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Delta science

September 16, 2021

The Winter Volume 40, Issue 1 Supplemental, 2021 edition of the IEP Newsletter collates submissions received from the fall of...

AG ALERT: Nitrogen management for rice may help production

Agriculture

September 15, 2021

By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert Rice researchers and growers are working to fine-tune the timing and type of nitrogen applications...

AG ALERT: Farmers seek ‘clarity and certainty’ in U.S. waters rule

Policy and regulation

September 15, 2021

By Christine Souza On behalf of California farmers and ranchers, California Farm Bureau provided feedback this month to federal agencies...

AG ALERT: Regional districts file suit over state water supply cuts

Agriculture Water rights and water law

September 15, 2021

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California’s reservoirs are nearly empty due to historic drought conditions. Water supplies for many farmers...

COMMENTARY: How California ignored lessons of an epic drought

Agriculture Commentary

September 15, 2021

By Justin Fredrickson, environmental policy analyst for the California Farm Bureau The epic California dry spell that even not-so-old drought...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/15: Farmland repurposing program awaits Gov. Newsom’s OK; New opportunities for trading surface water in the Sac Valley under SGMA; Growing uncertainty in the Central Valley; In response to Western drought, a flood of legislation; and more …

September 15, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … TOWN HALL: Sonoma County Drought Town Hall will begin at 5:30pm. Sonoma County...

WATER DATA SUMMIT: Secretary Crowfoot discusses resilience, partnerships, and transforming our water systems to meet the challenges ahead

Climate change Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

September 15, 2021

The California Data Collaborative (CaDC) is a network of water professionals collaborating to create tools and applied research supporting planning...

NEPA DOCS: Sacramento Regional County Sanitation Districts Harvest Water Program Environmental Assessment

Bureau of Reclamation News

ANNOUNCEMENTS

September 15, 2021

From the Bureau of Reclamation: Reclamation proposes to provide partial funding through a Title XVI/WIIN grant to the Sacramento Regional...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/14: CA farmers, worried about water, may be a force in recall vote; Central Valley farmers weigh in on California’s historic drought; The technologies that could solve California’s droughts; Worsening fires show limits of Biden’s power; and more …

September 14, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The California Water Commission will meet beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include...

CAL MATTERS: Can science transform California crops to cope with drought?

Cal Matters

Agriculture

September 13, 2021

The search is on to help California farmers find less-thirsty tree crops. But will the “Torture Orchard” experiments come through...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/13: California’s disappearing salmon; Could CA weather a mega-drought?; North state residents weigh in on proposed Tuscan Water District; Who hung the Colorado River out to dry?; and more …

September 13, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … California’s disappearing salmon “Helltown, Calif. — The name doesn’t seem to fit...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Critically low flows prompt emergency curtailment orders for Scott, Shasta Rivers with more curtailments in the works; Study finds no elevated risk from food grown with oil field produced water; Could we use floods to prevent forest fires?; and more …