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REPORTS: Concurrent governance processes of SGMA; Comparing complexity in watershed governance; Challenges of using and interpreting GPCD

March 11, 2020

Concurrent Governance Processes of California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act By Anita Milman and Michael Kiparsky California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Newsom administration envisions a new role for the Water Commission

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Policy and regulation

March 10, 2020

Just about a year ago, when Governor Newsom gave his 2019 State of the State address, he spoke about the...

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project: Science and adaptive management in action; Integrating past and future monitoring

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Delta science

March 5, 2020

The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project is the largest tidal wetland restoration project on the West Coast. When complete,...

METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on the voluntary agreements post-Trump and an update on the State Water Project contract amendment for Delta conveyance

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

March 4, 2020

It was a busy time for California water issues last month when Trump visited the San Joaquin Valley, signed the...

THIS JUST IN … New economic report seeks to highlight significant water challenges for California communities

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Policy and regulation

March 3, 2020

This is the report mentioned in today’s top story on the Daily Digest From the Water Blueprint for the San...

METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on habitat and fish projects in the Yolo Bypass

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Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

March 3, 2020

At the January meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Committee, Program Manager Randall Neudeck updated the committee on some of the...

NEW REPORT: Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Program Report to the Legislature

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Planning and management Reports

February 29, 2020

The Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Act established through Assembly Bill 401 (Dodd, 2015) directs the State Water Resources Control Board...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Delta Conveyance update; Tribal engagement in the Delta Conveyance process

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

February 27, 2020

At the February meeting of the California Water Commission, commissioners heard an update on the Delta conveyance project, and a...

CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE: Implementation strategies for SGMA

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

February 26, 2020

Hydrologist Derik Williams discusses the different paths GSAs are taking to get to sustainability, plus the three things every GSP...

MEDIA CALL: Central Valley Project officials discuss water allocations

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Current Conditions

February 25, 2020

If current hydrology persists, new biological opinions unlikely to result in more water deliveries this year (as compared to the...

REACTIONS to California’s lawsuit against the feds over the biological opinions

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Water project operations

February 25, 2020

At the end of last week, Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a lawsuit challenging the new biological opinions governing the...

REACTIONS: Water agencies, NGOs, and legislators react to Trump’s signing of the new biological opinions

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Water project operations

February 20, 2020

Yesterday, President Trump was in the San Joaquin Valley where he signed the Record of Decision finalizing the new biological...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Water rights permitting options for groundwater recharge projects

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

February 20, 2020

ACWA/State Water Board webinar presentation outlines temporary and permanent options, including a new streamlined permitting pathway for standard water rights...