State of the Estuary conference: Water, environment, climate, equity

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: CA’s Safer Consumer Products Program: Overview and efforts to protect aquatic health

STATE OF ESTUARY: Standing too close to the elephant: addressing scales in restoration and fisheries conservation

Water transfers at the California Water Commission, part 1: An overview of California's Transfer Market and DWR's activities related to transfers

GROUNDWATER MARKETS: A case study of the Fox Canyon Groundwater Market

FEATURE: Integrated Hydrologic Model Development and Evaluation for Non-Modelers

PERSPECTIVES: DWR Director Karla Nemeth on Oroville Dam, the Governor’s water resilience portfolio, Delta conveyance, the Voluntary Agreements, and more …

DAM REMOVAL: Dammed if you do, dammed if you don’t

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Viewing estuaries from a ‘macroscope’: How global, regional, and local processes affect the San Francisco Bay and Delta

PANEL DISCUSSION: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Legal Framework: ‘All the acronyms you need to know’

GROUNDWATER MARKETS: A case study of the Fox Canyon Groundwater Market

FEATURE: Integrated Hydrologic Model Development and Evaluation for Non-Modelers

PERSPECTIVES: DWR Director Karla Nemeth on Oroville Dam, the Governor’s water resilience portfolio, Delta conveyance, the Voluntary Agreements, and more …

DAM REMOVAL: Dammed if you do, dammed if you don’t

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Viewing estuaries from a ‘macroscope’: How global, regional, and local processes affect the San Francisco Bay and Delta

PANEL DISCUSSION: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Legal Framework: ‘All the acronyms you need to know’

CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: An overview of California water rights

FEATURE: Reactivating our floodplains: A new way forward

PFAS EXPLAINED: The growing crisis of ‘forever chemicals’

GSA SUMMIT: SGMA and Land Use Issues