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December 11, 2020

From the Army Corps of Engineers: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has posted a public notice for...

UPDATE: Statewide Forest Ecosystem Spatial Analysis, Priority Planning, and Monitoring

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

December 11, 2020

From the State Water Board: Below are two related updates tied to the upcoming launch of a statewide, spatially-explicit analysis...

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...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/10: Delta dilemma: fishing or fresh water?; Big data offers promise of better groundwater management in CA; Toxic tap water in Latino towns is a legacy of racist policies, officials say; Met, SNWA partner on recycled water plant; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

December 10, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: Central Valley Regional Water Board at 9am. Agenda items include a Review...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/9: Drought conditions could stretch to spring; New land trust focused on groundwater aims to give farmers options; Met board funds next phase of Delta Conveyance Project; Biden pledges to conserve nearly a third of U.S. Land and water by 2030; and more …

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Daily Digest

December 9, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: Fisheries Restoration Grant Program Peer Review Committee Winter 2020 Meeting from...

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...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/8: CA water market sign of our Mad Max future; Delta Adapts: Creating a climate resilient future; Why winter wildfires may get worse; Congress to fast-track whittled-down infrastructure bill; and more …

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Daily Digest

December 8, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WATER BOARD WORKSHOP: Hexavalent Chromium Maximum Contaminant Level Estimates of Costs at 9:30am. ...

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...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Water futures to start trading amid growing fears of scarcity; Is CA heading for a multi-year drought?; Wildlife Conservation Board to consider allowing housing project on ecological reserve; Are all farmers held to same standards as cannabis growers?; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

December 7, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Water futures to start trading amid growing fears of scarcity “Water is...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: CA science center works to better understand atmospheric rivers; Stanford researchers lead airborne survey efforts of groundwater basins; Zero Delta smelt, longfin smelt found in October trawl; Feds, Cargill appeal Redwood City salt pond ruling; and more …

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Daily Digest

December 6, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … As fires rage, California center aims to better understand their remedy: Atmospheric...

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

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

December 5, 2020

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

DAILY DIGEST, 12/4: Trump’s ‘QAnon of water projects’: Destined for death?; Chemical in tires linked to salmon deaths; ‘Carcass survey’ helps DWR learn about health of salmon species; Can Biden get an infrastructure deal done despite Capitol Hill gridlock? and more …

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Daily Digest

December 4, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … VIRTUAL TOUR: Groundwater Replenishment System from 10am to 11:30am. Join us for a tour...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/3: What the Biden Administration might mean for water; Will water unite us?; What does conserving 30% of land and water really mean?; LADWP replacing 7,000 miles of water pipeline with earthquake-resilient ones; OC water districts file massive lawsuit over PFAS contaminants; and more …

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Daily Digest

December 3, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … 2020 UWMP Training Webinar – Demonstrating Reduced Delta Reliance – Appendix C from...

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...