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DAILY DIGEST, 9/17: Cal Am withdraws desal project bid; Elevating NGOs and community groups in groundwater decision-making; A tale of two coastlines: desalination in China and CA; East Tule GSA to charge farmers for pumping water; and more …

September 17, 2020

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-- On the calendar today ... The Delta Independent Science Board meets from 10:40am to 12:40pm The Delta ISB will meet regarding its current reviews and efforts. This includes a discussion on the Del... Read More...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Almond growers are committed to finding water solutions that work for people, farms, and fish

Maven

September 17, 2020

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This guest commentary is written by Don Cameron of Terranova Ranch: Back in late February and early March, California almond growers experienced what many are calling the perfect bloom. Perfect weather resulte... Read More...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/16: Past wildfires offer future roadmap for forest management’s effects on water; Creek Fire ignites fire management debate over dead trees; CSPA asks San Francisco water agency to withdraw voluntary agreement; Water shortages in US West likelier than previously thought; and more …

Maven

September 16, 2020

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-- On the calendar today ... WEBINAR: The Brown Act: The People’s Business and the Right to Access from 10am to 11:30am. In this Best Best & Krieger LLP webinar, attorneys Lauren Langer and Alber... Read More...

AG WATER PRICES: Groundwater Externalities and the Agricultural Response to Water Pricing

Maven

September 16, 2020

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Dr. Ellen Bruno is a Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Ag and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley. At a recent Silver Solutions webinar, she shared some of the preliminary results on a paper ... Read More...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/15: Senators to discuss bipartisan take on reducing fire risks; AR update/weather pattern shift coming; Monterey fight over desalination is now about environmental justice; How can California make water data work for decision makers?; and more …

Maven

September 15, 2020

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-- On the calendar today ... The State Water Board meets beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include Board actions and responses to COVID-19, Water quality regulatory fees, Central Valley Irrigated Lan... Read More...

BLOG ROUND-UP: Conservation lessons learned in government work; Fire and rivers; Environmentalists and forests; Pandemic spawns dangerous relaxation of environmental regulations; and more …

Maven

September 15, 2020

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Andrew Rypel: Seven conservation lessons I learned in government work He writes, "Before joining the faculty at UC Davis, I spent the previous five years as a research scientist at the Wisconsin Department o... Read More...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/14: Extraordinary heat, rare summer snow brought unprecedented West Coast firestorms; Western wildfires damage, contaminate drinking water systems; A rebuilt Paradise nervously watches the horizon; Pandemic, unpaid bills test utilities’ social justice vows; and more …

Maven

September 14, 2020

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-- In California water news today ... Extraordinary heat, rare summer snow brought unprecedented West Coast firestorms "The West Coast had just experienced a record-shattering heat wave when news cam... Read More...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: After the blazes: Poisoned water and ‘a flood on steroids’; Possible atmospheric river this week; CA’s water crisis hits farmworkers hardest; Trout don’t follow the weather forecast; and more …

Maven

September 13, 2020

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In California water news this weekend ... After the blazes: Poisoned water and 'a flood on steroids' "Historic wildfires raging from California to Colorado are weakening watersheds and setting... Read More...

PUBLICATION: Hydrovisions Fall 2020

Maven

September 12, 2020

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Hydrovisions is a publication of the Groundwater Resources Association of California. In this issue: 2020 GSA Summit Conjunctive use version of Modflow released Groundwater management in Ontario, Canada ... Read More...

NOTICE: SPK-2020-00349, Issuance of Regional General Permit 2, California

Maven

September 12, 2020

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, (Corps) has issued Regional General Permit (RGP) 2 which for Reservoir Maintenance Activities that require a Department of the Army (DA) Permit in Californ... Read More...

WEEKLY CA WATER NEWS DIGEST for Sept 6-11:A basic primer on water quality regulation; Delta Independent Science Board: 10 Years On

Maven

September 11, 2020

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A list of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service and you will receive this post as an email in your inbox on Friday mornings. Readers on daily email... Read More...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/11: La Niña is back. What does that mean for California’s drought?; Scientists predict heavy flood events over the Sierra with climate change; Los Vaqueros Reservoir expansion moves ahead; ‘Fire-breathing dragon of clouds’ over Creek Fire; and more …

Maven

September 11, 2020

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-- On the calendar today ... Groundwater Replenishment System Virtual Tour from 12pm to 1:30pm The Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) is the world’s largest water purification system for indirec... Read More...

