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WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: The battle over the raising of Shasta Dam

April 8, 2020

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One of the long-running controversies in California water is the effort to raise Shasta Dam, a dam on the Sacramento River in Northern California which creates a 4.5 MAF reservoir, the largest in California. T... Read More...

WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Quantifying surface water depletion from groundwater pumping

Maven

April 2, 2020

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Understanding and conveying groundwater’s role in a changing world Surface water commonly is hydraulically connected to ground water, but the interactions are difficult to observe and measure and have largely ... Read More...

ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT: A new paradigm for managing California’s freshwater ecosystems

Maven

March 25, 2020

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Californians rely on the state’s myriad of rivers and streams for things such as water supply, hydropower, recreation, fisheries, biodiversity, and more. These ecosystems and the benefits they provide are part of the state’s natural infrastructure. But these ... Read More...

CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Federalism and Water under the Trump Administration: Has the Long Peace Come to an End?

Maven

February 12, 2020

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The California Water Law Symposium is on my short list of not-to-be-missed events on my yearly calendar. The symposium is a collaborative student-run event where students from each law school organize a panel ... Read More...

WATER ASSOC. OF KERN COUNTY: The nuts and bolts of the CV-SALTS program

Maven

January 29, 2020

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Presentation at Kern County event discusses the implementation of the newly-adopted salt and nitrate management plan for the Central Valley On October 16, 2019 the State Water Resources Control Board voted to ... Read More...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Groundwater Sustainability Plan evaluation and State Water Board intervention

Maven

January 23, 2020

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A joint workshop hosted by the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Board provides details on how incoming plans will be evaluated and what State Water Board intervention might look like It has been over 1950 days since the Sustainable Groundwate... Read More...

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

Maven

January 16, 2020

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Microplastics are ubiquitous and persistent pollutants in the ocean, and a pervasive and preventable threat to the health of marine ecosystems. Microplastics, defined as particles less than 5 mm, come in a wide... Read More...

ANECITA AGUSTINEZ, DWR TRIBAL POLICY ADVISOR: The Language of Water

Maven

January 14, 2020

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Spirit Island in the Canadian Rockies. The island is a spiritual place for the Nakoda people, who believe mountains are physical representations of their ancestors. Photo by Lauri Sten This commentary is ba... Read More...

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

Maven

January 9, 2020

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Photo by Jay Huang When most think of the possible impacts of sea level rise, they think of coastal flooding and the growing risks to shore-based infrastructure — but there’s another sea level rise-related threat that is much less talked about. As sea lev... Read More...

ACWA PANEL: Establishing groundwater allocations under SGMA

Maven

January 8, 2020

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As groundwater sustainability agencies prepare their plans to meet the requirements of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), they will likely utilize a variety of tools to achieve sustainability. F... Read More...

STATE OF ESTUARY: Vital signs of the San Francisco Estuary fish community

Maven

December 19, 2019

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Dr. Christina Swanson takes a look at the status of the San Francisco Estuary's fish community The San Francisco estuary is important habitat for many fish species and environmental conditions, such as the amo... Read More...

DR. MICHAEL KIPARSKY: Can Recharge Net Metering contribute to sustainable groundwater management?

Maven

December 11, 2019

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Dr. Michael Kiparsky is the founding director of the Wheeler Water Institute within the Center for Law, Energy, and Environment at the UC Berkeley School of Law and has worked at the intersection of the technical and policy aspects of water resources managemen... Read More...

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

Maven

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...

DR. GEETA PERSAD: Climate change and the future of California’s water

Maven

November 7, 2019

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Minimal snow was found at the Phillips Station meadow at the first snow survey of 2018. (Photo by DWR) Climate change is already transforming California’s water cycle, putting stress on the state's rigidly ... Read More...

DECISION SCALING: A risk management approach in Delta water supply vulnerability

Maven

October 31, 2019

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Roaring River levees overtop at Grizzly Island in Solano County in January, 2017. (Photo by DWR/Florence Low) Planning for future conditions has always involved uncertainty, but the additional uncertainty imposed by a changing climate means new approaches ... Read More...

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BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Managing the state and federal water projects: The Collaborative Science and Adaptive Management Program

DELTA SCIENCE NEEDS: Looking at climate change impacts

DR. LAUREL LARSEN: Just pour water on it? Melting the Wicked Witch of the West and other challenges with restoration science

DR. JAY LUND: Integrated Modeling and Delta Science & Policy

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project: Science and adaptive management in action; Integrating past and future monitoring

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: The Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program: A regional vision for coordinated monitoring

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Green Infrastructure Implementation Challenges and Opportunities: Navigating Constraints and Issues of Scale

Earthquake Resilience of Southern California’s Water Distribution Systems

WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: The battle over the raising of Shasta Dam

WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Quantifying surface water depletion from groundwater pumping

ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT: A new paradigm for managing California’s freshwater ecosystems

CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Federalism and Water under the Trump Administration: Has the Long Peace Come to an End?

WATER ASSOC. OF KERN COUNTY: The nuts and bolts of the CV-SALTS program

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Groundwater Sustainability Plan evaluation and State Water Board intervention

WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: The battle over the raising of Shasta Dam

WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Quantifying surface water depletion from groundwater pumping

ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT: A new paradigm for managing California’s freshwater ecosystems

CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Federalism and Water under the Trump Administration: Has the Long Peace Come to an End?

WATER ASSOC. OF KERN COUNTY: The nuts and bolts of the CV-SALTS program

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Groundwater Sustainability Plan evaluation and State Water Board intervention

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

ANECITA AGUSTINEZ, DWR TRIBAL POLICY ADVISOR: The Language of Water

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

ACWA PANEL: Establishing groundwater allocations under SGMA

STATE OF ESTUARY: Vital signs of the San Francisco Estuary fish community

DR. MICHAEL KIPARSKY: Can Recharge Net Metering contribute to sustainable groundwater management?

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

DR. GEETA PERSAD: Climate change and the future of California’s water

DECISION SCALING: A risk management approach in Delta water supply vulnerability