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Reactions: Sacramento River Settlement Contractors and California Water Alliance react to Sacramento River operations plan

June 17, 2015

Statement of Sacramento River Settlement Contractors Revised Sacramento River Operations Plan: “The Sacramento River Settlement Contractors (SRSC’s), representing approximately 450,000...

Managing fisheries during drought conditions: Maximizing the effectiveness of limited water supplies

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Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

June 17, 2015

Fish and wildlife officials discuss the drought response actions being taken by federal, state, and local agencies to reduce the...

On-site water treatment as an alternative water supply: Opportunities and challenges

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Water supply augmentation

June 16, 2015

Paula Kehoe discusses how San Francisco’s implementation of on-site water treatment systems in large buildings is saving millions of gallons...

Groundwater problems and prospects, part 7: Groundwater-dependent ecosystems and the groundwater-surface water connection

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Best of the Notebook Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

June 11, 2015

Maurice Hall, Thomas Harter, and Professor Richard Frank discuss the connection between groundwater and surface water using examples from the...

ACWA Panel: The Future of Water Storage and Management in California

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

June 10, 2015

Panel discusses how California’s water storage and management systems can evolve to meet the challenges of the future With the...

The Delta Watermaster’s quarterly report: Drought, data, near-term initiatives, and the Delta Plan

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

June 9, 2015

Delta Watermaster Michael George updates the Delta Stewardship Council on the activities of his office and the State Board...

Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, part 4: New momentum for habitat restoration, integrating flood and ecosystem planning in the Yolo Bypass

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

June 4, 2015

Reclamation, DWR, and Yolo County official report on progress on integration efforts in the Yolo Bypass In between Sacramento and...

Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, part 3: Interagency Crackdown on Aquatic Invasive Weeds in the Delta

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Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

June 3, 2015

This past year, invasive weeds in the Delta were likely the worst it’s ever been, with the low flows due...

Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, Part 2: The near-term future of water storage

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Notebook News and Features Water project operations

June 2, 2015

Chair of the Water Commission Joe Byrne discusses the specifics and the process for allocating the water bond’s $2.7 billion...

Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, Pt. 1: Actionable Delta Science & a very brief update on Cal Water Fix and Cal Eco Restore

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Delta science Notebook News and Features

June 1, 2015

The interagency committee charged with implementation of the Delta Plan endorses a list of high priority science actions for the...

Wolk, Bonham, and Cowin discuss the BDCP, Cal Water Fix, and Cal Eco Restore

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

May 27, 2015

At a budget subcommittee hearing last week, Senator Wolk has some questions for Director Bonham and Director Cowin on the...

Memorial Day, 2015: Remembering Dorothy Green

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Notebook News and Features Website announcements

May 25, 2015

Environmental activist and founder of Heal the Bay is remembered for her warm spirit and tremendous contributions In a continuing...

The impact of new regulations on water rights in California

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Notebook News and Features Water rights and water law

May 22, 2015

An overview of how new reporting requirements, frost protection regulations, water curtailments, and some pending litigation could affect water rights...