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January 25, 2022

By the Department of Water Resources: As efforts continue to plan and obtain all permits for a single tunnel project...

DWR: Operations of the State Water Project and Delta Conveyance Informational Webinar Highlights

Delta Conveyance Project Water project operations

January 25, 2022

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) hosted a series of webinars to provide background...

DWR: Climate Change Informational Webinar Highlights

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Climate change Delta Conveyance Project

January 25, 2022

By DWR: Rain and snowfall in California have always been inconsistent and unpredictable. It is our climate’s natural state. The...

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS: A Quarter Century of CEQA Litigation Over the Monterey Agreement Comes to an End

State Water Contractors

Water rights and water law

January 25, 2022

Decision paves the way for improved water management as extended drought continues to impact millions of Californians Press release from...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on the Yolo Bypass Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Fish Passage Project (Big Notch)

Maven

Ecosystems

January 25, 2022

At the January meeting of the California Water Commission, the agenda included an informational briefing on the Yolo Bypass Salmonid...

THIS JUST IN … DWR Releases “Incomplete” Groundwater Sustainability Plan Assessments to Agencies, Initiating 180-day Timeline to Correct Deficiencies

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

January 21, 2022

From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released four determinations on groundwater sustainability...

USGS scientists gather data to better understand nutrient loads entering the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

USGS

Delta science Science Water quality

January 20, 2022

California Water Science Center scientists Dina Saleh and Joseph Domagalski discuss water-quality data collected in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta. By...

THIS JUST IN … December storms allow for modest increase in State Water Project allocation to 15%

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

January 20, 2022

Water managers also withdraw request for modified Delta operations From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the Department of Water...

BAY-DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: A new model to address legacy Gold Rush mercury in the Delta

Maven

Best of the Notebook Delta science

January 20, 2022

It can be a bit hard for some to comprehend, but it is true: Here in the 21st century, California...

FEATURE: Water Justice: Linking local, regional, and state responses for implementing the Human Right to Water

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

January 19, 2022

In the fall of 2021, the Delta Stewardship Council held a series of four webinars focusing on the social and...

AG ALERT: Rice farmers enlisted to sustain Pacific Flyway birds

Ag Alert

Fish and wildlife

January 19, 2022

By Edgar Sanchez, Ag Alert Sixth-generation rice grower Jeff Gallagher is perpetually surrounded by birds on the Sutter County farm...

THIS JUST IN … DWR Releases Additional Groundwater Sustainability Plan Assessments to Agencies

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

January 13, 2022

From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released two additional determinations on groundwater...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Years in their Ears: What can Fish Earbones Tell Us About Spring-Run Chinook Salmon Success in an Increasingly Volatile Climate?

Maven

Best of the Notebook Delta science Fish and wildlife

January 13, 2022

Dr. Flora Cordoleani is a project scientist with UC Santa Cruz and NOAA fisheries, where she conducts research to understand...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Draft white paper includes preliminary findings, next steps on safeguards for groundwater trading programs

CA Water Commission

Policy and regulation Reports

January 13, 2022

From the California Water Commission: As part of the California Water Commission’s work assessing how to shape well-managed groundwater trading programs...

CCST BRIEFING: Drought in the Delta

Maven

Best of the Notebook Delta science Ecosystems

January 12, 2022

What are the cascading, overlapping, and compounding events caused by drought in the Delta? In early December, the California Council...