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THIS JUST IN … DWR forms partnership for design and construction of WaterFix; JPA charged with constructing California Water Fix holds inaugural meeting; Delta County Supervisors in staunch opposition to WaterFix construction

May 17, 2018

DWR Forms Partnership for Design and Construction of WaterFix From the Department of Water Resources: Today the Department of Water...

SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT: Can California successfully integrate groundwater and surface water under SGMA?

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Best of the Notebook Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

May 16, 2018

Maurice Hall and Kevin O’Brien present differing scenarios for how Groundwater Sustainability Agencies might address surface water impacts of groundwater...

THIS JUST IN … Congressman John Garamendi Slams Efforts to Outlaw Judicial Review of California WaterFix; NRDC and Restore the Delta respond

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

May 15, 2018

From Congressman John Garamendi’s office: Today, Congressman John Garamendi, a longtime opponent of the California WaterFix who served as Deputy...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Contractors Announce Formation of Joint Powers Authority for California WaterFix

State Water Contractors

Delta Conveyance Project

May 14, 2018

From the State Water Contractors: Uniting Southern and Northern California in a collaborative water supply reliability vision, the Metropolitan Water...

CAL WATER FIX HEARING: Hearing pauses until June 29th; DWR to share administrative draft of the SEIR when available

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Delta Conveyance Project

May 12, 2018

From the Cal Water Fix Hearing Team at the State Water Board: “The scheduled hearing days through June 29, 2018...

DWR: California WaterFix Implementation Prompts Organizational Adjustments at DWR

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

May 11, 2018

From Karla Nemeth, Director of the Department of Water Resources: California WaterFix marked several key milestones last year and in...

Governor Brown addresses ACWA conference, emphasizes that now is the time to get things done

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

May 11, 2018

“The only time you get anything done with water is when a Brown is governor. And there are no more...

THIS JUST IN … California Water Commission releases final adjusted Public Benefit Ratios

CA Water Commission

Policy and regulation

May 10, 2018

From the California Water Commission: Last week, the California Water Commission determined the public benefits and eligible funding amounts for...

THIS JUST IN … Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Protect Communities from Wildfire, Climate Impacts

Governor Jerry Brown

Policy and regulation Wildfires and watersheds

May 10, 2018

From the Office of the Governor: In the face of the worst wildfires in California’s history, Governor Edmund G. Brown...

REACTIONS to Santa Clara Valley Water District’s vote on Cal Water Fix

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Delta Conveyance Project

May 9, 2018

Yesterday, the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors voted 4 to 3 to participate in California WaterFix. Here’s...

Ahead of key Cal Water Fix vote today in Santa Clara, tunnel opponents come out swinging

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Delta Conveyance Project

May 8, 2018

This morning, starting at 9:30am, the Santa Clara Valley Water District will be voting on whether to support the full...

THIS JUST IN … Commission Moves Step Closer to Funding Prop 1 Water Storage Projects

Maven

Policy and regulation

May 4, 2018

From the California Water Commission: The California Water Commission on Thursday determined the public benefits and eligible funding amounts for...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Three amendments to Delta Plan adopted

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

May 2, 2018

The Delta Stewardship Council adopts amendments to the Delta Plan regarding conveyance, levee prioritization, and performance measures At the April...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Development of Recommended Flow Targets to Support Biological Integrity Based on Regional Flow-Ecology Relationships for Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Southern California Streams

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Delta science

May 1, 2018

Dr. Eric Stein is the principal scientist at Southern California Coastal Water Research Project where he oversees a variety of...

CA FWD: Working to elevate California

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

April 25, 2018

California Forward and the California Economic Summit have ambitious goals to create one million more middle-class jobs, one million more...