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    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...

    BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Building Socioecological Resilience by Confronting Environmental Injustice: A Participatory Approach

    Maven
    Delta science
    July 9, 2020
    Sea Grant is a federal-state partnership between NOAA and the 34 university-based programs in every coastal and Great Lakes states,...

    DAILY DIGEST, 7/8: State Water Board launches 10-yr effort to improve access to safe drinking water; Disease novel to CA killing thousands of fish at hatchery; Ruling avoids additional CVP supply cuts; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    July 8, 2020
    ONLINE WORKSHOP: The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board will hold a Shoreline Adaptation Financing Workshop from 9am to 12pm. ...

    GSA SUMMIT: Lessons learned from the 2020 GSPs: Perspectives from the critically overdrafted basins

    Maven
    Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features
    July 8, 2020
    The implementation phase of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act has now begun for the basins designated as critically-overdrafted. Getting to...

    DAILY DIGEST, 7/7: The burning question: How do wildfires impact watersheds?; Feinstein, Harris to GAO: Investigate EPA singling out San Francisco; House rejects Trump cuts, proposes boost for environmental agencies; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    July 7, 2020
    ONLINE MEETING: The State Water Resources Control Board will meet at 9am.  Agenda items include updates on the Board’s actions...

    GSA SUMMIT: Reflections on the 2020 GSP process

    Maven
    Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features
    July 7, 2020
    At the end of January of this year, the state’s critically overdrafted groundwater basins submitted their adopted groundwater sustainability plans...

    NOTICE: Notifications for Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements Now Online

    Maven
    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    July 6, 2020
    From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: As a part of a broader effort to improve efficiencies and go paperless,...

    DAILY DIGEST, 7/6: A big rat in congress helped CA farmers in their war against invasive species; New funds to help restore the Salton Sea; Baja California governor accuses big US companies of water theft; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    July 6, 2020
    A big rat in congress helped California farmers in their war against invasive species:  “California Rep. Josh Harder needed a...

    MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for July

    Robert Shibatani
    Current Conditions
    July 6, 2020
    Prepared by Robert Shibatani exclusively for Maven’s Notebook As of June 30, 2020 The ability of the State to “ride”...
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    Today’s Daily Digest

    DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Groundwater agencies squabble as state announces restart of sanctions against Tulare Lake subbasin; Train of storms to impact the West this week; ‘You can’t drink money’: Mine drilling near Death Valley stokes groundwater fears; The water war Trump hasn’t blown up; and more …

    Top Posts

    • DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Groundwater agencies squabble as state announces restart of sanctions against Tulare Lake subbasin; Train of storms to impact the West this week; ‘You can’t drink money’: Mine drilling near Death Valley stokes groundwater fears; The water war Trump hasn’t blown up; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Groundwater agencies squabble as state announces restart of sanctions against Tulare Lake subbasin; Train of storms to impact the West this week; ‘You can’t drink money’: Mine drilling near Death Valley stokes groundwater fears; The water war Trump hasn’t blown up; and more ...
    • DAILY DIGEST, 10/30: Court rules CA can enforce its landmark groundwater law; Gov. signs bill to beam more sunlight on GSA board members; UCSC and NOAA join forces to secure a future for salmon; What’s holding up the Colorado River negotiations? Experts break down the sticking points; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 10/30: Court rules CA can enforce its landmark groundwater law; Gov. signs bill to beam more sunlight on GSA board members; UCSC and NOAA join forces to secure a future for salmon; What’s holding up the Colorado River negotiations? Experts break down the sticking points; and more ...
    • SJV WATER: Groundwater agencies squabble as state announces restart of sanctions against Tulare Lake subbasin
      SJV WATER: Groundwater agencies squabble as state announces restart of sanctions against Tulare Lake subbasin
    • DAILY DIGEST, 10/31: New research reveals cannabis cultivation puts Tribal cultural resources at risk; Water Blueprint guides future of Valley supplies; Did spill of 1,400 tons of coal around Feather River violate state law?; State Water Board tightens PFAS advisory levels based on latest data for health risks; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 10/31: New research reveals cannabis cultivation puts Tribal cultural resources at risk; Water Blueprint guides future of Valley supplies; Did spill of 1,400 tons of coal around Feather River violate state law?; State Water Board tightens PFAS advisory levels based on latest data for health risks; and more ...
    • SJV WATER: Appellate court tanks injunction that had held off state groundwater intervention in Kings County
      SJV WATER: Appellate court tanks injunction that had held off state groundwater intervention in Kings County

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