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GUEST COMMENTARY: State Water Resources Control Board releases its first water-related climate change resolution

February 15, 2017

California Water Governance Takes Important Step Forward By Robert Shibatani The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) released its new...

REACTIONS: Legislators, Union of Concerned Scientists, and Restore the Delta comment on the Oroville Dam situation

Maven

Water project operations

February 14, 2017

Bipartisan Group of Delta Legislators Release Statement on Alarming Oroville Dam Situation From the Office of Assemblyman Jim Frazier: Today,...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Before and After: Evaluating the effect of the 1995 Delta spring standards on actual outflows into San Francisco Bay

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

February 14, 2017

Dr. Tina Swanson gives her analysis of the standard; has it really resulted in increased Delta outflow? Fresh water flowing...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Twin tunnels prevent state from genuine water solutions, say Delta county reps

Delta Counties Coalition

Commentary Delta Conveyance Project

February 13, 2017

From Sacramento County Supervisor Don Nottoli and Yolo County Supervisor Oscar Villegas on behalf of the Delta Counties Coalition: This...

BAY-DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Problems and promise of restoring tidal marsh to benefit native fishes

Maven

Delta science Ecosystems

February 9, 2017

Dr. John Durand discusses the effectiveness of existing and proposed tidal marsh restoration sites in the Suisun Marsh and the...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Board Continues Water Conservation Regulations, Prohibitions Against Wasting Water

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

February 8, 2017

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Today the State Water Resources Control Board extended its existing water conservation regulations,...

THIS JUST IN … NASA Report: San Joaquin Valley Land Continues to Sink

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

February 8, 2017

Groundwater Pumping Causes Subsidence, Damages Water Infrastructure From the Department of Water Resources: New NASA radar satellite maps prepared for...

METROPOLITAN SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE BAY-DELTA: Project implementation considerations for California Water Fix; Dr. Jacob Katz on managing floodplain productivity for multiple benefits

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

February 8, 2017

At the January meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, committee members were given an overview of the...

THIS JUST IN … District Court denies motion to dismiss NRDC suit against the EPA over waivers of water quality standards during drought

Natural Resources Defense Council

Policy and regulation Water quality

February 7, 2017

‘Plaintiffs have plausibly alleged a non-discretionary duty by the EPA to review the SWRCB orders at issue,’ the Court rules...

THIS JUST IN … Assemblyman Gray announces legislation to overhaul state water management

Legislator/Elected Official

Policy and regulation

February 6, 2017

From the Office of Assemblyman Adam Gray: Assemblyman Adam C. Gray (D-Merced) today announced the introduction of new legislation, Assembly...

THIS JUST IN … Assemblyman Frazier and Senator Dodd announce formation of legislative Delta caucus

Legislator/Elected Official

Policy and regulation

February 6, 2017

From the Office of Assemblyman Jim Frazier and Senator Jim Dodd: Today, Assemblymember Jim Frazier (D – Oakley) and Senator...

THIS JUST IN … Snowpack shows big one-month gain – statewide 173 percent of the February 2 average

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

February 2, 2017

From the Department of Water Resources: Today’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) manual snow survey at Phillips Station in the...

Environmental and conservation groups submit comments on California Water Fix Final EIR/EIS

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

January 31, 2017

“Talking Points and Unfounded Assertions”: Environmental Water Caucus finds Delta Tunnels Final EIR Lacking From the Environmental Water Caucus via...

NASA/JPL: Storms filled 37 percent of California’s snow-water deficit

NASA/JPL

Hydrology

January 27, 2017

January storms may have recouped 37 percent of California’s five-year deficit in snow water. By NASA/JPL The “atmospheric river” weather...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: The effects of water project operations on juvenile salmon survival in the Delta

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Delta science Notebook News and Features Water project operations

January 26, 2017

Literature, data review, and recommendations for future salmonid investigations Survival for migrating juvenile chinook salmon has been low for those...