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    New report synthesizes what is known – and not known – about the life of a Delta smelt

    Maven
    Delta scienceNotebook News and Features
    February 5, 2015
    The Interagency Ecological Program releases the peer-reviewed report, An updated conceptual model of Delta smelt biology: our evolving understanding of...

    This just in … State Water Board Orders More Information from Diverters Claiming Senior Delta Water Rights

    State Water Board
    Policy and regulation
    February 4, 2015
    From the State Water Resources Control Board:   Persons claiming senior water rights in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed will...

    Conserving ecosystems during droughts

    Maven
    Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation
    February 4, 2015
    Chuck Bonham, Sandy Matsumoto, Dr. Peter Moyle, and Tim Quinn discuss how to prepare for the next drought, including developing...

    This just in … State Water Board Addresses State and Federal Water Projects Petition to Conserve Water During Drought Conditions; Board Also Announces Further Action to Curtail Water Diversions

    State Water Board
    Policy and regulationWater project operations
    February 3, 2015
    From the State Water Resources Control Board: Facing the likelihood of a fourth consecutive drought year, the State Water Resources...

    This just in … State Urban Water Users Exceed 20% Conservation Goal for December; Individual Water Use Continues to Decline

    State Water Board
    Policy and regulation
    February 3, 2015
    From the State Water Resources Control Board: While much of California has so far endured an exceptionally dry 2015, the...

    Metropolitan Bay Delta Committee hears presentation on treasurer’s BDCP affordability report, plus an update on SWP BDCP contract negotiations

    Maven
    Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features
    February 3, 2015
    Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta hears a presentation on the state treasurer’s report which found that both urban...

    An overview of the refinements and revisions to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan facilities (with video)

    Maven
    Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features
    February 2, 2015
    Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta hears some of the details on the changes made to the water conveyance facilities...

    This just in … Scant Precipitation, Warm Temperatures Produce Weak Snowpack: Just 25% of average statewide

    Department of Water Resources (DWR)
    Current Conditions
    January 29, 2015
    From the Department of Water Resources: The absence of precipitation in January, normally California’s wettest month, has combined with warmer-than-average...

    The promise and pitfalls of regional planning for special status species

    Maven
    Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation
    January 28, 2015
    Panel discusses the pros and cons of Habitat Conservation Plans and Natural Community Conservation Plans In recent years in an...

    DWR and Reclamation file Temporary Urgency Change Petition requesting modifications to Bay-Delta requirements

    State Water Board
    Policy and regulationWater quality
    January 27, 2015
    Water agencies request modifications to flow requirements, Delta Cross Channel operations and the export rate; outline possible future actions and...

    Lessons from Australia’s millennium drought

    Maven
    Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management
    January 27, 2015
    An Australian water official discusses the key policy initiatives that Australia enacted to respond to long-term exceptional drought conditions In...

    This just in … DWR Plans for Possible Need of Delta Salinity Control Barriers

    Department of Water Resources (DWR)
    Water project operations
    January 26, 2015
    From the Department of Water Resources: It may be necessary to install emergency salinity control barriers across three channels in...

    Michael Anderson, State Climatologist: Climate, Drought, and Change

    Maven
    Climate changeHydrologyNotebook News and Features
    January 26, 2015
    The state climatologist discusses the current drought and the signs of climate change. Is the current drought a harbinger of...

    Bureau of Reclamation Outlines Water Year 2015 Central Valley Project Water Supply Conditions

    Maven
    Current Conditions
    January 24, 2015
    From the Bureau of Reclamation: In preparation for the initial 2015 water supply allocation announcement in late February, the Bureau...

    State Water Board: Notice of surface water shortage and potential for curtailment of water right diversions for 2015

    Maven
    Policy and regulation
    January 23, 2015
    From the State Water Resources Control Board: In January 2014, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. proclaimed a State of Emergency...
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    Today’s Daily Digest

    DAILY DIGEST, 9/29: Happy New Water Year 2026!; Risk-taking is key to saving CA’s freshwater species; Salmon habitat restoration priorities in the Lower Russian River; Trump officials shut off funding for climate adaptation centers; and more …

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