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    COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Imposes Limits on Watering Lawns

    Courthouse News Service
    Planning and management
    March 17, 2015
    By Nick Cahill, Courthouse News Service California’s water regulator Tuesday imposed statewide mandatory water restrictions, limiting outdoor watering to two...

    Legal options for water providers in times of drought

    Maven
    Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation
    March 17, 2015
    The Water Code, Prop 218, Prop 26 and more … Attorney Kelly Salt reviews the legal provisions in the State...

    This just in … New PPIC Publication: Policy Priorities for Managing Drought

    Maven
    Planning and management
    March 16, 2015
    New PPIC report cites four key weaknesses in drought preparation and response From the Public Policy Institute of California: “State,...

    The Delta Landscapes project: Creating a spatial framework to inform restoration planning

    Maven
    Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features
    March 16, 2015
    A new report uses landscape metrics in both the historical and contemporary Delta to help define, design, and evaluate functional,...

    Groundwater Problems and Prospects, part 1: An overview of groundwater

    Maven
    Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features
    March 12, 2015
    Graham Fogg covers the fundamentals of groundwater, including different types of overdraft, sustainable yields, and basin salt balance, as well...

    Flood management oversight hearing, part 2: The Who, What, Where & Why of Flood Control in the Central Valley

    Maven
    Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation
    March 11, 2015
    Legislators hear from the multiple agencies and organizations with flood management responsibilities in the Central Valley In the Central Valley,...

    This just in … Natural Resources Agency: Significant Progress Made by Water Quality and Oil Recovery Regulators on Ensuring Protection of Drinking Water; U.S. EPA Approves State’s Plan to Move Forward (webcast link)

    CA Natural Resources Agency
    Policy and regulation
    March 10, 2015
    From the California Natural Resources Agency: California Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Matthew Rodriquez and Natural Resources Secretary John Laird today...

    Flood management oversight hearing, part 1: Addressing California’s growing flood risk

    Maven
    Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation
    March 10, 2015
    With 7 million Californians and $600 billion in assets at risk, Assembly oversight hearing examines the state’s liability for flood...

    The Department of Water Resources’ role in implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

    Maven
    Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation
    March 9, 2015
    Rich Juricich briefs the California Water Commission on the Department of Water Resources’ many roles, which include developing new regulations...

    This just in … State Water Board Revises Order for State and Federal Water Project Operations During Drought

    State Water Board
    Water project operationsWater quality
    March 6, 2015
    This morning, the State Water Resources Control Board issued a press release regarding the March 5th revised order, which was...

    This just in … Executive Director of the State Water Board issues order further modifying the previous order approving some and denying other parts of the state and federal water projects’ Temporary Urgency Change Petition

    Maven
    Water project operations
    March 5, 2015
    The Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board has issued the order, further modifying the previous decision which...

    Panel Discussion: Allocating water during drought

    Maven
    Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and managementPolicy and regulation
    March 4, 2015
    At the PPIC’s Managing Drought conference, State Water Board Chair Felicia Marcus, David Guy, Bill Croyle, and Jill Duerig reflect...

    Third Manual Snow Survey Confirms Shrinking Water Content; Statewide snowpack just 19% of March 3 average

    Department of Water Resources (DWR)
    Current Conditions
    March 3, 2015
    From the Department of Water Resources: The Sierra Nevada snowpack, which Californians rely on heavily during the dry summer months...

    Urban Water Conservation Drops From 22 Percent to Near 9 Percent in January; Additional Mandatory Conservation Measures to be Considered March 17

    Maven
    Policy and regulation
    March 3, 2015
    From the State Water Resources Control Board: As California enters a fourth year of drought, the State Water Resources Control...

    Kern County Water Agency, Metropolitan, and the State Water Contractors react to slight increase in State Water Project allocation

    Maven
    Current Conditions
    March 3, 2015
    Yesterday, the Department of Water Resources announced a slight increase in the State Water Project allocation from 15% to 20%. ...
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    Today’s Daily Digest

    DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Friant lawsuit against groundwater agency over sinking canal will go on but it may be individual farmers who ultimately pay; Scott Cameron takes the reins as acting head of Reclamation; Governor Newsom signs SB 72 into law, advancing long-term and reliable water supply for all; and more …

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    • PRESS RELEASE: Governor Newsom signs SB 72 into law, advancing long-term and reliable water supply for all
      PRESS RELEASE: Governor Newsom signs SB 72 into law, advancing long-term and reliable water supply for all
    • DWR: State agencies highlight new measures to combat golden mussels following detection at San Luis Reservoir
      DWR: State agencies highlight new measures to combat golden mussels following detection at San Luis Reservoir
    • DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Friant lawsuit against groundwater agency over sinking canal will go on but it may be individual farmers who ultimately pay; Scott Cameron takes the reins as acting head of Reclamation; Governor Newsom signs SB 72 into law, advancing long-term and reliable water supply for all; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Friant lawsuit against groundwater agency over sinking canal will go on but it may be individual farmers who ultimately pay; Scott Cameron takes the reins as acting head of Reclamation; Governor Newsom signs SB 72 into law, advancing long-term and reliable water supply for all; and more ...
    • DAILY DIGEST, 10/1: CA prepares for extreme weather swings as new Water Year begins; Farmers face extraction fees under SGMA; Northeast Pacific endures fourth-largest marine heat wave on record; Metropolitan: Adapting to a changing Colorado River: Lessons from the past, plans for the future; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 10/1: CA prepares for extreme weather swings as new Water Year begins; Farmers face extraction fees under SGMA; Northeast Pacific endures fourth-largest marine heat wave on record; Metropolitan: Adapting to a changing Colorado River: Lessons from the past, plans for the future; and more ...
    • SJV WATER: Friant lawsuit against groundwater agency over sinking canal will go on but it may be individual farmers who ultimately pay
      SJV WATER: Friant lawsuit against groundwater agency over sinking canal will go on but it may be individual farmers who ultimately pay

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