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THIS JUST IN … State Water Project contract extension update: Delta County leaders ask legislators to halt SWP contract extension; Groups submit letter outlining their concerns UPDATED with State Water Contractors fact sheet

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

July 3, 2018

Earlier today, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water held an informational hearing on proposed amendments to the State...

METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: California Water Fix update; Delta science efforts

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

July 3, 2018

The June meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta included an update on the Cal Water Fix project,...

THIS JUST IN … Delta Stewardship Council releases statement regarding lawsuits contesting Delta Plan amendments

Delta Stewardship Council

Water rights and water law

June 28, 2018

From the Delta Stewardship Council: Following today’s (June 28) regular meeting, the Delta Stewardship Council released the following statement from...

THIS JUST IN … Commission Completes Final Round of Scoring for Water Storage Projects

CA Water Commission

Policy and regulation

June 28, 2018

Proposition 1 Funds Will Be Awarded to Expand State’s Water Storage Capacity From the California Water Commission: The California Water...

PANEL DISCUSSION: Making the Delta a Better Place for Native Fishes

Maven

Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

June 27, 2018

Dr. Peter Moyle, Lead Scientist Dr. John Callaway, and OC Coastkeeper’s Garry Brown discuss recent white paper In March of...

DWR: Final Flood-MAR White Paper Recognizes State’s Role in Emerging Water Management Strategy

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News Reports

June 26, 2018

By DWR DWR recognizes the need to rehabilitate and modernize water and flood infrastructure in California. Floodwater for Managed Aquifer...

THIS JUST IN … Senate Passes Energy and Water Appropriations Bill

Legislator/Elected Official

Policy and regulation

June 25, 2018

From Senator Feinstein’s office: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), ranking member of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today issued...

WEBSITE NEWS: Maven to be honored with the 20th Harold Gilliam Award for Excellence in Environmental Reporting

Maven

Website announcements

June 21, 2018

Thank you to The Bay Institute for the award! It’s an incredible honor. From The Bay Institute: On June 28th,...

DR. JEFF MOUNT: The Consequences of Sustainable Groundwater Management

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Best of the Notebook Groundwater News Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

June 20, 2018

In 2014 California enacted the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) which mandates that areas that depend upon groundwater achieve sustainability...

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX HEARING UPDATE: Ruling letters on Part 2 Rebuttal, status of exhibits

State Water Board

Delta Conveyance Project

June 18, 2018

Hearing to resume on August 2nd The California Water Fix hearing team at the State Water Resources Control Board has...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: California floodplains and the fish that use them

Maven

Delta science

June 18, 2018

How restoring functional flows to floodplains could help restore native fish Two centuries ago, the floor of the Central Valley...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation increases 2018 Central Valley Project water allocation for South-of-Delta ag contractors to 50%

Bureau of Reclamation News

Current Conditions

June 15, 2018

From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation Friday issued updated allocations for South-of-Delta Central Valley Project contractors for...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: A Study Comparing Ways to Estimate Crop Evapotranspiration in the Delta

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

June 13, 2018

The Delta Watermaster leads a panel discussing a recent study that compared 7 different methods for estimating consumptive use of...

THIS JUST IN … California Water Fix Administrative Draft Supplemental Environmental Review Documents Posted Online

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

June 12, 2018

From the Department of Water Resources: The California WaterFix Administrative Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) has been...

THIS JUST IN … Metropolitan Water District to vote again on whether to authorize increased funding of WaterFix

Metropolitan Water District

Delta Conveyance Project

June 7, 2018

Re-vote scheduled for July 10 board meeting The following is the text of a memo sent to the Metropolitan Board...