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December 25, 2017

Happy holidays to you and yours! As I reflect back on the past year, I am truly grateful for your...

NEWS WORTH NOTING, Legal edition: Lawsuit seeks to have California waterways identified as hydrologically impaired under the Clean Water Act; Dispute over lead testing in school drinking water continues; New California coastal laws for 2018

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation Water rights and water law

December 22, 2017

Lawsuit seeks to have California Waterways Identified as Hydrologically Impaired under the Clean Water Act From Downey Brand: On November...

OROVILLE SPILLWAYS CONSTRUCTION update for December 21st

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

December 22, 2017

Construction activities continue on the Lake Oroville Spillways Emergency Recovery Project. The following is a construction update from the Department...

SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MGT PGM NEWS for December 21st

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

December 22, 2017

From the Department of Water Resources, Sustainable Groundwater Management Program: Sustainable Management Criteria Webcast Now Available Online The Department of...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: DWR releases draft BMP for sustainable management criteria

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

December 20, 2017

Public comments due by January 8 Recently, the Department of Water Resources Sustainable Groundwater Management Program released a draft Best...

WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT PGM: New water storage projects showcased at the California Water Commission

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

December 19, 2017

Proponents of water storage projects competing for Prop 1 funds present their projects to the California Water Commission The nine...

PANEL: Water agencies concerned about proposed expansion of ‘waters of the state’

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

December 14, 2017

Proposed definition of wetlands and procedures would greatly expand state permitting program, potentially affect recharge basins and constructed facilities, water...

NASA/JPL: Sierras lost water weight, grew taller during drought

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Hydrology

December 13, 2017

Loss of water from Sierra Nevada rocks caused the California mountains to rise almost an inch during the recent drought....

STATE OF THE ESTUARY CONFERENCE: Agency officials speak to resilience and water policy in keynote addresses

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

December 13, 2017

DWR Director Grant Davis, State Board member Steve Moore, and SFPUC’s Steven Ritchie address conference attendees Every two years, the...

READER SURVEY: Your chance to weigh in on the next generation of Maven’s websites!

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Website announcements

December 11, 2017

Website Advisory Group members and beta testers needed! Dear Readers, Earlier this fall, I reached a milestone with the launch...

NEWS FEATURE: Hunting down the ghost boats of the Delta

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Notebook News and Features Water quality

December 8, 2017

They lie washed up on the side of levees, they sit silently moored in the quiet sloughs of the Delta,...

SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM NEWS: Sustainable management criteria public meetings; Basin boundary modifications; Guidance documents for engagement and communication; and more …

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

December 7, 2017

From DWR’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Program: Sustainable Management Criteria Public Meetings & Webcast The Department of Water Resources Sustainable Groundwater...