The latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science journal now available

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Delta science

December 18, 2014

The latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science journal is now available.  In this month’s issue: Dispersion...

Environmental Data Summit: Accessing information that informs decision making

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Delta science

December 17, 2014

Data, believe it or not, are critical in our lives and influence a broad range of decisions from personal through...

Groundwater adjudication hearing, part 3: Panel discussion on options for moving forward

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Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

December 17, 2014

Groundwater adjudications, notoriously expensive and time consuming, emerged as an issue during the development and ultimate passage of the Sustainable...

Groundwater adjudication hearing, part 2: Case Study on the Antelope Valley Adjudication

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Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

December 16, 2014

The Antelope Valley groundwater adjudication case is the current poster child for how painfully long and expensive groundwater adjudications can...

Federal, State Agencies Plan Drought Operations for 2015

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

December 16, 2014

From the Department of Water Resources Drought Page: “This week brings sorely needed and significant precipitation to California. But similar...

Groundwater adjudication hearing, part 1: Justice Robie with an overview on how groundwater disputes are resolved in California

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Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

December 15, 2014

In August of this year, Governor Brown signed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, requiring local officials for the first time...

Delta Stewardship Council, November meeting wrap-up: Delta Levee Investment Strategy and other meeting notes

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Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

December 11, 2014

Coverage of the Delta Stewardship Council’s November meeting wraps up today with the Delta Levee Investment Strategy Monthly Update, and...

Winter Season Preview: Is the Delta ready?

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Current Conditions

December 10, 2014

A ‘monster’ storm is bearing down on Northern California, the likes of which we’ve not seen in years, reports say. ...

This just in … NorCal Congress members vote against drought act; say legislation would gut environmental protections, not help drought

Legislator/Elected Official

Policy and regulation

December 9, 2014

From Congressman Garamendi’s website: U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-05), George Miller (D-11), Doris Matsui (D-06), Jerry McNerney (D-09), and John...

This just in … House Passes Valadao Emergency Water Legislation

Legislator/Elected Official

Policy and regulation

December 9, 2014

From Congressman Valadao’s office: Washington – On Tuesday, December 9, 2014, the United States House of Representatives passed legislation aimed at...

This just in … The Brown Administration opposes HR 5781

Governor Jerry Brown

Policy and regulation

December 9, 2014

Received via email: Writing on behalf of the State of California, California Natural Resources Agency Secretary John Laird today issued...

HR 5781, The California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014, likely to be voted on this morning

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Policy and regulation

December 9, 2014

The House will begin it’s legislative business at 9:00 am PST /12:00 pm EST for legislative business. A vote is...

Delta Protection Commission hears about the Delta Levee Investment Strategy and DWR’s Drought Contingency Plan

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Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

December 9, 2014

At the November meeting of the Delta Protection Commission, Cindy Messer from the Delta Stewardship Council gave a presentation on...

2014-15 Winter Season Outlook

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Current ConditionsNotebook News and Features

December 8, 2014

When it comes to the upcoming winter season, there are many questions.  Will it be wet or dry?  What about...

The House Rules Committee debates HR 5781, the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014

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Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

December 7, 2014

The only debate on HR 5781 California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 apparently was in the House Rules Committee...