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State Water Board workshop on urban conservation efforts, part 1: Statewide water conservation efforts and outreach

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

June 30, 2014

At the June 17 meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board, board members heard an informational update on the...

New proposed constitutional amendment starts down the path towards the ballot: “The No Blank Checks Initiative”

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Policy and regulation

June 29, 2014

On Friday, Stockton-area farmer Dean Cortopassi filed a request with the Attorney General’s office for a title and summary for...

Delta Stewardship Council moves forward on developing a strategy for state investments in Delta levees

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

June 25, 2014

With the task of developing and adopting the Delta Plan behind them, the Delta Stewardship Council is now preparing to...

This just in … Senator Wolk issues statement on failed water bond vote: Republicans block Senate Democrats “no tunnels” water bond

Legislator/Elected Official

Policy and regulation

June 24, 2014

From Senator Lois Wolk’s office: The State Senate’s Democrats yesterday all lined up in support of a new water bond...

Senator Darryl Steinberg talks about the tunnels and the water bond

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

June 23, 2014

Senator Darryl Steinberg appeared on NBC Los Angeles News Conference, where he spoke about a number of issues, one of...

Stakeholders respond to claims of BDCP benefits: “Even BDCP Hired Economist Wouldn’t Sign Off on BDCP”, they say; the BDCP responds

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Delta Conveyance Project

June 21, 2014

Consumer & Environmental Advocates Respond to Brown Administration’s Claims of BDCP Benefits: Even BDCP Hired Economist Wouldn’t Sign Off on...

Fish Restoration Program Update: Additional willing sellers sought, Prospect Island EIR, Miner Slough levee repair, Miner Slough shipwreck survey

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Ecosystems

June 19, 2014

From Dan Riordan at the the California Department of Water Resources (DWR): Fish Restoration Program (FRP) updates from the California...

An update on potential new water storage projects, part 3: Preliminary results of California water storage projects survey

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

June 19, 2014

The CalFed surface storage investigations were looking primarily at large reservoirs, but there are substantially more options for smaller, regional...

An update on potential new water storage projects, part 2: Potential beneficiaries talk about Sites, Temperance Flat and other storage projects

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

June 18, 2014

The CalFed storage investigations have been underway for decades. As the feasibility studies round to an end, presumably, and a...

An update on potential new water storage projects, part 1: An update on CalFed surface storage investigations and an overview of water storage

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

June 17, 2014

Increasing water storage, both above and below ground, has become a part of the conversation as the state grapples with...

California Water Policy Seminar Series: Scientists discuss restoration and reconciliation in the Delta

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Best of the Notebook Delta science Notebook News and Features

June 12, 2014

The 2014 California Water Policy Seminar Series, presented by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the law school’s...

This just in … AquAlliance and CSPA file lawsuit against Reclamation over CVP transfers

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Water rights and water law

June 11, 2014

From AquAlliance and the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance: On 11 June 2014, AquAlliance and the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA)...