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DAILY DIGEST: CA moves to block Trump from rolling back enviro protections; Bill to establish the Ecosystem Resilience Program advances; National relevance of Klamath takings case reflected in Monday hearing in D.C.; There’s an avid group of people who fly fish for ‘sewer salmon’ in the L.A. River; and more …

July 11, 2019

In California water news today, George Skelton: California moves to block Trump from rolling back its environmental protections; Bill to...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Towards multi-functional resilient landscapes: environmental heterogeneity as a bridge among diverse ecosystem services

Maven

Delta science

July 11, 2019

Ecosystem services are the many and varied benefits that humans freely gain from the natural environment and from properly-functioning ecosystems...

THE CONVERSATION: Western states buy time with a 7-year Colorado River drought plan, but face a hotter, drier future

The Conversation

Colorado River

July 10, 2019

By Brad Udall, Colorado State University; Douglas Kenney, University of Colorado Boulder, and John Fleck, University of New Mexico As Midwest...

DAILY DIGEST: Bay Area Senator the sole no vote on Newsom’s clean water plan; CA’s future will alternate between drought and atmospheric rivers, study says; Vintner steps forward to protect endangered salmon; Detecting leaks with satellite imagery; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

July 10, 2019

In California water news today, Why This Bay Area Senator Was the Sole No Vote on Newsom’s Clean Water Plan;...

GSA SUMMIT: SGMA and Land Use Issues

Maven

Best of the Notebook Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

July 10, 2019

Panel discusses land use issues, including well permitting, land fallowing, general plans and SGMA, and more … Groundwater is intimately...

DAILY DIGEST: PG&E’s planned power shutdowns could choke off vital water supplies; Optimism for adopting Voluntary Agreements; Clean drinking water fund, Friant-Kern Canal, and abandoned boat removal legislation move forward; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

July 9, 2019

In California water news today, PG&E’s planned power shutdowns could choke off vital water supplies; Optimism for adopting Voluntary Agreements; Clean...

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER RESTORATION PGM UPDATE: Not only about the fish: program creates water supply benefits

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS

July 9, 2019

In the Spring 2019 update from the San Joaquin River Restoration Program: Not only about the fish: program creates water...

DAILY DIGEST: Market-based program would encourage farmers to buy, sell local groundwater; Wildfire panel recommends extending safeguards to water agencies; Federal fisheries regulators accused of defying federal court order; Proposed border wall threatens SW’s last free-flowing river; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

July 8, 2019

In California water news today, Market-based program would encourage farmers to buy, sell local groundwater; Wildfire panel recommends extending safeguards...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: State agencies report on progress of Voluntary Agreements; CA’s coast is disappearing under rising seas and our choices are grim; Spring Delta smelt surveys reveal record low numbers; Holiday visitors leave more than 1,800 pounds of trash at Lake Tahoe; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

July 7, 2019

In California water news this weekend, State agencies report on Voluntary Agreements in process to Water Board plan; The California...

DAILY DIGEST, July 4th/Friday edition: Trump said water wars ‘easy’ to fix, what do they say now?; Battle over eminent domain in the Delta; Mono County: “Waterless” ranch leases reignite water war; San Diego to assess regional pipeline for delivering Colorado River water; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

July 4, 2019

Happy Fourth of July! Wishing you and yours a peaceful and enjoyable holiday –from Maven In California water news today,...

DAILY DIGEST: MWD Chair Gloria Gray prioritizes reliability of supply & affordability; Toxic algae threatens NorCal waterways; The hard truth about being a 21st century tree in California; An American icon finds a safe home at Lake Oroville; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

July 3, 2019

In California water news today, MWD’s New Chair, Gloria Gray, Prioritizes Reliability of Supply & Affordability; Toxic algae threaten ‘gem...

METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on Governor’s water resilience portfolio and Delta conveyance planning efforts

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

July 2, 2019

At last week’s meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, Bay Delta Initiatives Manager Steve Arakawa updated the...

DAILY DIGEST: Trump’s pending rules on CA water marked by missing docs, hurried reviews, say scientists; Multi-year drought caused massive forest die-off in Sierra Nevada; Friant water blueprint focused on counties south of Delta; New CA bill aims to help vets fill water worker jobs; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

July 2, 2019

In California water news today, Trump’s Pending Rules on California Water Marked by Missing Documents and Hurried Reviews, Say Scientists;...

THIS JUST IN … Governor and Legislature Advance Voluntary Agreements in the State Budget

Legislator/Elected Official

Policy and regulation

July 1, 2019

From the Northern California Water Association: On Thursday, the Newsom Administration and the State Legislature approved a commitment of $70 million...

DAILY DIGEST: A water year in review; Bizarre fish may be the key to preserving Yurok culture in CA; A clean sweep for invasive mussel biofouling; Despite abundant precip, Colorado River Basin not out of the woods yet”; Proof of concept for ocean trash cleaning machine; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

July 1, 2019

In California water news today, A water year in review: How has water shaped up for Sacramento and Northern California?;...