DELTA PLAN eNEWS: ~~ ISB Meeting~ DPC Meeting~ Delta Forum ~~

Maven

September 11, 2020

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DAILY DIGEST, 9/10: Climate change may bring unexpected benefits to the Delta; CA’s four water entities: what’s the difference?; Lawmakers plead for federal help as Western fires rage; 6 Western states blast Utah plan to tap Colorado River water; and more …

Maven

September 10, 2020

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-- On the calendar today ... FREE WEBINAR: What is Integrated Regional Water Management? from 10am to 12:15pm As a preview to the Statewide Virtual Summit, “Ensuring Equitable Engagement in Regional ... Read More...

SCIENCE NEWS: Climate change could deliver more sediment and pollution to the Delta; Improving our odds; Salmon subsidies get tossed aside; and more …

Maven

September 10, 2020

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Climate change could deliver more sediment and pollution to the San Francisco Bay-Delta “Climate change could deliver more silt, sand and pollution to the San Francisco Bay-Delta, along with a mixed bag of o... Read More...

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

HISTORY: Delta Independent Science Board: 10 Years On

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Understanding the human dimensions of social agro-ecological systems: What motivates farmer decision-making and policy change?

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Building Socioecological Resilience by Confronting Environmental Injustice: A Participatory Approach

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Engaging Diverse Communities around Water, Climate, and the Environment

DELTA SCIENCE NEEDS, PART 2: What do managers need to know to effectively make decisions in the future Delta?

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Franks Tract Futures: Using map based public surveys to inform a participatory multi-benefit design project

Ecosystem Modeling to Support Adaptive Management – Lessons from 40 years of Decision Support for the Great Lakes

GSA SUMMIT: Setting Sustainable Management Criteria: It’s easy, isn’t it?

TIM QUINN: Forty Years of California Water Policy: What Worked, What Didn’t, and Lessons for the Future

GSA SUMMIT: Lessons learned from the 2020 GSPs: Perspectives from the critically overdrafted basins

FEATURE: The state of California’s environment

GROUNDWATER 101: The basics

CA WATER COMMISSION: Preparing California’s Water System for Climate Extremes

DAILY DIGEST, 9/17: Cal Am withdraws desal project bid; Elevating NGOs and community groups in groundwater decision-making; A tale of two coastlines: desalination in China and CA; East Tule GSA to charge farmers for pumping water; and more …

GUEST COMMENTARY: Almond growers are committed to finding water solutions that work for people, farms, and fish

AG WATER PRICES: Groundwater Externalities and the Agricultural Response to Water Pricing

DAILY DIGEST, 9/15: Senators to discuss bipartisan take on reducing fire risks; AR update/weather pattern shift coming; Monterey fight over desalination is now about environmental justice; How can California make water data work for decision makers?; and more …

BLOG ROUND-UP: Conservation lessons learned in government work; Fire and rivers; Environmentalists and forests; Pandemic spawns dangerous relaxation of environmental regulations; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 9/14: Extraordinary heat, rare summer snow brought unprecedented West Coast firestorms; Western wildfires damage, contaminate drinking water systems; A rebuilt Paradise nervously watches the horizon; Pandemic, unpaid bills test utilities’ social justice vows; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: After the blazes: Poisoned water and ‘a flood on steroids’; Possible atmospheric river this week; CA’s water crisis hits farmworkers hardest; Trout don’t follow the weather forecast; and more …

PUBLICATION: Hydrovisions Fall 2020

NOTICE: SPK-2020-00349, Issuance of Regional General Permit 2, California

WEEKLY CA WATER NEWS DIGEST for Sept 6-11:A basic primer on water quality regulation; Delta Independent Science Board: 10 Years On

DAILY DIGEST, 9/11: La Niña is back. What does that mean for California’s drought?; Scientists predict heavy flood events over the Sierra with climate change; Los Vaqueros Reservoir expansion moves ahead; ‘Fire-breathing dragon of clouds’ over Creek Fire; and more …

DELTA PLAN eNEWS: ~~ ISB Meeting~ DPC Meeting~ Delta Forum ~~

DAILY DIGEST, 9/10: Climate change may bring unexpected benefits to the Delta; CA’s four water entities: what’s the difference?; Lawmakers plead for federal help as Western fires rage; 6 Western states blast Utah plan to tap Colorado River water; and more …

SCIENCE NEWS: Climate change could deliver more sediment and pollution to the Delta; Improving our odds; Salmon subsidies get tossed aside; and more …