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DAILY DIGEST: Researchers probe the toxic soup from wildfire; Public-funded Oroville Dam advertising called ‘propaganda’; Addressing inequality in flood risk; Wild swings in extreme weather are on the rise; New analysis spells out serious legal risk to Colorado River water users; and more …

November 14, 2019

In California water news today, Researchers probe the toxic soup from wildfire; Public-funded Oroville Dam advertising called ‘propaganda.’ Here’s how...

LIVING SHORELINES: Linking estuary habitats and building capacity to adapt to rising seas

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Climate change Notebook News and Features

November 14, 2019

A living shoreline is a shoreline protection alternative that relies on the strategic placement of plants, stone, sand fill, and...

DAILY DIGEST: Groundwater: Deadline nears for completion of local plans; State Board to introduce streamlined permitting process for groundwater recharge; EPA targets water quality reviews that stifle energy infrastructure; Toxic algal blooms are worsening with climate change; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 13, 2019

In California water news today, Groundwater: Deadline nears for completion of local plans; SGMA: State Board to introduce streamlined permitting...

METROPOLITAN WATER PLANNING & STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE: USFWS Regional Director Paul Souza explains the biological opinions

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Notebook News and Features Water project operations

November 13, 2019

Paul Souza is the Regional Director of the Pacific Southwest division of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which covers...

DAILY DIGEST: Illegal pot operations in public forests are poisoning wildlife and water; New law requires California dams to have emergency plans — but do they?; The dam nobody wants just won’t go away; West’s water shortage is fueled by human error; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 12, 2019

In California water news today, Illegal pot operations in public forests are poisoning wildlife and water; California has six of...

DAILY DIGEST: Veteran’s Day edition: Feds set to lock in huge water contract for well-connected Westlands Water District; 2 years after spillway crumbled, lessons learned at Oroville Dam; SCOTUS Argument analysis: Context trumps text as justices debate reach of Clean Water Act; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 11, 2019

Happy Veterans Day! In California water news today, Feds set to lock in huge water contract for well-connected Westlands Water...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Bernhardt suggests Westlands for major contract; Westlands steps back from Shasta expansion. Environmentalists still worry; How to start adapting to CA’s “precipitation whiplash”; Dust kicked up from the West’s drying lakes a looming health hazard; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 10, 2019

In California water news this weekend, Bernhardt suggests Westlands for major contract; Westlands steps back from Shasta expansion. Environmentalists still...

DAILY DIGEST: As wildfires grow more intense, CA water managers rewrite their emergency playbook; WY 2020 begins with robust reservoir storage; Interior proposes coveted water deal to Westlands; Kern farmland values begin to stabilize as investors absorb groundwater restrictions; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 8, 2019

In California water news today, As wildfires grow more intense, California water managers are learning to rewrite their emergency playbook;...

DAILY DIGEST: Researchers look to wetlands to increase Delta water quality; Reducing flood risk while replenishing aquifers; What do firefighting chemicals do to a forest?; Offshore drilling: Leaking ‘legacy’ oil wells pollute Calif. beaches, stir fears; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 7, 2019

In California water news today, Researchers look to wetlands to increase Delta water quality; Putting the ‘flood’ in Flood-MAR: reducing flood...

DR. GEETA PERSAD: Climate change and the future of California’s water

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Best of the Notebook Climate change Delta science Notebook News and Features

November 7, 2019

Climate change is already transforming California’s water cycle, putting stress on the state’s rigidly engineered water infrastructure as well as...

DAILY DIGEST: CA urged to update water plans as climate change spurs wilder weather; Water officials work to assist recharge projects; List of San Joaquin Valley GSAs and GSPs; As cities’ interest in green infrastructure grows, so does the need for strategies and resources to maintain it; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 6, 2019

In California water news today, California urged to update water plans as climate change spurs wilder weather; Water officials work...

GROUNDWATER TWO-FOR: The disconnect between groundwater legal systems and groundwater hydrology; Proactively managing groundwater to sustain communities and nature in an uncertain future

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

November 6, 2019

David Sandino and Maurice Hall present their big ideas on groundwater management The Groundwater Resources Association of California (GRA) created...

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER RESTORATION: Draft channel capacity report For the 2020 restoration year Available for review

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

November 6, 2019

From the San Joaquin River Restoration Program: The San Joaquin River Restoration Program, through its partnering agency, the California Department...