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May 7, 2019

A major Southern California water purveyor paved the way for a massive restoration project at the Salton Sea in an...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Newsom Scraps California’s $17 Billion WaterFix Project

Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

May 2, 2019

Axing former Gov. Jerry Brown’s design for two massive tunnels underneath California’s most important estuary, new Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Forest fires accelerating snowmelt across western U.S., new study finds

Desert Research Institute

Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

May 2, 2019

From the Desert Research Institute: Forest fires are causing snow to melt earlier in the season, a trend occurring across...

REACTIONS: Water agencies, environmental organizations, legislators, and Delta stakeholders react to single-tunnel Delta conveyance project UPDATED

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Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

May 2, 2019

Today, Natural Resources Agency announced that the Department of Water Resources will cease pursuit of permits for a twin tunnel...

THIS JUST IN … State Withdraws WaterFix Approvals, Initiates Planning and Permitting for a Smaller Single Tunnel

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

May 2, 2019

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today is taking formal steps to withdraw proposed...

THIS JUST IN … Final Phillips Survey of 2019 Finds Healthy Late-Spring Snowpack

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

May 2, 2019

California’s snowpack is cold and dense From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted...

THIS JUST IN … DWR announces draft Basin Prioritization under SGMA for 57 modified basins

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

April 30, 2019

From the Department of Water Resources: “The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced draft basin prioritization for 57...

REACTIONS: Organizations and water agencies react to Governor Newsom’s Water Resilience Plan

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Policy and regulation

April 30, 2019

Yesterday, Governor Newsom signed an Executive Order directing the Secretaries of Natural Resources, California Department of Food and Ag, and...

THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom directs state agencies to prepare water resilience portfolio for California

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Policy and regulation

April 29, 2019

The plan will assess conditions, identify priorities, and emphasize regional approaches This afternoon, Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order directing...

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 4: Case studies from the Bay Delta system

Maven

Delta science

April 25, 2019

Presentations highlight the Montezuma Wetlands Project and the Nigiri Project Adaptive management is widely regarded as an effective approach to...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Stormwater Capture and Aquifer Recharge

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Water supply augmentation

April 24, 2019

Panel discusses the potential of stormwater as a resource, implementation of stormwater capture projects Traditionally, stormwater has been viewed as...