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    Reclamation releases draft congressionally mandated repayment contracts for Central Valley Project contractors from the Shasta, Trinity and Sacramento River Divisions

    Bureau of Reclamation News
    Policy and regulation
    March 3, 2020
    From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation announced today ongoing congressionally mandated contract conversions pursuant to the Water...

    DAILY DIGEST, 3/3: UC Berkeley report spells disaster for Central Valley, says Assemblyman; Yurok and other Tribes protest Delta tunnel project; Operating Suisun Marsh tidal gates to benefit Delta smelt; Coronavirus and water treatment; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    March 3, 2020
    Note:  Articles marked with the unlocked symbol are freely available. Absence of the unlocked symbol means you might encounter a...

    METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on habitat and fish projects in the Yolo Bypass

    Maven
    EcosystemsNotebook News and Features
    March 3, 2020
    At the January meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Committee, Program Manager Randall Neudeck updated the committee on some of the...

    NEW DATA TOOLS: The GAMA program has updated and expanded its online data tools!

    State Water Board
    ANNOUNCEMENTSGroundwater News
    March 3, 2020
    From the State Water Resources Control Board: The GAMA program has updated and expanded its online data tools to enhance...

    SB-88: Reservoir Measurement – Creating a Reservoir Capacity Curve

    Maven
    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    March 3, 2020
    Below is a guidance document that will assist reservoir owners with measuring and recording water volumes collected in their reservoirs....

    USGS: Toxic Mineral Selenium Found in California Fish Species

    USGS
    Fish and wildlifeScience
    March 3, 2020
    Spinal deformities in California native fish species, the Sacramento Splittail, were first seen in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in 2011....

    DAILY DIGEST, 3/2: What’s happened since Trump visited the Valley? Quite a bit.; Snow, rain reappear in California after parched February; The ocean’s swirling currents are migrating poleward; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    March 2, 2020
    The Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee meets from 1pm to 3pm in Sacramento.  Agenda items include the Delta Science Funding...

    MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for March 1st

    Robert Shibatani
    Current Conditions
    March 2, 2020
    This report/commentary prepared by hydrologist Robert Shibatani. With growing speculation, people are starting to express concern over this water year’s...

    DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Westlands gets permanent contract for water deliveries; Super-dry February raises specter of wildfires, drawn-down reservoirs; Scientists are trying to make crops love salt; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    March 1, 2020
    Westlands Water District gets permanent U.S. contract for massive irrigation deliveries:  “The Interior Department on Friday awarded the nation’s largest...

    NEW REPORT: Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Program Report to the Legislature

    Maven
    Planning and managementReports
    February 29, 2020
    The Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Act established through Assembly Bill 401 (Dodd, 2015) directs the State Water Resources Control Board...

    Reclamation completes first group of congressionally-mandated Central Valley Project contract conversions

    Bureau of Reclamation News
    Policy and regulation
    February 28, 2020
    Completed contracts include East Bay Municipal Utility District, City of Folsom, City of Roseville, Sacramento County Water Agency, Sacramento Municipal...

    FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS for Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion project

    Guest Contributor
    Policy and regulation
    February 28, 2020
    Los Vaqueros Reservoir expansion project would increase storage capacity by more than 100K acre-feet, add new conveyance facilities From the...

    DAILY DIGEST, 2/28: Snowpack now below half of normal; What happens in an always warm world when it doesn’t rain for an unusual amount of time?; Can carbon credits save the Delta?; Thousands of wells in rural CA may run dry; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    February 28, 2020
    The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9am.  Agenda items include a briefing from the Army Corps on the...

    CAL MATTERS: For California well owners, clean water is hard to get as state, local hurdles remain

    Cal Matters
    Groundwater News
    February 27, 2020
    By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado, Cal Matters Water is scarce and dirty for many in Fresno County’s small West Park community. They’re...

    THIS JUST IN … Warm, Dry Conditions Lead to Below Average Snowpack and Precipitation

    Department of Water Resources (DWR)
    Current Conditions
    February 27, 2020
    Statewide, snowpack’s water equivalent is 11 inches, or 46 percent of the March average From the Department of Water Resources:...
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    DAILY DIGEST, 10/28: Los Banos at the crossroads of CA’s water wars; Local leaders push for overdue Oroville Dam deal; Water or rail? KCWA push to redirect federal funding; LA’s oceanfront power plant is a test of clean-energy ambitions in the new Trump era; and more …

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    • DAILY DIGEST, 10/28: Los Banos at the crossroads of CA’s water wars; Local leaders push for overdue Oroville Dam deal; Water or rail? KCWA push to redirect federal funding; LA’s oceanfront power plant is a test of clean-energy ambitions in the new Trump era; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 10/28: Los Banos at the crossroads of CA’s water wars; Local leaders push for overdue Oroville Dam deal; Water or rail? KCWA push to redirect federal funding; LA’s oceanfront power plant is a test of clean-energy ambitions in the new Trump era; and more ...
    • DAILY DIGEST, 10/27: Floodplain Forward collaboration is saving wildlife; Inside California’s salmon survival toolkit; Short staffing at NWS prompts fears; Drought quietly pushing American cities toward a fiscal cliff; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 10/27: Floodplain Forward collaboration is saving wildlife; Inside California’s salmon survival toolkit; Short staffing at NWS prompts fears; Drought quietly pushing American cities toward a fiscal cliff; and more ...
    • DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Solano County challenges Delta tunnel consistency with Delta Plan regulations; One year later, how California is combating golden mussels; Judge: Humboldt County has discretion in managing groundwater extraction in the Lower Eel River Valley; Sand erosion a concern for OC businesses, economy; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Solano County challenges Delta tunnel consistency with Delta Plan regulations; One year later, how California is combating golden mussels; Judge: Humboldt County has discretion in managing groundwater extraction in the Lower Eel River Valley; Sand erosion a concern for OC businesses, economy; and more ...
    • UC SANTA CRUZ: Streamlining desalination to save drinking water
      UC SANTA CRUZ: Streamlining desalination to save drinking water
    • COURTHOUSE NEWS: Appeals court paves way for divisive California water tunnel
      COURTHOUSE NEWS: Appeals court paves way for divisive California water tunnel

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