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THIS JUST IN … Wetlands Preservation Foundation announces lawsuit against Department of Water Resources and The Nature Conservancy

July 24, 2018

Lawsuit Seeks to Address Fiscal and Environmental Mismanagement of Staten Island in the Delta From the Wetlands Preservation Foundation: “Wetlands...

STANFORD NEWS: Natural chromium sources threaten California groundwater, Stanford scientists find

Stanford University

Groundwater News Water quality

July 23, 2018

Natural sources of the toxic form of chromium appear in wells that provide drinking water to a large population in...

The unintended consequences of water conservation

Maven

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Planning and management

July 18, 2018

Dr. Kurt Schwabe discusses the impact of water conservation on recycled water; Yorba Linda Water District GM discusses effects of...

THIS JUST IN … Secretary Laird sends letter opposing riders to exempt Cal Water Fix and other water projects from judicial review

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

July 17, 2018

“Any proposal to exempt water projects from judicial review would violate due process and undermine public confidence,” he writes. Secretary...

THIS JUST IN … Reps. McNerney and Garamendi offer amendments to protect California water rights and ensure tunnels comply with environmental laws

Elected Official

Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

July 17, 2018

Amendments to H.R. 6147 would strike language prohibiting lawsuits against California water projects including WaterFix Today, Congressmen Jerry McNerney (CA-09),...

THIS JUST IN … California Water Fix: Draft Delta Plan Certificate of Consistency posted

Delta Stewardship Council

Delta Conveyance Project

July 17, 2018

The Delta Reform Act, as implemented by the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC), requires a project proponent to certify through a Consistency Determination that proposed covered...

THIS JUST IN … California Water Fix Supplemental EIR/EIS released

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

July 17, 2018

Public comment period open until September 17 From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR)...

WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM: California Water Commission prepares for the final round …

CA Water Commission

Planning and management

July 14, 2018

Commissioners to decide at July 24 meeting the funding for each project; Eligible amounts exceed the available amount by $146...

Successful Groundwater Sustainability Planning

Maven

Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

July 11, 2018

Dudek hydrogeologist Jill Weinberger discusses groundwater sustainability planning and lessons learned California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires all groundwater...