SFEWS: Delta smelt predation; Central Valley surface water diversions; Predicting juvenile salmon fish routing, Sacramento River predator diet analysis

Maven

Delta science

March 12, 2020

In this edition of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science Journal: ESSAY Did a Shifting Ecological Baseline Mask the...

THIS JUST IN … Golden State Salmon Association and allies seek injunction to stop implementation of new biological opinions

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Water project operations

March 11, 2020

From the Golden State Salmon Association: GSSA and allied groups have asked a federal court to immediately block a new...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Borrego Valley’s strategy for a negotiated resolution under SGMA

Maven

Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

March 11, 2020

Presentation at the California Irrigation Institute conference highlights this critically-overdrafted basin’s creative approach to meeting the requirements of SGMA The...

REPORTS: Concurrent governance processes of SGMA; Comparing complexity in watershed governance; Challenges of using and interpreting GPCD

Maven

Groundwater NewsReports

March 11, 2020

Concurrent Governance Processes of California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act By Anita Milman and Michael Kiparsky California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)...

NEVADA CURRENT: SNWA loses another round in court

Nevada Current

Colorado River

March 10, 2020

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current The Seventh Judicial District Court in Ely has denied an appeal by the Southern Nevada...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Newsom administration envisions a new role for the Water Commission

Maven

Policy and regulation

March 10, 2020

Just about a year ago, when Governor Newsom gave his 2019 State of the State address, he spoke about the...

ESTUARY PEARLS: Farewell to some key Estuary figures

Estuary News Group

Delta scienceScience

March 5, 2020

Estuary Pearls is a publication of the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, the same folks who publish ESTUARY News. This month,...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Newsom must do more than sue Trump to protect San Francisco Bay

San Francisco Baykeeper

Commentary

March 5, 2020

Guest commentary written by Dr. Jonathan Rosenfield, Senior Scientist at San Francisco Baykeeper: Last month, Governor Newsom finally made good...

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project: Science and adaptive management in action; Integrating past and future monitoring

Maven

Delta science

March 5, 2020

The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project is the largest tidal wetland restoration project on the West Coast. When complete,...

SJV WATER: Price of water going up as the snowpack shrinks

SJV Water

Current ConditionsWater supply augmentation

March 4, 2020

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Another block of water has been offered for sale in Kern County at $950 per...

METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on the voluntary agreements post-Trump and an update on the State Water Project contract amendment for Delta conveyance

Maven

Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

March 4, 2020

It was a busy time for California water issues last month when Trump visited the San Joaquin Valley, signed the...

THIS JUST IN … New economic report seeks to highlight significant water challenges for California communities

Maven

Policy and regulation

March 3, 2020

This is the report mentioned in today’s top story on the Daily Digest From the Water Blueprint for the San...

Reclamation releases draft congressionally mandated repayment contracts for Central Valley Project contractors from the Shasta, Trinity and Sacramento River Divisions

Bureau of Reclamation News

Policy and regulation

March 3, 2020

From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation announced today ongoing congressionally mandated contract conversions pursuant to the Water...

METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on habitat and fish projects in the Yolo Bypass

Maven

EcosystemsNotebook News and Features

March 3, 2020

At the January meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Committee, Program Manager Randall Neudeck updated the committee on some of the...

USGS: Toxic Mineral Selenium Found in California Fish Species

USGS

Fish and wildlifeScience

March 3, 2020

Spinal deformities in California native fish species, the Sacramento Splittail, were first seen in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in 2011....