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    Lloyd Carter: Westlands officials ponder big buy-in on Bay Delta Conservation Plan

    Guest Contributor
    CommentaryDelta Conveyance Project
    November 22, 2013
    From Lloyd Carter at the Chronicles of the Hydraulic Brotherhood blog: “Westlands Water District directors Wednesday (Nov. 21) hosted a...

    Fall Midwater Trawl Report for September-October: Second lowest counts for striped bass, American shad; third lowest for threadfin shad

    Maven
    Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features
    November 21, 2013
    The Fall Midwater Trawl surveys, conducted in September and October, did not have positive results for the fish.  It was...

    Phil Isenberg on the USGS Report: “Cutbacks in surface water deliveries because of drought or environmental concerns cannot sustainably be replaced or exceeded by continual groundwater extractions”

    Maven
    Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features
    November 21, 2013
    Phil Isenberg, Chair of the Delta Stewardship Council, issued the following statement regarding the release of the USGS’s latest report...

    Press release: New USGS study: Renewed land subsidence poses risk to water infrastructure in California’s San Joaquin Valley

    Maven
    Groundwater News
    November 21, 2013
    From USGS: “Extensive groundwater pumping from San Joaquin Valley aquifers is increasing the rate of land subsidence, or sinking. This...

    Maven’s Minutes: Jay Lund on managing Delta ecosystem reconciliation adaptively

    Maven
    Best of the Notebook
    November 21, 2013
    At the State of the Estuary conference held at the end of October, Professor Jay Lund from UC Davis Watershed...

    Water interests respond to the 5% initial State Water Project allocation

    Maven
    Current Conditions
    November 21, 2013
    The State Water Contractors, ACWA, the State Water Contractors, the California Farm Water Coalition, and the Southern California Water Committee...

    Ellen Hanak on scientists and stakeholder views of Delta ecosystem management

    Maven
    Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation
    November 20, 2013
    At the State of the Estuary conference held at the end of October, Ellen Hanak gave a presentation that summarized...

    Letter: San Joaquin County Supervisors write letter to Secretary Laird, expressing their concerns over the BDCP and asking, what is Plan B?

    Maven
    Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features
    November 20, 2013
    The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors has written a letter to Secretary John Laird highlighting several issues that were...

    Letter: Friends of the River send letter, say deficiencies in the upcoming draft EIR/EIS make the BDCP ready for scoping, at best

    Maven
    Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features
    November 20, 2013
    The Friends of the River have sent a letter to NOAA fisheries, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation,...

    Dr. Jeffrey Michael and Jerry Meral discuss the economics of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan

    Maven
    Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation
    November 19, 2013
    At the State of the Estuary conference held at the end of October, economist Jeff Michael and Deputy Secretary of...

    Statewide water conditions and preparing for a potentially dry 2014

    Maven
    Current Conditions
    November 18, 2013
    At the National Water Research Institute’s Drought Response Workshop held last month, DWR Interstate Resources Manager Jeanine Jones gave a...

    Congressman Garamendi: Alternatives to Delta tunnels boondoggle overlooked: State admits a $3 Billion error in their analysis but continues to ignore comprehensive plans that would actually address California’s water needs

    Maven
    Delta Conveyance Project
    November 15, 2013
    From Congressman John Garamendi’s office: “Congressman John Garamendi (CA-3), former Deputy Secretary of the Interior, joins other Northern California Members...

    Letter: Friends of the San Francisco Estuary want BDCP to analyze effects on SF Bay; more outflow for Delta

    Maven
    Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features
    November 13, 2013
    The Friends of the San Francisco Estuary have written two letters to state officials regarding the Bay Delta Conservation Plan....

    DC legislators talk water storage for California

    Maven
    Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation
    November 13, 2013
    On October 29th,2013, the House Subcommittee on Water and Power held on oversight hearing, A Road Map for Increasing Our...

    Commentary: How California can teach itself about water: The wet, wasteful north and the dry, conserving south must share perspectives and plans

    Maven
    Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management
    November 13, 2013
    Written by yours truly, posted at Zocalo Public Square: “In California, we owe the existence of our communities to the...
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    Today’s Daily Digest

    DAILY DIGEST, 10/3: GIS, data central to water agencies in a changing world; Tahoe could see first snow of season; Study shows the impact of upstream dynamics on the health of Lake Tahoe; Report takes aim at Colorado River water managers’ inaction; and more …

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    • DAILY DIGEST, 10/3: GIS, data central to water agencies in a changing world; Tahoe could see first snow of season; Study shows the impact of upstream dynamics on the health of Lake Tahoe; Report takes aim at Colorado River water managers’ inaction; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 10/3: GIS, data central to water agencies in a changing world; Tahoe could see first snow of season; Study shows the impact of upstream dynamics on the health of Lake Tahoe; Report takes aim at Colorado River water managers’ inaction; 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: Kern County supervisor predicts “death of SGMA” after groundwater bill is tabled
      SJV WATER: Kern County supervisor predicts “death of SGMA” after groundwater bill is tabled
    • REPORT: From drought to deluge: WMO report highlights increasingly erratic water cycle
      REPORT: From drought to deluge: WMO report highlights increasingly erratic water cycle
    • WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Sept. 28-Oct. 3: Happy New Water Year 2026!; La Niña expected to bring ‘extreme’ weather patterns statewide; Sierra Nevada’s glaciers will soon be gone; “Death of SGMA” predicted after groundwater bill is tabled; and more ...
      WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Sept. 28-Oct. 3: Happy New Water Year 2026!; La Niña expected to bring ‘extreme’ weather patterns statewide; Sierra Nevada’s glaciers will soon be gone; “Death of SGMA” predicted after groundwater bill is tabled; and more ...

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