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THIS JUST IN … State Water Board Approves Central Valley Water Board Plan to Reduce Nitrate Contamination in Groundwater and Provide Replacement Drinking Water

October 16, 2019

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today approved an ambitious, long-term plan to...

DAM REMOVAL: Dammed if you do, dammed if you don’t

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Best of the Notebook Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

October 16, 2019

San Clemente Dam, Klamath Dams, and Matilija Dam removal spotlighted at ACWA Conference The time, expense, and regulatory uncertainty of...

USGS: The ups and downs of groundwater levels after the July 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes

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Groundwater News

October 15, 2019

Effects from the two July 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes were observed in several USGS continuous groundwater-level monitoring sites in California, Nevada,...

GROUNDWATER RECHARGE: Balancing our depleted groundwater supplies and ecosystem needs

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

October 10, 2019

Groundwater managers across the state are looking to groundwater recharge as a potential solution to their community’s water challenges. However,...

METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: SWP contract amendment for Delta conveyance; Activities of the Delta conveyance JPAs; Delta Smelt Resiliency Strategy

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Notebook News and Features Water project operations

October 9, 2019

At the September meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, Steve Arakawa, Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Initiatives Manager, updated...

CV-SALTS: An overview of the salt and nitrate permitting changes proposed for the Central Valley

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation Water quality

October 8, 2019

The State Water Resources Control Board will hold a public meeting on October 16 to consider adopting a resolution approving...

COURT DOCS: Operational plan for Glen Canyon Dam

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Colorado River

October 2, 2019

From Courthouse News Service: Save the Colorado, et al. sued Interior Secretary David Bernhardt in federal court, claiming the environmental...

NEW REPORTS: Water and land use; Building cities to better support biodiversity; Management considerations for protecting groundwater quality; Innovation drives advances in stormwater capture

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Planning and management Reports

October 2, 2019

Water and Land Use From the Local Government Commission: In 2005, the California Legislature passed new laws that enable communities to...

THIS JUST IN … Westlands announces termination of Shasta Dam Raise CEQA Analysis

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Water project operations

September 30, 2019

From Westlands Water District: Today, Westlands Water District terminated its preparation of an environmental impact report pursuant to the California...