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CA WATER COMMISSION: Screening process for eligible water storage projects; Commission continues conveyance conversation

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

January 28, 2021

Screening process for potential new Water Storage Investment Program projects At the December 2020 meeting, the California Water Commission approved...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Last-Minute Bid to Ditch Science by Trump EPA Blocked by Federal Judge

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

January 28, 2021

A federal judge in Montana said Donald Trump’s EPA failed to demonstrate why an eleventh-hour rule barring the use of...

AG ALERT: State water board imposes new rules on most wineries

Ag Alert

Agriculture Policy and regulation

January 27, 2021

By Christina Souza, Ag Alert Despite pleas from winery owners and their representatives—one of whom described the wine sector as...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/27: Kings River floodwater dispute goes to the state; Farmers’ planting plans hinge on water, pandemic; Atmospheric river arrives; President Biden to take action to uphold commitment to restore balance on public lands and waters; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 27, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: The Delta Conservancy Board meets from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items...

FEATURE: The What, Why, and How of Groundwater Modeling

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Best of the Notebook Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

January 27, 2021

Abishek Singh, Ph.D., is Vice President of Intera’s Western Region based out of Los Angeles. His professional experience has focused...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/26: How a water war on the Kings River could alter the Valley as we know it; Advocates for fish, and canoeing, win a round in debate over Tuolumne River flows; CA salmon deaths traced to thiamine deficiency; Big storm arrives tonight; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 26, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Subsidence – What Groundwater Users and Managers Need to Know from...

WATER ASSN OF KERN COUNTY: DWR Director Karla Nemeth gives an update on the Delta Conveyance Project

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

January 26, 2021

The Delta Conveyance Project is the Newsom Administration’s plan to construct a tunnel and other facilities that would carry water...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/25: Atmospheric river means massive snow coming to the West; The Klamath River and the grassroots movement to save it; Feds reassess Klamath Project water delivery obligations; Biden administration: Will farmers see another WOTUS redo?; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 25, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook from 11am to 12:00pm. The California-Nevada Drought...

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER RESTORATION PROGRAM: Initial 2021 Restoration Allocation & Default Flow Schedule Released

San Joaquin River Restoration Program

ANNOUNCEMENTS

January 24, 2021

From the San Joaquin River Restoration Program: The Bureau of Reclamation has released an initial Restoration Allocation & Default Flow...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Biggest storm of the year on the way; Small winery operators fear new wastewater rules will cork profits; 8 issues that will pivot in CA’s favor under Biden; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 24, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Atmospheric river: Biggest storm of the year heading for Bay Area “Winter...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/22: Meet the new folks who will determine how much water trickles down to the Valley; Wetter pattern to bring much needed precip; Biden halts oil and gas leases, permits on US land and water; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 22, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Column: Meet the new folks who will determine how much water trickles...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/21: Weather relief in store into late-January; Will Kamala Harris champion water justice for CA?; Reclamation releases water reliability in the West report; At dawn of Biden administration, opportunities for water systems; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 21, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Solutions for Underperforming Drinking Water Systems in California from 12pm to 1pm. ...

STATE WATER BOARD: Results from the 2019 Volumetric Annual Report of Wastewater and Recycled Water in California

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Notebook News and Features Water supply augmentation

January 21, 2021

Data shows 686,000 acre-feet of water was recycled in 2019, far short of the state’s 2020 goal Recognizing the importance...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/20: Pattern change to bring rain, snow to West; CA households owe $1 billion in water-bill debt; Madera farmers set to test groundwater market; Tsunami at Lake Tahoe? Researcher says it could happen again; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 20, 2021

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

DELTA ISB: Water Supply Reliability Estimation: an overview

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Best of the Notebook Delta science

January 20, 2021

Water supply reliability. It’s half of the co-equal goals of “providing a more reliable water supply for California and protecting,...