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March 4, 2022

USGS Science is Refining eDNA Techniques and Developing New Applications More than 6,500 nonindigenous species are now established in the...

NEVADA CURRENT: Latest climate report describes devastating impacts in store for Southwestern U.S.

Nevada Current

Climate change Colorado River

March 4, 2022

IPCC warns of continued intense droughts, rising health risks and economic turmoil by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Climate change is...

Building Bridges with Science for Communities

Maven

Commentary

March 3, 2022

By Senior Environmental Scientist Cory Copeland If you ever go to coffee or happy hour with a State scientist, you...

FEATURE: Three Delta Agencies: Who they are and what they have planned for 2022

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

March 3, 2022

Over the years, the state has established three Delta-focused agencies, each with different missions and responsibilities: The Delta Stewardship Council,...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on SGMA Implementation

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

March 2, 2022

At the February meeting of the California Water Commission, Tim Godwin, Supervising Engineering Geologist at California Department of Water Resources,...

AG ALERT: Drought means no Central Valley Project water for many irrigators

Ag Alert

Agriculture Current Conditions

March 2, 2022

By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert Zero. That’s how much water is being allocated to Central Valley Project irrigation contractors north...

THIS JUST IN … Statewide Snowpack Falls Well Below Average Following Consecutive Dry Months

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

March 1, 2022

Extremely Dry January and February Wipes Out Early Season Surplus, Signals Third Year of Drought From the Department of Water...

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for March 1st

Robert Shibatani

Current Conditions

March 1, 2022

Prepared exclusively for Maven’s Notebook by hydrologist Robert Shibatani From a water resources and supply perspective, February was dismal. Monthly...

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Carbon Budgets

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Delta science

March 1, 2022

At the February meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen continued profiling the work of...

KNEE DEEP TIMES: Half a dozen horizontal levees in the works

Knee Deep Times

Climate change

February 25, 2022

By Ariel Rubissow-Okamoto, Knee Deep Times The buzz about horizontal levees began more than five years ago, when the East...

DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: Delta Conveyance Project update

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Delta Conveyance Project Delta science Notebook News and Features

February 24, 2022

Update includes a project overview, the alternatives selected and analyzed, project operations, and more … This year, California faces a...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation outlines initial 2022 water allocations for Central Valley Project contractors

Bureau of Reclamation News

Current Conditions

February 23, 2022

Press release from the Bureau of Reclamation: Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced initial 2022 water supply allocations for Central...

DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: State Water Project Operations

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Water project operations

February 23, 2022

At the January meeting of the Delta Independent Science Board, the board members heard a series of presentations on water...

CAL MATTERS: Snow levels low: As temperatures rise, review of California water projections gains urgency

Cal Matters

Hydrology Planning and management

February 23, 2022

The Sierra Nevada has not provided as much water as predicted. Now the state is scrambling to revise its snow...

STATELINE: A parched west remains divided on desalinating seawater

Stateline

Water supply augmentation

February 22, 2022

By Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Gripped by drought, communities along California’s coast are exploring innovations and investments to ensure residents have...