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December 15, 2020

At the 3rd Annual Western Groundwater Congress, Anona Dutton with EKI Environment and Water gave a presentation on water transfers...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: White House Waters Down Definition of Critical Habitat for Endangered Species

Courthouse News Service

Ecosystems Policy and regulation

December 15, 2020

With Inauguration Day looming, the lame-duck Trump administration continues to spend political capital on weakening the Endangered Species Act, the...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: What happens when rain falls on desert soils? An updated model provides answers

Desert Research Institute

Hydrology

December 14, 2020

In the bigger picture, this study was motivated by the very practical question of what happens to rainwater when falling...

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Website announcements

December 13, 2020

If you read Maven’s Notebook, you know you can count on getting the most comprehensive aggregation of California water news,...

SOCIETY & NATURAL RESOURCES JOURNAL: SGMA in CA: A Grand Experiment in Environmental Governance

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Groundwater News

December 12, 2020

In this edition of the Society and Natural Resources Journal: Sustainable Groundwater Management in California: A Grand Experiment in Environmental...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds Defend Permanent Water Contracts to Benefit Agriculture

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

December 10, 2020

Defending the decision to give farm irrigation districts permanent access to low-cost, federally pumped water in California, a Justice Department...

WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: SGMA Isn’t Working – When It’s Time to Adjudicate. Wait, When is it Time?

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Best of the Notebook Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

December 9, 2020

Nick Jacobs is a shareholder with Somach Simmons & Dunn. who has been practicing law for about 20 years and...

WATER COMMISSION: Conveyance projects and the human right to water

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

December 8, 2020

Panel discussion outlines challenges facing disadvantaged communities and small water systems The Water Resilience Portfolio directs the Water Commission to...

PRESS RELEASE: Delta Counties Urge Metropolitan Water District Board to Save Historic Delta Waterways by Rejecting Funding for Misguided Tunnel Conveyance Project

Delta Counties Coalition

Delta Conveyance Project

December 8, 2020

From the Delta Counties Coalition: The Delta Counties Coalition (DCC) warned members of the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) Board that...

NOTICE: Consideration for Adoption of Revisions to the Salt and Nitrate Control Program (CV-SALTS)

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Policy and regulation

December 5, 2020

From the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board: The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board will be considering...

WATER COMMISSION: Conveyance projects panel discusses Imperial Valley to San Diego pipeline, “fish-friendly” Delta diversions, and more …

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

December 3, 2020

Presentations highlight San Diego CWA’s Regional Water Conveyance System Study, addressing California Aqueduct subsidence, and the San Joaquin Valley Water...

EOS: “Thirstier” atmosphere will increase wildfire risk out West

American Geophysical Union

Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

December 2, 2020

New climate projections could inform long-term wildfire and water resources management strategies in California and Nevada. By Sarah Stanley, EOS...

DELTA ADAPTS: Preliminary findings from the first comprehensive climate change vulnerability assessment for the Delta

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Climate change Notebook News and Features

December 2, 2020

Study assesses climate change risks to the Delta’s vulnerable communities, ecosystems, water supply, and flood management [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Delta Adapts: Creating...

THIS JUST IN … DWR Releases Initial State Water Project Allocation of 10%

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

December 1, 2020

From the Department of Water Resources: With California off to a dry start for the water year, the California...

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for December 1st

Robert Shibatani

Current Conditions

December 1, 2020

Prepared exclusively for Maven’s Notebook by Robert Shibatani The first two months of the new 2020-2021 water-year (WY) have been...