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    This just in … Despite storms, snowpack still far below normal – just 32% of average

    Department of Water Resources (DWR)
    Current Conditions
    April 2, 2014
    From the Department of Water Resources: Department of Water Resources snow surveyors today found the Sierra snowpack boosted by late-season...

    NASA Radar Watches Over California’s Aging Levees

    NASA/JPL
    Delta science
    April 1, 2014
    By NASA/JPL NASA works with California’s water managers to spot tiny signs of trouble in the Sacramento River delta levees,...

    Guest blogger: Rebuttal to yesterday’s media call: Opportunities Lost

    Maven
    AgricultureCommentary
    April 1, 2014
    From Cannon Michael (@agleader), this guest commentary and rebuttal to yesterday’s Pacific Institute and NRDC Media Call: California is experiencing...

    This just in … Pacific Institute & the NRDC hold media call on California’s drought: Hydrology, not environmental restrictions, are the reason for the low allocations, plus how the state can prepare for droughts in the future

    Maven
    Water project operations
    March 31, 2014
    Earlier today, the Pacific Institute and the NRDC held a media call in anticipation of the final snow survey tomorrow. ...

    California Water Policy Seminar Series: Reconciling Ecosystem Goals for San Francisco Bay

    Maven
    Best of the NotebookDelta sciencePolicy and regulation
    March 31, 2014
    Although the concept of ‘reconciliation ecology’ was articulated by Michael Rosenzweig in the early 2000s, the idea of coming together...

    Water transfers at the California Water Commission, part 2: Water Transfers 101

    Maven
    Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation
    March 28, 2014
    At the February 19th meeting of the California Water Commission, Department of Water Resources staff gave a highly informative presentation...

    This just in … Senator Feinstein and Valley Congressmembers call on Administration to take immediate action to capture water from latest storm

    Elected Official
    Policy and regulationWater project operations
    March 27, 2014
    Senator Feinstein, along with Congressmembers Ken Calvert, Jim Costa, Jeff Denham, Kevin McCarthy, Devin Nunes and David Valadao have written...

    This just in … CA Fishing Industry and Conservation Groups: Government leaders should refuse water contractors request as a water grab that threatens California’s salmon with extinction

    Conservation organizations & coalitions
    Policy and regulationWater project operations
    March 27, 2014
    From the Golden Gate Salmon Association, the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, SBCSFA, Natural Resources Defense Council, Defenders of...

    Water transfers at the California Water Commission, part 1: An overview of California’s Transfer Market and DWR’s activities related to transfers

    Maven
    Notebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation
    March 27, 2014
    Water transfers can be an effective way to address shortages and add flexibility to the system, especially in dry years,...

    Water contractors send emergency request to Jewell & Pritzker; want restrictions relaxed at pumps to capture runoff from impending storm events

    State Water Contractors
    Policy and regulation
    March 26, 2014
    The San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors, the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, and the Friant Water Authority have sent...

    Planning and Conservation League Symposium: What’s next for the Delta?

    Maven
    Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation
    March 26, 2014
    “What’s next for the Delta?  ‘Enquiring minds want to know,’” began Martha Davis, moderator for the closing plenary session of...

    Capitol Weekly – A Conference on Water: Delta panel discusses drought in the Delta

    Maven
    Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation
    March 25, 2014
    Capitol Weekly’s A Conference on Water, held on February 20, 2014, brought together legislators, officials, and stakeholders to discuss some...

    California Water Policy Seminar Series: ACWA’s Tim Quinn and the Nature Conservancy’s Jay Ziegler with management, economics and infrastructure perspectives on reconciliation ecology

    Maven
    Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation
    March 24, 2014
    This year’s 2014 California Water Policy Seminar Series, presented by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the law...

    Assembly joint informational hearing on California’s groundwater, part 3: Stakeholder perspectives on where should we go from here

    Maven
    Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation
    March 21, 2014
    On March 11, the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #3 on Resources and Transportation held...

    Radio transcript: Governor Jerry Brown talks water, budget, and High Speed Rail

    Maven
    Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation
    March 21, 2014
    In Tuesday’s edition of the radio show Here & Now, host Jeremy Hobson talks about the drought, and a little...
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    Today’s Daily Digest

    DAILY DIGEST, 10/23: West coast storm could pack a powerful punch of rain and snow; New forecast-informed decision-making tool implemented at Lake Mendocino; Grappling with subsidence using data, farmer-to-farmer talks and “fluffy PR”; SoCal: The safety of your water could be related to how your water utility is run; and more …

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    • DAILY DIGEST, 10/22: CA water rights management leaps forward with new reporting system; Giving everyone a say in the Delta’s future; NorCal reservoir has pioneered a way to store more water; Shutdown brings more BASE jumpers and drones to Yosemite skies; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 10/22: CA water rights management leaps forward with new reporting system; Giving everyone a say in the Delta’s future; NorCal reservoir has pioneered a way to store more water; Shutdown brings more BASE jumpers and drones to Yosemite skies; and more ...
    • STATE WATER BOARD: California water rights management leaps forward with new reporting system
      STATE WATER BOARD: California water rights management leaps forward with new reporting system
    • DAILY DIGEST, 10/23: West coast storm could pack a powerful punch of rain and snow; New forecast-informed decision-making tool implemented at Lake Mendocino; Grappling with subsidence using data, farmer-to-farmer talks and “fluffy PR”; SoCal: The safety of your water could be related to how your water utility is run; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 10/23: West coast storm could pack a powerful punch of rain and snow; New forecast-informed decision-making tool implemented at Lake Mendocino; Grappling with subsidence using data, farmer-to-farmer talks and “fluffy PR”; SoCal: The safety of your water could be related to how your water utility is run; and more ...
    • PRESS RELEASE: Final court decision on Navy water rights at China Lake threatens regional water stability and national security
      PRESS RELEASE: Final court decision on Navy water rights at China Lake threatens regional water stability and national security
    • DAILY DIGEST, 10/21: Appeals court paves way for divisive California water tunnel; State pulls Bay Delta Plan; local agencies push for Healthy Rivers alternative; New reports show progress in groundwater management; Boswell demands correction: Only plans to sink Corcoran six feet; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 10/21: Appeals court paves way for divisive California water tunnel; State pulls Bay Delta Plan; local agencies push for Healthy Rivers alternative; New reports show progress in groundwater management; Boswell demands correction: Only plans to sink Corcoran six feet; and more ...

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