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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

February 19, 2020

Plus a brief update on the voluntary agreements, and good news on the Colorado River Recently, the Department of Water...

SJV WATER: San Joaquin River Chinook salmon made history last year – sort of

Fish and wildlife

February 13, 2020

By Lois Henry, SJV Water An unexpected number of Chinook salmon swam up the San Joaquin River last spring, prompting...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Headwaters to Floodplains initiative

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

February 13, 2020

Recently, the Department of Water Resources, Office of Floodplain Management launched a new safety initiative called Headwaters to Floodplains which...

CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Federalism and Water under the Trump Administration: Has the Long Peace Come to an End?

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation Water project operations

February 12, 2020

The California Water Law Symposium is on my short list of not-to-be-missed events on my yearly calendar. The symposium is...

THE CONVERSATION: Buried in mud: Wildfires threaten North American water supplies

The Conversation

Wildfires and watersheds

February 11, 2020

By François-Nicolas Robinne, University of Alberta; Dennis W Hallema, North Carolina State University, and Kevin D. Bladon, Oregon State University As...

CEQA 101: Introduction to the Delta Conveyance Project CEQA Process

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

February 11, 2020

Recently, the Department of Water Resources posted a short video providing an overview of the California Environmental Quality Act and...

GUEST COMMENTARY: California Report Card: Water Resources & Climate Change

Robert Shibatani

Climate change Commentary

February 11, 2020

Is the State on the Right Track? Guest commentary by Robert Shibatani It’s been about 30-years since the UN based...

SJV WATER: Irrigation water prices under SGMA causing sticker shock

February 6, 2020

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Reaction was hushed when Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District General Manager Eric Averett asked the...

SJV WATER: Salty water spat erupts over “no man’s land” of Mendota Pool

Groundwater News Water quality

February 6, 2020

By Lois Henry, SJV Water The federal government has OKed a 20-year extension of a water exchange program for one...

SJV WATER: Kern’s final groundwater plan approved

February 6, 2020

By Lois Henry, SJV Water After months of fireworks over low-ball pumping numbers and concerns that some groundwater agencies wouldn’t...

SJV WATER: Nuts getting a bad rap for sinking the California Aqueduct

February 6, 2020

By Lois Henry, SJV Water State water officials are blaming almond and pistachio orchards for sinking the California Aqueduct before...

SJV WATER: Extreme ag pumping threatens California’s main water artery

February 6, 2020

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Heavy groundwater pumping to sustain a massive increase in orchards and vineyards in the San...

REACTIONS: NGOs and water agencies respond to voluntary agreements

Policy and regulation

February 6, 2020

Earlier this week, the Newsom administration released a new framework for voluntary agreements that could implement an update to the...

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: The Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program: A regional vision for coordinated monitoring