YOSEMITE ENVIRO LAW CONFERENCE: How tribal partnerships can help attain national conservation goals

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Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

November 23, 2021

“We really have to get creative and equally value all of the interests of the stakeholders, use cooperative agreements and...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Department of Conservation previews SGMA multi-benefit land repurposing program, Sustainable Groundwater Management Act,

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Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

November 22, 2021

Upcoming workshops to gather public input on the new program At the September meeting of the California Water Commission, Kealiʻi...

CAL MATTERS: What happens when a rural area’s only well is contaminated?

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

November 21, 2021

By Rebecca Sohn, Cal Matters In the spring of 2013, Jocelyn Walters and her partners moved Nativearth, their small shoe...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Rush is on to drought-proof California’s archaic water system

Courthouse News Service

Planning and management

November 20, 2021

Suddenly flush with cash, drought-riddled California has a golden opportunity to update its 20th century water infrastructure and retrofit it...

CAL MATTERS: Four San Joaquin Valley groundwater plans deemed inadequate

Cal Matters

Groundwater News

November 18, 2021

State officials warn some of the state’s most powerful and largest agricultural districts that their plans fail to address how...

THIS JUST IN … DWR Releases Second Round of Assessments of Groundwater Sustainability Plans

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

November 18, 2021

From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released its second round of assessments of groundwater sustainability plans developed...

WEBINAR: Climate Resilience and IRWM: Building Successful Partnerships, Day 1

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Webinars

November 18, 2021

Keynote Speaker John Andrew: DWR’s Commitment to Climate Resilience and IRWM  Presentation slides Panel: What Climate Science Tells us about...

WEBINAR: Climate Resilience and IRWM: Building Successful Partnerships, Day 2

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Webinars

November 18, 2021

Opening speaker: Why IRWM is Key to Managing the State’s Water Resources Under Climate Change Dave Eggerton, Association of California...

WEBINAR: Climate Resilience and IRWM: Building Successful Partnerships, Day 3

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Webinars

November 18, 2021

Panel: How Does California Sustain its 20-Year Investment in Regional Collaboration for Increasing Resilience? Joaquin Esquivel, Chair, California Water Boards...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on the California Aqueduct Subsidence Program

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Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

November 18, 2021

At the September meeting of the California Water Commission, Daniel Whisman, principal engineer and program manager for DWR’s California Aqueduct...

THE CONVERSATION: As climate change parches the Southwest, here’s a better way to share water from the shrinking Colorado River

The Conversation

Colorado River

November 17, 2021

By Daniel Craig McCool, University of Utah The Colorado River is a vital lifeline for the arid U.S. Southwest. It supplies...

CA WATER COMMISSION: State Water Project drought operations

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Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations

November 17, 2021

DWR prepares for another dry year At the September 2021 meeting, John Yarbrough, Assistant Deputy Director of the SWP, briefed...

GUEST ARTICLE: 5 things every Californian should know about this drought

Debbie Franco

Commentary

November 16, 2021

Article authored by Debbie Franco, Managing Director, Water Solutions Network Water Is Life – It Connects Everything. We are inclined...

Preserving Genetic Diversity Gives Wild Populations Their Best Chance at Long-Term Survival

NOAA Fisheries

Fish and wildlifeScience

November 15, 2021

Researchers find that maintaining genetic variation is critical to allowing wild populations to survive, reproduce, and adapt to future environmental...

SJV WATER: Kings County groundwater plan raising questions

SJV Water

Groundwater News

November 15, 2021

By Lois Henry, SJV Water It’s hard to imagine state officials giving the thumbs up to a groundwater sustainability plan...