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Letter: Conservation, Tribal and Fishing groups respond to Delta tunnels audit, request information about how CVP contractors will pay for the project

September 13, 2017

Yesterday, a coalition of conservation groups that included Restore the Delta, the CSPA, the Sierra Club, the Winnemem Wintu, and...

USGS: California’s climate future suggests more volatility and a key role for atmospheric rivers

USGS

Climate change Science

September 13, 2017

Two recently published studies investigating past and future precipitation in California demonstrate that the state is experiencing an increasingly volatile...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: The Delta Conservation Framework: Looking ahead at restoration to 2050

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Notebook News and Features Planning and management Policy and regulation

September 12, 2017

Document attempts to chart a course for long-term restoration beyond EcoRestore The Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP), the predecessor to...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Overview of the Association of California Water Agencies Storage Integration Study

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Notebook News and Features Planning and management

September 7, 2017

Study finds that by building new storage and integrating their operations with existing storage would increase water delivery by 400...

CALIFORNIA WATER COMMISSION: The Delta’s history and ecology take center stage

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Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

September 6, 2017

Dr. Bruce Herbold, Robin Grossinger, and Hap Dunning among the panelists on hand to discuss the Delta’s historic ecology, the...

THIS JUST IN … Oroville Dam Incident Independent Forensic Team releases second interim status memo; also latest video from Oroville

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Water project operations

September 5, 2017

Memo contains a summary of findings and opinions to date, as well as some lessons learned This morning, the Oroville...

THIS JUST IN … California Division of Safety of Dams releases updated information on state’s dams

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Policy and regulation

September 1, 2017

Data Will Further Guide Efforts to Strengthen Critical Infrastructure From the Department of Water Resources: The California Division of Safety...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Board sets date to start Part 2 of California Water Fix hearings; issues ruling letter

State Water Board

Delta Conveyance Project

August 31, 2017

PART 2 of the hearing will resume at 9:30 a.m. on January 18, 2018 From the California Water Fix Hearing...

STATE WATER BOARD: Update on SGMA Implementation

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

August 31, 2017

Staff: Formation of Groundwater Sustainability Agencies has been successful At the State Water Resources Control Board meeting on August 15th,...

PANEL DISCUSSION: D-1641: How the water quality control planning process works

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

August 30, 2017

Attorneys panel with Tess Dunham, Anna Brathwaite, and Larry Caster discusses the water quality control planning process, the San Joaquin...

A conversation with journalist Lois Henry

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

August 29, 2017

Lois Henry talks about fracking, Nickel water, and more in a facilitated conversation with Tom Philp On Sunday, Lois Henry...

OC WATER SUMMIT: Southern California stormwater update

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Notebook News and Features Water quality Water supply augmentation

August 24, 2017

Flood control measures that were put in place decades ago have changed the landscape of the Los Angeles and Santa...

Challenges facing irrigated agriculture in the western U.S.

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Agriculture Notebook News and Features

August 23, 2017

Dan Keppen is Executive Director of the Farm Family Alliance, a non-profit association that acts as an advocate for family...

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Metropolitan Committee hears presentation on Cal Water Fix cost allocation and financing

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

August 22, 2017

On August 14th, Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta and the Water Planning and Stewardship Committee held a joint meeting...

THIS JUST IN … More lawsuits filed against California Water Fix project

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

August 21, 2017

Local Governments and Delta water agencies file twin tunnels lawsuit Department of Water Resources’ twin tunnels approval ignores environmental impacts...