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THIS JUST IN … Notice of preparation of environmental impact report for the Delta conveyance project Updated with DWR press release

January 15, 2020

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Aerial view looking South along White Slough in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Photo by Ken James / DWR Scoping meetings to be held statewide in February The Department of Water Resources (DWR) tod... Read More...

THIS JUST IN … State Agencies Release Draft Water Resilience Portfolio

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January 3, 2020

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From the California Natural Resources Agency: State agencies today released a draft water resilience portfolio with a suite of recommended actions to help California cope with more extreme droughts and floods,... Read More...

THIS JUST IN … Series of December Storms Provides Good Start to Sierra Snowpack

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January 2, 2020

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From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the first manual snow survey of 2020 at Phillips Station. The manual survey recorded 33.5 inches of snow depth an... Read More...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation uses latest science to improve water reliability in California

Maven

December 19, 2019

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Aerial view of the constructed intertie between the California Aqueduct and Delta-Mendota Canal Photo by Paul Hames / DWR Final environmental impact statement released for the biological opinions for Central ... Read More...

THIS JUST IN … DWR Completes Prioritization of Groundwater Basins Under SGMA

Maven

December 18, 2019

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From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced completion of a multi-year process to prioritize 515 groundwater basins as part of the Sustainable Gro... Read More...

THIS JUST IN … First State Water Project allocation set at 10 percent

Maven

December 2, 2019

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From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced an initial State Water Project (SWP) allocation of 10 percent for the 2020 calendar year. The init... Read More...

THIS JUST IN … Bureau of Reclamation responds to California decision to litigate CVP and SWP

Maven

November 21, 2019

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Photo by DWR From the Bureau of Reclamation: In light of Governor Newsom’s announcement regarding the State of California’s intent to sue the federal government on the Central Valley Project (CVP) and the ... Read More...

WADE CROWFOOT, JARED BLUMENFELD: Rejecting federal proposal, California lays out its vision for protecting endangered species and meeting state water needs

Maven

November 21, 2019

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Photo by DWR Natural Resources Agency Secretary Wade Crowfoot and CA Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Jared Blumenfeld have a commentary up at Cal Matters where they touch on many California water ... Read More...

THIS JUST IN … State Agencies Lay Out Actions to Protect Endangered Species and Meet State Water Need

Maven

November 21, 2019

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DWR issued draft Environmental Impact Report today; Agencies also intend to file litigation against federal government Newsom administration continues to work toward voluntary agreements in the Sacramento-Sa... Read More...

THIS JUST IN … DWR moves to strengthen protections for fish, improve real-time management of State Water Project

Maven

November 21, 2019

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Draft EIR released for long-term operations of the State Water Project From the Department of Water Resources: Moving to strengthen safeguards for fish and expand science-based decision making, the Departme... Read More...

Juvenile Chinook challenges in the Central Valley: baked, boiled or bass food?

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

SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT: Can California successfully integrate groundwater and surface water under SGMA?

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’

THIS JUST IN … Notice of preparation of environmental impact report for the Delta conveyance project Updated with DWR press release

THIS JUST IN … State Agencies Release Draft Water Resilience Portfolio

THIS JUST IN … Series of December Storms Provides Good Start to Sierra Snowpack

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation uses latest science to improve water reliability in California

THIS JUST IN … DWR Completes Prioritization of Groundwater Basins Under SGMA

THIS JUST IN … First State Water Project allocation set at 10 percent

THIS JUST IN … Bureau of Reclamation responds to California decision to litigate CVP and SWP

WADE CROWFOOT, JARED BLUMENFELD: Rejecting federal proposal, California lays out its vision for protecting endangered species and meeting state water needs

THIS JUST IN … State Agencies Lay Out Actions to Protect Endangered Species and Meet State Water Need

THIS JUST IN … DWR moves to strengthen protections for fish, improve real-time management of State Water Project