NEWS Archives

USGS: The Role of Snowpack, Rainfall, and Reservoirs in Buffering California Against Drought Impacts

January 20, 2016

How reservoirs, snowpack and rainfall help California survive droughts. California’s vast reservoir system, fed by annual snow- and rainfall, plays...

The End of Wastewater: Sustainable infrastructure for an urban estuary

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Science Water supply augmentation

January 20, 2016

The end of the pipe solution means ending the pipe, says Dr. David Sedlak, but he warns newer wastewater treatment...

This just in … State Water Board adopts measurement and reporting regulations for water diverters

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

January 19, 2016

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today adopted regulations requiring all surface water right holders and claimants to report their diversions. Those who divert more than 10 acre-feet of water per year must...

Reactions: ACWA on State Water Board’s urban conservation reg; Delta Counties Coalition on Cal Water Fix; State Water Contractors on Cal Water Fix DCE

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Delta Conveyance Project

January 19, 2016

There was a lot of breaking news on Friday: The California Water Fix project released the details on Design and...

Media call: State Water Board officials discuss the draft emergency conservation regulation

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

January 16, 2016

Yesterday, the State Water Resources Control Board released the draft emergency conservation regulation for review and public comment. The proposed...

The 2016 Drought Contingency Plan for CVP & SWP operations

State Water Board

Planning and management Water project operations

January 15, 2016

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board has posted the February through October 2016 Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) submitted by the California Department of Water Resources and United States Bureau of Reclamation to the...

Tentative agreement reached for Cal Water Fix Design and Construction Enterprise

CA Natural Resources Agency

Delta Conveyance Project

January 15, 2016

From the Natural Resources Agency: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and a Joint Powers Authority comprised of public...

Reactions to Governor Brown and the updated California Water Action Plan

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Policy and regulation

January 15, 2016

Californians for Water Security, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Northern California Water Association, and Restore the Delta respond to...

Delta Stewardship Council issues statement clarifying the Council’s $3.6 million budget request

Delta Stewardship Council

Delta Conveyance Project

January 14, 2016

Executive Officer Jessica Pearson: $2.1 million goes towards the Delta Science Program’s efforts, and $1.45 million is for high priority updates to the Delta Plan From the Delta Stewardship Council: To clarify the Council’s request for increased funding in the...

Governor Brown speaks at ACWA California Water 2.0 event about the Delta tunnels, drought, and climate change

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

January 14, 2016

It’s a very different world we live in, he says: “We can protect the natural systems, but we have to...

Congressmembers write Governor Brown, want detailed accounting of how $3.6 million slated in part for Cal Water Fix would be used

Governor Jerry Brown

Delta Conveyance Project

January 14, 2016

They question why money is being allocated at this time; urge focus on water recycling, stormwater capture, and other solutions...

State of Bay Delta Science 2016, part 2: Water quality and contaminant effects on species and water supply; The Bay-Delta food web; Delta landscape restoration

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Delta science Notebook News and Features Water quality

January 14, 2016

Stephanie Fong discusses what we know and don’t know about contaminants; Dr. Wim Kimmerer on Delta food web changes; and Robin Grossinger discusses restoration on a landscape scale The update to the landmark 2008 report, The State of Bay Delta...

State of Bay Delta Science 2016, part 1: Implementing One Delta, One Science; Delta water management – Where are we and where should we go?

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Delta science Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

January 13, 2016

Dr. Peter Goodwin on the challenges and opportunities of implementing the Delta Science Plan, and Dr. Jay Lund on water...

Ducks Unlimited, Restore the Delta react to Governor’s budget proposal

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Policy and regulation

January 8, 2016

Reactions to Governor Brown’s budget proposal for emergency drought response funding and implementing the California Water Action Plan with other...

What’s in the Governor’s proposed budget for emergency drought response and implementation of the California Water Action Plan

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

January 7, 2016

The Governor released his proposed budget this morning. Here’s what’s in the budget for emergency drought response and the California Water Action Plan: What’s in the Governor’s proposed budget for Emergency Drought Response … From the Natural Resources Chapter pages...