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    DAILY DIGEST, 12/18: A struggling CA marsh gets an overhaul to prepare for rising seas; Predicting runoff after catastrophic wildfire; Speakers: Support groundwater projects, fix aging canals; Trump admin finalizes 2nd rule in days limiting habitat protections; and more …

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    December 18, 2020
    — [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9am.  Agenda items include...

    DAILY DIGEST, 12/17: Hoopa Tribe asks judge to block permanent water contract with Westlands; Zero Delta smelt and Sacramento splittail reported in November CDFW survey; Is farming with reclaimed water the solution to a drier future?; and more …

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    December 17, 2020
    — [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Delta Stewardship Council meets beginning at 9am.  Agenda items include updates...

    WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: SGMA and the Human Right to Water

    Maven
    Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features
    December 17, 2020
    Natalie Cochran is a water resources planner at Woodard Curran who has spent the last two and a half years...

    DAILY DIGEST, 12/16: Error correction means CA’s future wetter winters may never come; Droughts aren’t just about water anymore; Proposed agreement could boost funds to fix Friant-Kern Canal; The persistent legacy of irrigation districts; and more …

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    Daily Digest
    December 16, 2020
    — [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The California Water Commission meets at 9:30am.  The Commission will discuss options...

    YOSEMITE ENVIRO LAW CONFERENCE: Tribal Water Rights and Resources in a Changing Climate

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    Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation
    December 16, 2020
    From the Klamath waters to the Western desert valleys, recent court rulings highlight the important and evolving role of tribal...

    SF ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: Signs of optimism; Integrating bird conservation in the Delta; Salmon life-cycle models; and sturgeon habitat use

    Maven
    Delta science
    December 16, 2020
    In this edition: EDITORIAL Signs of Optimism Beyond 2020Samuel N. Luoma[DOI] [URL] ESSAY Getting Our Heads Above Water: Integrating Bird...

    PNNL: Error correction means California’s future wetter winters may never come

    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    Climate changeScience
    December 15, 2020
    Correcting for the double-ITCZ bias, a persistent error in many climate models, reveals that future U.S. Southwest winters will be...

    DAILY DIGEST, 12/15: Ongoing litigation muddies state’s water outlook; More rain and snow on the way; Water boards: Pathways to community power; USFWS, NOAA finalize regulatory definition of habitat under ESA; and more …

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    Daily Digest
    December 15, 2020
    — [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Board meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include the Yuba...

    WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Rock, Paper, Physics: SGMA and Water Transfers

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    Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features
    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
    EcosystemsPolicy 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...

    DAILY DIGEST, 12/14: The water war in Indian Wells Valley; Will water supply momentum pick back up with new administration?; Assemblymember Gray ousted as chair of powerful Assembly committee over water vote; and more …

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    Daily Digest
    December 14, 2020
    — [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Risk Assessment Webinar on Thresholds, Weighting and Scoring at 9am.  This workshop...

    DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: How ancient water systems inspired today’s water technologies; Welcome precipitation across NorCal, but not enough to keep pace; Putting nature, not people, in the path of sea level rise; Does Klamath dam removal even need an extra $45 million?; and more …

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    Daily Digest
    December 13, 2020
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … A journey through time: How ancient water systems inspired today’s water technologies...

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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...
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    Today’s Daily Digest

    DAILY DIGEST, 10/2: Sierra Nevada’s glaciers will soon be gone; Kern County supports the Delta Conveyance Project; Governor Newsom signs SB 72; Would-be federal water leader speaks on Colorado River impasse, lack of leadership; and more …

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    • SJV WATER: Kern County supervisor predicts “death of SGMA” after groundwater bill is tabled
      SJV WATER: Kern County supervisor predicts “death of SGMA” after groundwater bill is tabled
    • DAILY DIGEST, 10/2: Sierra Nevada’s glaciers will soon be gone; Kern County supports the Delta Conveyance Project; Governor Newsom signs SB 72; Would-be federal water leader speaks on Colorado River impasse, lack of leadership; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 10/2: Sierra Nevada’s glaciers will soon be gone; Kern County supports the Delta Conveyance Project; Governor Newsom signs SB 72; Would-be federal water leader speaks on Colorado River impasse, lack of leadership; and more ...
    • DAILY DIGEST, 10/1: CA prepares for extreme weather swings as new Water Year begins; Farmers face extraction fees under SGMA; Northeast Pacific endures fourth-largest marine heat wave on record; Metropolitan: Adapting to a changing Colorado River: Lessons from the past, plans for the future; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 10/1: CA prepares for extreme weather swings as new Water Year begins; Farmers face extraction fees under SGMA; Northeast Pacific endures fourth-largest marine heat wave on record; Metropolitan: Adapting to a changing Colorado River: Lessons from the past, plans for the future; and more ...
    • DAILY DIGEST, 9/30: Kern County supervisor predicts “death of SGMA” after groundwater bill is tabled; From Fox Canyon to Mid-Kaweah: Insights into groundwater trading; Environmental restoration gets a boost in California; What to expect this water year in CA, Colorado River; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 9/30: Kern County supervisor predicts “death of SGMA” after groundwater bill is tabled; From Fox Canyon to Mid-Kaweah: Insights into groundwater trading; Environmental restoration gets a boost in California; What to expect this water year in CA, Colorado River; and more ...
    • DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Securing statewide water supplies: Acknowledging and addressing community concerns during project construction and operations
      DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Securing statewide water supplies: Acknowledging and addressing community concerns during project construction and operations

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