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DAILY DIGEST: Researchers study reservoir evaporation for better budgeting of Colorado River water; Firefighting aircraft ‘increasingly ineffective’ amid worsening wildfires; Trump’s efforts to spur projects hit NEPA wall; Climate change poses security risks say intelligence reports; and more …

April 8, 2019

In California water news today, Researchers Study Reservoir Evaporation For Better Budgeting of Colorado River Water; Firefighting aircraft ‘increasingly ineffective’...

US FWS: Northern Sacramento Valley Hatchery fish released in second year of species reintroduction

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Fish and wildlife

April 8, 2019

By the US Fish and Wildlife Service The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released 185,000 marked juvenile winter-run Chinook salmon...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Oroville residents submit petition to ‘hold DWR accountable’ to federal agency; Boosting nature by removing dams; Aging workforce hits water plants especially hard; Richard Frank on the new wetlands regulations; Sunday podcasts; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 7, 2019

In California water news this weekend, Oroville residents submit petition to ‘hold DWR accountable’ to federal agency; Boosting nature by...

DAILY DIGEST: More rain means more water being released from Lake Shasta; Releases from Oroville Dam spillway to increase Friday; Implementing water conservation legislation; Legal analysis of new wetlands regulations; Senate committee endorses Bernhardt to head Interior Department; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 5, 2019

In California water news today, More rain means more water being released from Lake Shasta — and some flooding; Releases...

CAL WATER FIX: Metropolitan Board workshop compares one-tunnel options to Cal Water Fix

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

April 5, 2019

Presentation compares water delivery capability, stormwater diversion capability, water quality benefits, reverse flows, seismic events, project costs Governor Newsom sent...

DAILY DIGEST: More rain, wind and mountain snow on the way; Why Harder, other valley reps are asking EPA for close review of delta water plan; Irrigation districts applaud Bureau of Reclamation Lawsuit; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 4, 2019

In California water news today, Rain, wind and mountain snow to blast through US West Coast late this week; River...

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 1: Panel shares perspectives on and experience with adaptive management

Maven

Delta science Ecosystems

April 4, 2019

Panelists discuss what adaptive management is in a practical sense and how it can effectively be implemented in the Delta...

DAILY DIGEST: New wetland regulations; Newly rebuilt Oroville Spillway used for first time; Snow survey results; EPA Secretary Blumenfeld on Newson’s water and climate priorities; Lawmakers introduce legislation in Congress for CO River Drought Contingency Plan; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 3, 2019

In California water news today, California adopts new wetland protections as Trump administration eases them; Reconstructed Oroville Dam spillway used...