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State of Bay Delta Science 2016, part 1: Implementing One Delta, One Science; Delta water management – Where are we and where should we go?

Delta science Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

January 13, 2016

Dr. Peter Goodwin on the challenges and opportunities of implementing the Delta Science Plan, and Dr. Jay Lund on water...

Water Supply Index (WSI) Forecast for January 1, 2016

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

January 12, 2016

From the Department of Water Resources: A Water Year 2016 Water Supply Index (WSI) forecast for conditions as of January...

Ducks Unlimited, Restore the Delta react to Governor’s budget proposal

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Policy and regulation

January 8, 2016

Reactions to Governor Brown’s budget proposal for emergency drought response funding and implementing the California Water Action Plan with other...

What’s in the Governor’s proposed budget for emergency drought response and implementation of the California Water Action Plan

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

January 7, 2016

The Governor released his proposed budget this morning. Here’s what’s in the budget for emergency drought response and the California...

Greener Products for Bluer Waters: California’s Safer Consumer Regulations

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation Water quality

January 7, 2016

New regulations shift responsibility to manufacturers to seek safer alternatives for harmful ingredients in consumer products The Safer Consumer Products...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Water Woes Force LA’s Hunt for Liquid Gold

Courthouse News Service

Planning and management

January 6, 2016

By Sean Duffy, Courthouse News Service California’s order to cut urban water use by 25 percent after four years of...

This just in … State Water Board Adopts Strategy to Optimize Resource Management of Storm Water

State Water Board

Policy and regulation Water supply augmentation

January 6, 2016

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today adopted an innovative statewide Storm Water...

Implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: The importance of local agency and stakeholder participation

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

January 6, 2016

A Local Government Commission webinar focuses on SGMA implementation on the local level covering land use issues, stakeholder participation, and...

This just in … State’s Conservation Falls Slightly, But Cumulative Water Savings Continue to Meet Governor’s Mandate

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

January 5, 2016

Monthly Conservation average decreases for second month in a row; Per Person water use declines statewide with lowest average ever...

Delta Stewardship Council votes to make first amendment to the Delta Plan

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

January 5, 2016

Council votes to exclude single-year transfers from the covered actions process At the December meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council,...

2015 year in review, briefly …

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

December 31, 2015

As the year draws to a close, the data is in! Here’s how the year stacked up … There were...

Last chance to make a tax-deductible donation to Maven’s Notebook in 2015, and make an investment in California’s water future

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Website announcements

December 31, 2015

A donation to Maven’s Notebook is an investment in a better future for California water. (Click here to jump to...

This just in … Snowpack’s Water Content Far Greater than One Year Ago, But It’s Still Too Soon To Know Whether Drought Will Be Broken

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

December 30, 2015

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the winter’s first media-oriented manual snow survey...

This just in … Most Property Owners and Water Suppliers Comply With State Water Board’s Russian River Informational Order; Complaints Issued for the Rest

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

December 21, 2015

State Water Board issues 1881 complaints; violations carry potential fines of $500/day From the State Water Resources Control Board: Approximately...

California Water Commission: Update on the Groundwater Sustainability Plan and Alternative Regulation

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

December 21, 2015

A look at potential regulation content: Governance, coordination agreements, and sustainable groundwater management planning At the December meeting of the...