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House passes HR 2898, Western Water and American Food Security Act; Legislators and organizations react

July 16, 2015

McClatchy DC News is reporting that the House of Representatives passed HR 2898, the Western Water and American Food Security...

Media call: Director Mark Cowin on the revised environmental documents for California Water Fix, formerly known as BDCP, more commonly known as the Delta tunnels

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

July 13, 2015

Today, Mark Cowin, Director of the California Department of Water Resources, held a media call with reporters to discuss the...

Organizations react to release of recirculated draft BDCP – Cal Water Fix documents

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Delta Conveyance Project

July 10, 2015

Yesterday, the Department of Water Resources and Bureau of Reclamation today released a joint Partially Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report/Supplemental...

Media call: Tunnel opponents comment in preparation for release of recirculated BDCP / Cal Water Fix documents; comment on HR 2898

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

July 9, 2015

The recirculated environmental documents for the Delta tunnels project are widely expected to be released tomorrow, Friday, July 10th, for...

Managing our headwaters: What are the challenges and recommendations?

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Notebook News and Features Planning and management Policy and regulation

July 8, 2015

A panel at the ACWA conference discusses the importance of healthy forests to water supply reliability California’s mountain watersheds are...

California Water Commission: Update on the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

July 7, 2015

Steven Springhorn, a member of the Department of Water Resources Sustainable Groundwater Management Implementation Team, updated the California Water Commission...

Fourth of July special: Hoover Dam – America’s largest projection screen

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NEWS

July 4, 2015

Happy Fourth of July, everyone! It’s the holiday, so time for a little fun as I continue the tradition of...

Fish Restoration Program update: Prospect Island, Decker Island, and more Delta restoration news

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Ecosystems

July 2, 2015

From the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW): Prospect Island EIR...

Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta: Delta drought operations, the latest on the BDCP, and Bay Delta Accord restoration projects

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

July 1, 2015

Drought barrier discussed; Recirculated BDCP documents anticipated soon At the June 23rd meeting of the Metropolitan Special Committee on the...

Delta Stewardship Council prepares for a new role: Considering Delta conveyance

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

June 30, 2015

Considering Delta conveyance and ecosystem restoration without the Bay Delta Conservation Plan It was the 2009 Delta Reform Act that...

Latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science Journal looks at water storage, water rights, hatcheries and more …

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Delta science

June 29, 2015

Articles in the peer-reviewed journal look at water storage and snowpack in drought, Central Valley water rights in a changing...

Reactions: Legislators and organizations react to introduction of House GOP water bill

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Policy and regulation

June 26, 2015

Yesterday, Congressman David Valadao, along with fellow Republicans and Democrat Jim Costa, introduced the Western Water and American Food Security...

Delta Science Program Peer Review: Delta Levee Investment Strategy Methodology

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

June 25, 2015

An expert review panel evaluates the methodology behind the development of the Delta Levee Investment Strategy Note: This post is...

Groundwater adjudications in the age of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features Water rights and water law

June 24, 2015

Prior to the passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act last fall, groundwater disputes were typically resolved through groundwater adjudications...

Media call: Federal and state officials discuss Sacramento River temperature management operations

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Notebook News and Features Water project operations

June 17, 2015

Federal and state officials talk openly about the difficulties and challenges of maintaining cold water through the summer to support...

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