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    US FWS: Water hyacinth acts like ‘plastic wrap’ on the Delta

    US Fish and Wildlife Service
    Ecosystems
    July 16, 2020
    Looking at the water hyacinth’s lovely lavender flowers and lush green leaves, it’s easy to see why it was brought here...

    NEW FACT SHEETS on pesticides from the DPR’s Groundwater Protection Program

    Maven
    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    July 16, 2020
    The Department of Pesticide Regulation’s Groundwater Protection Program (GWPP) has created two fact sheets that are now posted to our...

    NOTICE: Issuance of Final Water Quality Certification for the Upper North Fork Feather River Hydroelectric Project

    Maven
    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    July 16, 2020
    From the State Water Board: On July 15, 2020, the Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board (State...

    DAILY DIGEST: Bigger, badder storms coming in years ahead, and CA is right in their path; Garamendi secures wins for CA water in Water Resources Development Act; Calvert denounces Democrats for defeating water storage amendments; Trump admin weakens ‘Magna Carta’ of environmental protection acts; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    July 16, 2020
    WEBINAR: Environmental DNA: a cool new science that will benefit your ecological restoration from 9am to 10am.  Stantec, has been...

    TIM QUINN: Forty Years of California Water Policy: What Worked, What Didn’t, and Lessons for the Future

    Maven
    Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation
    July 16, 2020
    Tim Quinn spent more than ten years as the executive director of the Association of California Water Agencies and more...

    MONGABAY: ‘Our life is plasticized’: New research shows microplastics in our food, water, air

    Mongabay
    Water quality
    July 15, 2020
    By Elizabeth Claire Alberts, Mongabay In 1997, Charles Moore was sailing a catamaran from Hawaii to California when he and...

    DAILY DIGEST: Reclamation’s Burman urges cooperation on water; SGMA enters crucial period; Court issues ruling in Staten Island management case; Coastal flooding to steadily increase, says new federal report; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    July 15, 2020
    FREE WEBINAR: FishPAC Connectivity Case Study: Deer Creek Irrigation Dam, Dunn Creek from 9am to 10:15am.  This webinar will illustrate...

    BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Understanding the human dimensions of social agro-ecological systems: What motivates farmer decision-making and policy change?

    Maven
    Delta scienceGroundwater NewsPolicy and regulation
    July 15, 2020
    Sea Grant is a federal-state partnership between NOAA and the 34 university-based programs in every coastal and Great Lakes states,...

    GUEST COMMENTARY: California Almonds and Salmon – Contrasts in Sustainability

    Guest Contributor
    Commentary
    July 15, 2020
    Guest commentary written by David Zeff, a native of the Central Valley, a Marin County attorney, an avid salmon fisherman...

    DAILY DIGEST: Billions in possible damages turn to zero in 14-year legal battle over water pipe; How permitting slows ecosystem recovery and climate resilience projects; The state budget includes $47 million for the Salton Sea, here’s how it will be spent; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    July 14, 2020
    Sites Reservoir Virtual Town Hall Meeting: There will be a virtual town hall meeting on Sites Reservoir from 10am to...

    DAILY DIGEST: Why limiting PFAS in drinking water is a challenge in the US; New coalition for safe drinking water in the Sacramento Valley; Funding for completion of Whittier Narrows Dam Safety Project; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    July 13, 2020
    ONLINE MEETING: Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee Meeting from 1pm tp 3pm:  The Committee will discuss ecosystem-based management, and hear...

    DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Watch for La Nina, federal forecast says; New tool for maximizing groundwater recharge; IID files opening brief in CEQA challenge to DCP; CA’s ultimate outdoor bucket list; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    July 12, 2020
    Watch for La Nina, federal forecast says:  “The federal Climate Prediction Center issued a La Nina watch Thursday, indicating the...

    THIS JUST IN … Delta Conveyance Project Scoping Summary Report Now Available

    Department of Water Resources (DWR)
    Delta Conveyance Project
    July 10, 2020
    From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has published a Scoping Summary Report for the proposed Delta...

    DAILY DIGEST, 7/10: Fishing groups sue feds for awarding CVP permanent repayment contracts without enviro review; Delta Conveyance enviro planning update; 350 facilities skip reporting water pollution under temporary EPA rule; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    July 10, 2020
    ONLINE MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 9am to 12pm.  Agenda items include updates on current reviews and efforts, a...

    DAILY DIGEST, 7/9: Money to repair Friant-Kern Canal in House bill, but large funding gap remains; McCarthy commends federal action to restore water capacity; In parched southwest, warm spring renews threat of ‘megadrought’; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    July 9, 2020
    FREE WEBINAR: Ensuring Equitable Public Engagement Through Coordinated Planning from 9am to 10:30am.  Presented by the Local Government Commission.  Click...
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    Today’s Daily Digest

    DAILY DIGEST, 10/3: GIS, data central to water agencies in a changing world; Tahoe could see first snow of season; Study shows the impact of upstream dynamics on the health of Lake Tahoe; Report takes aim at Colorado River water managers’ inaction; and more …

    Top Posts

    • PRESS RELEASE: Governor Newsom signs SB 72 into law, advancing long-term and reliable water supply for all
      PRESS RELEASE: Governor Newsom signs SB 72 into law, advancing long-term and reliable water supply for all
    • DWR: State agencies highlight new measures to combat golden mussels following detection at San Luis Reservoir
      DWR: State agencies highlight new measures to combat golden mussels following detection at San Luis Reservoir
    • 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 ...
    • SJV WATER: Friant lawsuit against groundwater agency over sinking canal will go on but it may be individual farmers who ultimately pay
      SJV WATER: Friant lawsuit against groundwater agency over sinking canal will go on but it may be individual farmers who ultimately pay
    • 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 ...

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