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BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Managing the state and federal water projects: The Collaborative Science and Adaptive Management Program

Best of the Notebook Delta science Notebook News and Features

January 25, 2017

Part 1: Collaborative Science and Adaptive Management Program: Moving from Litigation to Collaboration The Collaborative Science and Adaptive Management Program...

THIS JUST IN … Bureau of Reclamation Outlines Water Year 2017 Central Valley Project Water Supply Conditions

Bureau of Reclamation News

Current Conditions

January 20, 2017

From the Bureau of Reclamation: In preparation for the initial 2017 water supply allocation announcement, the Bureau of Reclamation is...

US FWS: Rain or Shine, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biologists Work Through Some Tough Weather Conditions

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Fish and wildlife Science

January 19, 2017

By Steve Martarano, US FWS The rains came, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service got to work. Whether it...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: A Tale of Two Deltas: A Comparison of Transport Processes in the Predevelopment and Contemporary Delta

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Delta science

January 19, 2017

Modification of the Delta’s landscape has fundamentally changed hydrodynamic and transport processes in the Delta. In this presentation, Jon Burau,...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Project Allocation Increased to 60%

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

January 18, 2017

From the Department of Water Resources: As winter storms continue to fill reservoirs and boost the snowpack, the Department of...

STATE WATER BOARD: Update on temporary water right permits for groundwater recharge

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Best of the Notebook Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

January 18, 2017

The ongoing statewide drought and implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act have triggered increased interest in capturing high surface...

The role of adjudications in groundwater governance and management

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

January 17, 2017

At the San Gabriel Valley Water Forum held in the fall of 2016, Bill Blomquist, a professor of political science...

THIS JUST IN … Water Scarce to Recharge Groundwater Basins, New DWR Report Shows

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News Reports

January 12, 2017

Recent storms underscore the need for more innovation and investment From the Department of Water Resources: A first-of-its-kind analysis of...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: The scientific challenge of establishing appropriate baselines for restoration

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Delta science Ecosystems

January 12, 2017

Ecosystem restoration generally seeks to reestablish structures and processes in ecosystems that have been degraded by human activities. The success...

DELTA PLAN INTERAGENCY IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE: Ecosystem Restoration Progress Update

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Delta science Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

January 11, 2017

Panel discusses the progress made on ecosystem restoration projects in the Delta At the Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee meeting...

DELTA PLAN INTERAGENCY IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE: Linking Best Available Science with Decision Making

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Delta science Notebook News and Features Science

January 10, 2017

Presentations on the State of Bay Delta Science 2016, San Francisco Estuary Institute’s A Delta Renewed The second of two...

DELTA PLAN INTERAGENCY IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE: The Science Enterprise Workshop: Supporting and implementing collaborative science

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

January 9, 2017

Committee of state, local, and federal agencies discusses integrated modeling, what can be learned from other science enterprises in the...

REACTIONS to Secretary Jewell’s secretarial order directing federal actions on Cal Water Fix and the drought

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Delta Conveyance Project

January 5, 2017

Yesterday, Secretary Jewell issued a Secretarial order, directing a number of things, including directing federal fish agencies to finish their...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Lessons from the ocean for integrating science in policy decisions

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Delta science Notebook News and Features

January 5, 2017

At the Bay-Delta Science Conference held in November of 2016, theme of the conference was “Science for Solutions: Linking Data...

THIS JUST IN (well, sorta) … Secretary Jewell lays out strategy to address impacts of drought and climate change in California

US Department of the Interior

Delta Conveyance Project

January 5, 2017

Secretarial Order addresses California Water Fix, Delta smelt resiliency strategy, reconsultation for state and federal water projects, winter run chinook...