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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Environment report out on $1B dam proposed for Santa Clara County; How CA is leading the food security fight; CA Fish and Game Commission delays vote on revisions to Delta fisheries and striped bass policy; The Trump obsession comes for CA’s water; and more …

August 11, 2019

In California water news this weekend, Environment report out on new $1 billion dam proposed for Santa Clara County; How...

DAILY DIGEST: El Nino gone; winter outlook unclear; Climate change will mean more multiyear snow droughts in the West; Interview with Mark Gold, Director of Ocean Protection Council; What you need to know about the link between sea-level rise and coastal flooding; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 9, 2019

In California water news today, El Nino gone; winter outlook unclear; Climate change will mean more multiyear snow droughts in...

CAL MATTERS: Seabirds eating plastic. Recyclers struggling. This is what California’s waste crisis looks like

Cal Matters

Water quality

August 9, 2019

By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters It was more than a year after the seabird died and washed up on a...

DAILY DIGEST: Microplastics found in Lake Tahoe; Harder declares war on nutria; State agency hopeful Chevron’s massive Kern County spill is finally over; Pink ‘watermelon snow’ in Yosemite; Jay Famiglietti on future of water security; U.N. report: Ag practices add to climate threat; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 8, 2019

In California water news today, Microplastics: Not Just an Ocean Problem; Swamp Rats Have Invaded Central Valley District, Prompting California...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Open Data: Making Connections for Better Science, Synthesis, and Service

Maven

Delta science

August 8, 2019

The Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) is a consortium of State and federal agencies that has been conducting cooperative ecological investigations...

EXPLAINER: Overview of the State Water Project

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Notebook News and Features Water project operations

August 8, 2019

Presentation Covers the History, Physical Features, Statutory Authorities, Contractual Terms, Significant Legal Decisions, and Cost Allocation Framework of the State...

DAILY DIGEST: Groundwater agencies react to rejection of alternative plans; Winnnemem Chief asks Delta tunnel amendment negotiators: When will tribal water rights be discussed?; Cox working on Friant-Kern Canal issue; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 7, 2019

In California water news today, Groundwater agencies react to rejection of alternative plans; Winnnemem Chief Asks Delta Tunnel Amendment Negotiators:...

PERSPECTIVES: The SOURCE Interview with Brenda Burman, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner

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Colorado River Notebook News and Features

August 7, 2019

Finding solutions for shortages on Colorado River This post, written by Lynn Lipinski, first appeared in SOURCE Magazine and is...

THE CONVERSATION: Drilling deeper wells is a band-aid solution to US groundwater woes

The Conversation

Groundwater News

August 6, 2019

By Debra Perrone, University of California, Santa Barbara and Scott Jasechko, University of California, Santa Barbara With memories of the wettest...

Draft environmental documents for the long-term operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project, plus an update on the biological opinions

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Notebook News and Features Water project operations

August 6, 2019

Explainer post on what these environmental documents are all about and how they interface with the biological opinions, plus an...

DAILY DIGEST: CalEPA Secretary Blumenfeld on CA’s enviro priorities under the Trump Admin; Research cruise off CA finds life lacking in parts of the ocean; Weather pattern foreshadows ‘very active’ NorCal fire season; Several US states face significant stress on water availability; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 6, 2019

In California water news today, Radio show: CalEPA Secretary Jared Blumenfeld on California’s Environmental Priorities Under the Trump Administration; Research...