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April 12, 2017

Panel presentations highlight how the Sacramento Valley, Madera County, Monterey County, and Ventura County are working to establish Groundwater Sustainability...

REACTIONS to Reclamation’s updated Central Valley Project allocation of 100% water supplies for South-of-Delta contractors

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Current Conditions

April 12, 2017

Yesterday, the Bureau of Reclamation announced an updated Central Valley Project water allocation, giving full water supplies for south-of-Delta farmers. ...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation Releases 100 Percent Water Supply Allocation for Central Valley Project Contractors South-of-Delta

Bureau of Reclamation News

Current Conditions

April 11, 2017

From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation today announced an update to the 2017 water supply allocation for...

DR. JAY FAMIGLIETTI: Drought vs. Chronic Water Scarcity and Implications for Sustainability

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Best of the Notebook Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

April 11, 2017

The Epic California Drought as Viewed from Space Dr. Jay Famiglietti is a hydrologist and a professor of earth system...

REACTIONS to Governor Brown’s lifting of the drought emergency and release of the final framework report on long-term conservation measures

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Policy and regulation

April 10, 2017

Yesterday, Governor Jerry Brown lifted the drought emergency declaration for most of the state and state agencies released a final...

THIS JUST IN … State Releases Plan to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

April 7, 2017

From the State Water Board: As Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. ended the drought state of emergency in most of...

THIS JUST IN … Governor Brown Lifts Drought Emergency, Retains Prohibition on Wasteful Practices

Governor Jerry Brown

Policy and regulation

April 7, 2017

From the Office of the Governor: Following unprecedented water conservation and plentiful winter rain and snow, Governor Edmund G. Brown...

Mercury and rice in the Delta: Lessons linking wetlands to water and wildlife

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Agriculture Best of the Notebook Delta science

April 6, 2017

Dr. Lisamarie Windham-Myers is an ecosystem ecologist specializing in wetlands. As an ecosystems ecologist, she works across a broad spectrum...

USGS: New assessment provides fresh insights into nation’s brackish groundwater inventory

USGS

Groundwater News Water supply augmentation

April 5, 2017

A new nationwide assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey suggests that the nation’s brackish groundwater could help stretch limited freshwater...

CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Lawyers discuss the Cal Water Fix change petition process at the State Water Board

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

April 5, 2017

To implement the California Water Fix project, the Bureau of Reclamation and Department of Water Resources must obtain the State...

METROPOLITAN’S SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE BAY-DELTA: Preparing to make decision on California Water Fix; pending amendments to the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

April 4, 2017

ACWA’s newly adopted policy on Delta flows also briefly presented At the March meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the...

Special issue of San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science focuses on the Central Valley Joint Venture

San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science

Delta science

March 31, 2017

The latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science journal is now available online. This special issue focuses...

THIS JUST IN … Snow survey results: Snowpack’s water content 164% of historical average

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

March 30, 2017

From the Department of Water Resources: With every monthly measurement of the California snowpack this winter, the state’s rebound from...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Tribe fights over water allotment in Arizona

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

March 30, 2017

A small Indian reservation that’s become a major economic force in the desert south of Phoenix has sued the Central...

Science Enterprise Workshop proceedings report now available online

Maven

Delta science

March 30, 2017

The Science Enterprise Workshop was held on November 1-2, 2016, at UC Davis and brought together scientists and science-policy experts...