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DAILY DIGEST, 1/12: CA lawmakers should invest one-time budget funds into projects with long-term benefits, experts suggest; Turning the page on a disruptive year in the water world; Napa County faces predicted sea level rise challenges; and more …

January 12, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … UWMP WEBINAR: Baselines and Targets for SBX7-7 from 10am to 12pm: DWR will...

DELTA ADAPTS: Climate change vulnerability assessment looks at climate impacts to Delta as a place, agriculture, recreation, and infrastructure

Maven

Climate change Notebook News and Features

January 12, 2021

Delta Adapts: Creating a Climate Resilient Future is the Delta Stewardship Council’s effort to conduct the first-ever climate change vulnerability...

NOTICE: Approval of Order to Reinitiate Consultation with Native American Tribes for the McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

January 12, 2021

From the State Water Board: On December 30, 2020, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) Executive Director...

BERKELEY LAB: Impacts of climate change on our water and energy systems: it’s complicated

Berkeley Lab

Climate change

January 11, 2021

A team of researchers from Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley, and UC Santa Barbara propose a framework for evaluating climate change...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/11: Is 2021 the year Delta smelt go extinct?; Dry weather pattern to continue with no rain in sight; Plan to upgrade the L.A. River seeks to atone for past injustices; In Trump admin’s final days, Army Corps reduces stream protections; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 11, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: MWELO Guidebook and Local Agency Updates from 10am to 1pm. This DWR...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: ‘Fossil water’ may be vanishing from California; Dry conditions to persist for weeks; What is the future of Borrego’s water and land-use planning?; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 10, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … ‘Fossil water’ may be vanishing from California “A dinosaur bone. The footprint...

STATE BUDGET: Governor Newsom submits budget proposal with funding included for wildfire and forest resilience, sustainable groundwater management, habitat restoration, and flood management

Maven

Policy and regulation

January 8, 2021

Governor Gavin Newsom today submitted his 2021-22 State Budget proposal to the Legislature totaling $227.2 billion. Here are some of...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/8: Zero Delta smelt found in fall midwater trawl survey for the third year in row; Delta National Heritage Area Management Plan Advisory Committee goes to work; Tackling data center water usage challenges amid historic droughts, wildfires; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 8, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … 2021 Delta Science Proposal Solicitation from 2pm to 3pm: This webinar will review...

CV-SALTS: Salt Control Program Notice to Comply letters sent to dischargers in the Central Valley

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS

January 8, 2021

From the Central Valley Regional Water Board: On January 5, 2021, Notice to Comply letters for the Salt Control Program...

NOTICE: Army Corps of Engineers announces finalization of nationwide permits

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS

January 8, 2021

From the Army Corps of Engineers: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it reissued 12 and...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/7: Researchers propose a framework for evaluating impacts of climate change on CA’s water, power; Delta Conveyance Project alternatives screening process; Sacramento: Flood board makes no-fence policy official; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 7, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Researchers propose a framework for evaluating impacts of climate change on California’s...

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Climate change and California’s water resources

Maven

Climate change Delta science

January 7, 2021

Dr. Laurel Larsen, the new Delta Lead Scientist, is in the process of moving from Finland to California, so at...

AG ALERT: Water-quality monitoring focuses on prevention

Ag Alert

Water quality

January 6, 2021

By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert California Department of Pesticide Regulation scientists say they are shifting their water-quality efforts toward preventing...