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July 16, 2017

“Some would argue that more storage in the system would actually benefit native species and our ability to provide environmental...

DR. CLIFFORD DAHM: Examples of Managed Flow Regimes – Possible Models for the Delta?

Maven

Science

July 16, 2017

Dr. Clifford Dahm began by noting that his presentation will present possible models for the Delta, drawing on some of...

DR. SARAH YARNELL: Ecological Response to the Unregulated Spring Flow Regime in the Sierra Nevada

Maven

Science

July 16, 2017

Dr. Sarah Yarnell is Associate Project Scientist at the Center for Watershed Sciences, and her presentation was drawn from research...

DR. BRUCE HERBOLD: Hydrographs and Ecological Functions in the Present-day Landscape of the Sacramento River

Maven

Delta science Ecosystems

July 16, 2017

Dr. Bruce Herbold, Estuarine Ecology consultant, now retired from USEPA, began by saying he would be focusing on the Sacramento...

ROBIN GROSSINGER: Delta Inflows of the Past: Lessons for Connecting Landscape Elements – Hydrograph Variability and Functions from the Historical Landscape

Maven

Delta science

July 16, 2017

Robin Grossinger, Senior Scientist at the San Francisco Estuary Institute, began by saying he felt well-set up by the first...

DWR’s Sustainable Groundwater Program Management News for July 12

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

July 15, 2017

From the Department of Water Resources: Basin Boundary Modification The initial notification period for Basin Boundary Modification Requests opened on...

METROPOLITAN SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE BAY-DELTA: California Water Fix, Workshop #1 – Infrastructure

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

July 14, 2017

Metropolitan Committee members hear presentation on the first of three white papers on the Cal Water Fix project as they...

MORE REACTIONS to the passage of HR 23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water Act: Congressmen and organizations issue statements

Maven

Policy and regulation

July 13, 2017

Yesterday afternoon, the House of Representatives passed HR 23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water Act, by a vote of 230...

THIS JUST IN … HR 23 passes House 230 – 190: Early reactions from Costa, Garamendi, McNerney, and Nunes

Legislator/Elected Official

Policy and regulation

July 12, 2017

This afternoon, the House of Representatives passed HR 23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water Act, by a vote of 230...

PUBLIC NOTICE: SPK-2012-00286 of Proposals for Funding from the Sacramento District California In-Lieu Fee Program

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

July 12, 2017

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has posted Public Notice SPK-2012-00286 to www.spk.usace.army.mil/Media/RegulatoryPublicNotices.aspx. The U.S. Army Corps of...

CALIFORNIA WATER COMMISSION: A primer on State Water Project operations

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Water project operations

July 12, 2017

Presentation discusses the infrastructure and operational challenges of the State Water Project At the June meeting of the California Water...

REACTIONS: California Water Alliance, NRDC, and others weigh in on HR 23, the The Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017

Maven

Policy and regulation

July 12, 2017

More more organizations issuing statements HR 23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017 which the House is...

THIS JUST IN … Governor Brown writes Speaker Ryan, opposing HR 23, Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017

Governor Jerry Brown

Policy and regulation

July 11, 2017

“Commandeering our laws for purposes defined in Washington is not right,” says Governor Brown Governor Brown has sent a letter...

THIS JUST IN … House expected this week to take up HR 23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water Act; Feinstein, Harris oppose bill

Legislator/Elected Official

Policy and regulation

July 10, 2017

Action expected on California water issues in Washington this week as the house will take up H.R. 23, the Gaining...

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Ruling letter, July 7, 2017

State Water Board

Delta Conveyance Project

July 8, 2017

From the California Water Fix team at the State Water Resources Control Board: On June 15, 2017, the Department of...

PANEL DISCUSSION: The science of natural functional flows to the Delta

DR. CLIFFORD DAHM: Examples of Managed Flow Regimes – Possible Models for the Delta?

DR. SARAH YARNELL: Ecological Response to the Unregulated Spring Flow Regime in the Sierra Nevada

DR. BRUCE HERBOLD: Hydrographs and Ecological Functions in the Present-day Landscape of the Sacramento River

ROBIN GROSSINGER: Delta Inflows of the Past: Lessons for Connecting Landscape Elements – Hydrograph Variability and Functions from the Historical Landscape

DWR’s Sustainable Groundwater Program Management News for July 12

METROPOLITAN SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE BAY-DELTA: California Water Fix, Workshop #1 – Infrastructure

MORE REACTIONS to the passage of HR 23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water Act: Congressmen and organizations issue statements

THIS JUST IN … HR 23 passes House 230 – 190: Early reactions from Costa, Garamendi, McNerney, and Nunes

PUBLIC NOTICE: SPK-2012-00286 of Proposals for Funding from the Sacramento District California In-Lieu Fee Program

CALIFORNIA WATER COMMISSION: A primer on State Water Project operations

REACTIONS: California Water Alliance, NRDC, and others weigh in on HR 23, the The Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017

THIS JUST IN … Governor Brown writes Speaker Ryan, opposing HR 23, Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017

THIS JUST IN … House expected this week to take up HR 23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water Act; Feinstein, Harris oppose bill

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Ruling letter, July 7, 2017

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