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VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS: Environmental NGOs send letter to Governor Newsom outlining concerns

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Policy and regulation

September 23, 2019

Last week, representatives for the environmental organizations that are actively participating in the Voluntary Agreement process sent a letter to...

SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY AND WATERSHED SCIENCE JOURNAL: Mitigating land subsidence in the Delta; Effects of the drought and emergency drought barrier on the Delta; Study of tagged juvenile salmon released above Shasta Dam; and more …

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Delta science

September 19, 2019

In this edition of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science Journal: Chemically Enhanced Treatment Wetland to Improve Water Quality...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Viewing estuaries from a ‘macroscope’: How global, regional, and local processes affect the San Francisco Bay and Delta

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Best of the NotebookDelta science

September 18, 2019

There has been an ongoing conversation about the importance of thinking about the San Francisco Estuary holistically as a connected...

REACTIONS: Legislators, NGOs, farmers, and water interests react to passage and imminent veto of SB 1

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Policy and regulation

September 17, 2019

Late Friday night, the California legislature passed Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the California Environmental, Public Health and Workers Defense...

EXPLAINER: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Legal Framework: ‘All the acronyms you need to know’

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Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law

September 11, 2019

Panel of lawyers dive into the web of laws affecting water in the Delta: The state and federal endangered species...

SAC PRESS CLUB: Droughts, Tunnels & Clean Water: A Conversation on California Water Policy

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Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

September 5, 2019

Secretary Wade Crowfoot, Jeff Kightlinger, and Jennifer Pierre discuss the Delta tunnel project, the long-awaited biological opinions, SB 1, voluntary...

METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Salmon predation in the Delta

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Delta scienceEcosystems

August 29, 2019

Study results suggest removing predators won’t address the problem, but removing submerged aquatic vegetation might At the May meeting of...

CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: An overview of California water rights

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Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law

August 28, 2019

California water law is complex, governed by both state and federal law, part property law and part environmental law. Adding...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Synthesis within the Interagency Ecological Program: Growing to Meet Increasing Needs

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Delta science

August 22, 2019

The Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) is a consortium of State and federal agencies that has been conducting cooperative ecological investigations...

FEATURE: Reactivating our floodplains: A new way forward

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Best of the NotebookEcosystemsNotebook News and Features

August 21, 2019

Panel of experts discuss how reactivating the floodplains can provide habitat and food for native fish and for migrating birds,...

DELTA CONVEYANCE UPDATE: Valley Water board ponders their participation level, discusses an Delta conveyance environmental stakeholder committee

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Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features

August 20, 2019

At the August meeting of the Board of Directors of Valley Water (formerly the Santa Clara Valley Water District), staff...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: It’s Vital: Delta Smelt Reproduction and Resilience

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Delta science

August 15, 2019

The Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) is a consortium of State and federal agencies that has been conducting cooperative ecological investigations...

LOCALIZING CALIFORNIA WATERS: Erik Ekdahl on Water Management in the Uncertain Future

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Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater rights and water law

August 14, 2019

Water management in California has always been challenging, with the state’s variable climate that alternates between drought and floods that...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Open Data: Making Connections for Better Science, Synthesis, and Service

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Delta science

August 8, 2019

The Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) is a consortium of State and federal agencies that has been conducting cooperative ecological investigations...

EXPLAINER: Overview of the State Water Project

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Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations

August 8, 2019

Presentation Covers the History, Physical Features, Statutory Authorities, Contractual Terms, Significant Legal Decisions, and Cost Allocation Framework of the State...