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DAILY DIGEST, 3/26: NorCal early April precipitation is expected to be below normal; San Joaquin Valley water district sues to stop salty water exchange; Reclamation, DWR to perform exploratory work near B.F. Sisk Dam; Water utilities’ biggest coronavirus concern is staffing; and more …

March 26, 2020

Delta Stewardship Council meets beginning at 9am via webcast only: Agenda items include approving contracts for Operation Baseline, acoustic telemetry,...

WESTERN GROUNDWATER CONGRESS: Depletion of interconnected surface waters: Not that simple

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Best of the Notebook Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

March 26, 2020

Sierra Ryan is a water resources planner with the County of Santa Cruz. In this presentation from the Groundwater Resources...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/25: Nation’s biggest water supplier isolating staff over virus; Family’s 18-year fight with Butte County over water rights tossed; Tulare County Supervisors oppose state over surface water; New Klamath TMDLs: An impossible standard?; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

March 25, 2020

The Delta Conservancy Board will meet via conference call from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items include updates on Prop 1...

ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT: A new paradigm for managing California’s freshwater ecosystems

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Planning and management

March 25, 2020

Californians rely on the state’s myriad of rivers and streams for things such as water supply, hydropower, recreation, fisheries, biodiversity,...

DWR’S SGMO NEWS: DWR operations continue; SGMA data viewer updated with subsidence information; GSP public comment period extended; Update on annual report submittals; and more …

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 25, 2020

From the Department of Water Resources, Sustainable Groundwater Management Office: DWR Operations Continue The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/24: Relentless storms continue to soak CA with rain, snow; Worker at San Jose wastewater plant tests positive for COVID-19; Kids at home? DWR provides free, fun water education materials; Reclamation streamlines process for transferring facilities to local water users; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

March 24, 2020

WEBINAR: Delta Stewardship Council Draft Public Participation Plan from 1:45 to 3:45pm. Click here to register. Click here for the draft...

NOTICE: Compliance with Water Board Requirements During the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Emergency

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 24, 2020

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board and the nine California Regional Water Quality...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/23: PG&E pleads guilty to criminal charges in fatal 2018 Camp Fire in Butte County; Can Long Beach achieve climate resiliency as sea levels rise?; 11 rivers facing a danger of drying up in America; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

March 23, 2020

WEBINAR: California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook from 11am to 12pm. Click here to register. PG&E pleads guilty to criminal charges...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Active pattern to bring rain and snow to the West into the week ahead; Garamendi urges DWR to consider western route for delta conveyance; CDFW’s salmon evacuation decision pays exceptional dividends; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

March 22, 2020

Active pattern to bring rain and snow to the West into the week ahead: “A pair of low pressure...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/20: The West is in an expanding 20-year drought that a ‘March Miracle’ will do little to change; Toilet paper shortages caused by coronavirus blamed for spike in raw sewage spills; Madera sub basin loses $500,000 due to lack of coordination agreement; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 20, 2020

Delta Independent Science Board meets from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items include the Lead Scientist’s Report, and updates on the...

DWR GROUNDWATER REPORT: Groundwater Levels Continue to Rebound from Last Drought

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

March 20, 2020

From the Department of Water Resources: California’s climate is the most variable of any state, historically swinging from dry to...

CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE: Watershed-level water accounting; Rethinking responses to food safety outbreaks in leafy greens; Reducing runoff with cover crops and mulch; and more …

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Agriculture

March 19, 2020

California Agriculture is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal reporting research, reviews and news on California’s agricultural, natural and human resources. The...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/19: ‘March Miracle’ continues as several storms queue up for CA; Butte County expresses concerns over Delta tunnel project; Ag water use accounting provides path for surface water use solutions; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

March 19, 2020

The Delta Conveyance Design and Construction Authority meets from 2pm to 5:30pm via webcast. For agenda, meeting materials, and remote...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: David Orth gives his observations on how sustainable groundwater management is playing out in the San Joaquin Valley

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

March 19, 2020

David Orth is the principal of New Current Water and Land, which offers strategic planning, program implementation, and water resource...

DWR’s SGMO NEWS: DWR operations continue; Update on annual report submittals; Statewide groundwater level change report and dot maps available; and more …

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 19, 2020

From the Department of Water Resources, Sustainable Groundwater Management Office: DWR Operations Continue The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is...