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FEATURE: Delta Conveyance Project update covers updated timeline, reliability of the State Water Project beyond 2040

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

January 18, 2024

The January meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s One Water and Stewardship Committee included an informational update on the Delta Conveyance...

DAN WALTERS: Rollercoaster weather shows why California needs better infrastructure for wetter years

Cal Matters

Commentary

January 18, 2024

By Dan Walters, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...

FEATURE: Dr. Laurel Larsen’s stint tackling with the wicked problems ends

John Hart

Delta science Planning and management

January 18, 2024

An Interview with Dr. Laurel Larsen, the Delta Stewardship Council’s Former Lead Scientist by John Hart Since the turn of...

GRIST: Can carbon capture solve desalination’s waste problem?

Grist

Climate change Water supply augmentation

January 17, 2024

A startup claims it can store carbon dioxide in the toxic brine produced by desalination plants. By Jake Bittle, Grist...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California judge rules state can’t issue bonds to finance Delta tunnel project

Courthouse News Service

Delta Conveyance Project

January 17, 2024

The so-called “Delta Conveyance Project” would include a 36-foot wide tunnel extending about 45 miles to divert enough water from...

PRESS RELEASE: Organizations petition the State Water Board to set permanent instream flow requirements for the Shasta River, a critical Klamath River tributary

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Policy and regulation

January 17, 2024

Press release from Save Our Salmon As the largest dam removal project in history unfolds on the Klamath River, conservation...

NEWS RELEASE: Water Commission presents statewide strategies for protecting communities, fish and wildlife during drought

CA Water Commission

Policy and regulation

January 17, 2024

The California Water Commission today approved a white paper that contains potential strategies to protect communities and fish and wildlife...

THIS JUST IN … Court sides with counties and agencies, dismissing DWR’s attempt to “validate” bond resolutions to finance controversial Delta tunnel project

Press Release/Notice

Delta Conveyance Project

January 17, 2024

Press release on behalf of the counties of San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Solano, Yolo, Butte and Plumas, and related water...

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS: Court strongly sides with DWR, rejects all legal challenges to continued long-term operation of State Water Project through 2085

State Water Contractors

Water project operations

January 17, 2024

Appeals court affirms contract amendment for long-term operation of State Water Project, ensuring continued delivery of affordable water supplies for...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/17: LAO report criticizes water conservation regs, are changes coming?; A new, rigorous assessment of OpenET accuracy for supporting satellite-based water management; CA Forever releases map, details of proposed city; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 17, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board beginning at 9am. Agenda items include update on...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: A new, rigorous assessment of OpenET accuracy for supporting satellite-based water management

Desert Research Institute

Agriculture

January 17, 2024

A new study offers a comprehensive multi-model, large-scale accuracy assessment of an operational satellite-based data system to compute evapotranspiration. By...