ANECITA AGUSTINEZ, DWR TRIBAL POLICY ADVISOR: The Language of Water

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Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

January 14, 2020

This commentary is based on speakers notes from an ACWA Talk given by Anecita Agustinez at the ACWA Fall Conference...

WEBSITE REBUILD: Responding to survey comments and one more quick survey …

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Website announcements

January 13, 2020

New website, where is it, you ask?  Here’s an update. Thank you to all who took the time to answer...

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Underappreciated Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Groundwater Levels

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Best of the NotebookDelta scienceGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

January 9, 2020

When most think of the possible impacts of sea level rise, they think of coastal flooding and the growing risks...

ACWA PANEL: Establishing groundwater allocations under SGMA

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Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

January 8, 2020

As groundwater sustainability agencies prepare their plans to meet the requirements of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), they will...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan

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Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and managementPolicy and regulation

January 7, 2020

While considerable progress has been made to improve flood management in the Central Valley, the vast region still faces significant...

REACTIONS to the Governor’s draft water resilience portfolio.

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Policy and regulation

January 7, 2020

Last Friday, the Newsom administration released the long-awaited Water Resilience Portfolio with over 100 specific actions across four broad categories. ...

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for January 1

Robert Shibatani

Current Conditions

January 6, 2020

Monthly hydrology report prepared by Robert Shibatani The latter part of 2019 provided some much-needed precipitation across the State. As...

THIS JUST IN … State Agencies Release Draft Water Resilience Portfolio

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Policy and regulation

January 3, 2020

From the California Natural Resources Agency: State agencies today released a draft water resilience portfolio with a suite of recommended...

THIS JUST IN … Series of December Storms Provides Good Start to Sierra Snowpack

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

January 2, 2020

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the first manual snow survey of...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on State Water Project operations

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Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations

January 2, 2020

Coodinated Operations Agreement addendum, State Water Project incidental take permit, and the Yuba-Feather Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations program At the December...

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December 30, 2019

Dear readers, As part of the California water community, you know Maven’s Notebook and the California Water Library are all...

Make a tax-deductible donation to Maven’s Notebook and make an investment in California’s water future

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December 29, 2019

Breaking news is business as usual at Maven’s Notebook and there’s no sign of things slowing down.  Whether it’s Delta...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Delta conveyance update

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Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features

December 23, 2019

At the December meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Carrie Buckman, Environmental Program Manager with the Department of Water Resources,...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Do water rights have a future?

Robert Shibatani

Climate changeCommentaryWater rights and water law

December 23, 2019

…Not as currently configured, says Robert Shibatani Guest commentary by Robert Shibatani: Water rights, depending on jurisdiction, possess various levels...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation uses latest science to improve water reliability in California

Bureau of Reclamation News

Water project operations

December 19, 2019

Final environmental impact statement released for the biological opinions for Central Valley Project and State Water Project long-term operations From...