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    Precipitation enhancement (Cloud seeding)

    Maven
    Notebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation
    October 17, 2020
    Cloud seeding, practiced in California since the 1950s, is estimated to add 400,000 acre-feet per year to the state’s precipitation. ...

    Desalination

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    ReportsWater supply augmentation
    October 17, 2020
    Desalination holds the potential of providing a highly reliable water source for some communities; however, there are major cost and...

    System reoperation

    Maven
    Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations
    October 17, 2020
    Changing existing operations and management procedures for water project operations, referred to as  system reoperation, can yield numerous benefits such...

    Water transfers

    Maven
    Notebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation
    October 17, 2020
    Water transfers can be an effective tool for water managers to provide flexibility in the allocation and use of water...

    Recycled Water

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    Notebook News and FeaturesReportsWater supply augmentation
    October 17, 2020
    While recycled water reuse has been steadily increasing in California since 1970, a task force in 2003 found that water...

    Surface Storage

    Maven
    Notebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation
    October 17, 2020
    Surface storage offers a mixed bag of benefits and impacts.  On the one hand, dams can provide water storage, flood...

    Drinking water treatment and distribution

    Maven
    Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation
    October 17, 2020
    Drinking water treatment is among the most important public health achievements of the 20th century.  However, agencies responsible for drinking...

    Stormwater capture and management

    Maven
    Notebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation
    October 17, 2020
    Stormwater, traditionally thought of as a flood management problem, is getting attention as a resource with the potential to increase...

    Ecosystem restoration

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    EcosystemsReports
    October 17, 2020
    Restoring ecosystems can have multiple benefits, such as recovering endangered and threatened species, increasing water supply reliability, and adapting to...

    Forest management and urban forestry

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    Notebook News and FeaturesWildfires and watersheds
    October 17, 2020
    With much of the state’s water supply originating in the mountains as precipitation on the forested landscape, the health and...

    Urban Water Use Efficiency

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    Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management
    October 17, 2020
    While California has accomplished much in reducing urban water use, opportunities still exist to reduce potable water demand by more...

    Protection of Groundwater Recharge Areas

    Maven
    Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features
    October 17, 2020
    Protecting the areas in a groundwater basin where water infiltrates most easily preserves the critical function of recharging the aquifer,...

    Watershed management

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    Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management
    October 17, 2020
    A well-functioning watershed provides clean water for drinking and irrigation, healthy soils, flood protection, habitat for wildlife, and outdoor recreation...

    STATE WATER BOARD: Report on the first year of the newly established Administrative Hearings Office

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    Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation
    October 15, 2020
    At the October 7 meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board, Alan Lilly, the presiding hearing officer in the...

    FEATURE: Fish predation on a landscape scale in the Delta

    Maven
    Delta scienceFish and wildlife
    October 14, 2020
    Fisheries Biologist Cyril Michel discusses recent predator manipulation studies done in the Delta and efforts to develop a predictive model...
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