THIS JUST IN … Dry December Produces Below-Average Snowpack

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Current Conditions

January 3, 2018

Still Too Early To Draw Conclusions from Season’s First Snow Survey From the Department of Water Resources: Today’s Department of...

Earthquake Resilience of Southern California’s Water Distribution Systems

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Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features

January 3, 2018

All the major water infrastructure bringing in water to Southern California cross the San Andreas fault at least once, sometimes...

SF ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE JOURNAL: 21st century water storage strategies, subsidence mitigation effects, Invasive aquatic vegetation management in the Delta, and more …

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Delta science

January 2, 2018

RESEARCH 21st Century Water Storage Strategies Barry Nelson DOI // URL Simulation of Subsidence Mitigation Effects on Island Drain Flow, Seepage, and...

Happy New Year!

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Website announcements

January 1, 2018

“There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done.  One is called yesterday and the other...

Happy holidays to you and yours!

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Website announcements

December 25, 2017

Happy holidays to you and yours! As I reflect back on the past year, I am truly grateful for your...

NEWS WORTH NOTING, Legal edition: Lawsuit seeks to have California waterways identified as hydrologically impaired under the Clean Water Act; Dispute over lead testing in school drinking water continues; New California coastal laws for 2018

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Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater rights and water law

December 22, 2017

Lawsuit seeks to have California Waterways Identified as Hydrologically Impaired under the Clean Water Act From Downey Brand: On November...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: DWR releases draft BMP for sustainable management criteria

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Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

December 20, 2017

Public comments due by January 8 Recently, the Department of Water Resources Sustainable Groundwater Management Program released a draft Best...

WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT PGM: New water storage projects showcased at the California Water Commission

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Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

December 19, 2017

Proponents of water storage projects competing for Prop 1 funds present their projects to the California Water Commission The nine...

PANEL: Water agencies concerned about proposed expansion of ‘waters of the state’

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Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

December 14, 2017

Proposed definition of wetlands and procedures would greatly expand state permitting program, potentially affect recharge basins and constructed facilities, water...

NASA/JPL: Sierras lost water weight, grew taller during drought

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Hydrology

December 13, 2017

Loss of water from Sierra Nevada rocks caused the California mountains to rise almost an inch during the recent drought....

STATE OF THE ESTUARY CONFERENCE: Agency officials speak to resilience and water policy in keynote addresses

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Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

December 13, 2017

DWR Director Grant Davis, State Board member Steve Moore, and SFPUC’s Steven Ritchie address conference attendees Every two years, the...

READER SURVEY: Your chance to weigh in on the next generation of Maven’s websites!

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Website announcements

December 11, 2017

Website Advisory Group members and beta testers needed! Dear Readers, Earlier this fall, I reached a milestone with the launch...

NEWS FEATURE: Hunting down the ghost boats of the Delta

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Notebook News and FeaturesWater quality

December 8, 2017

They lie washed up on the side of levees, they sit silently moored in the quiet sloughs of the Delta,...

DELTA PROTECTION COMMISSION: Delta Watermaster Michael George gives quarterly update

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Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

December 6, 2017

Update covers consumptive use study, implementation of the WIIN Act, and more … At the November meeting of the Delta...

ACWA CONFERENCE: The Department of Interior’s priorities for water

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Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

December 5, 2017

Deputy Assistant Austin Ewell speech at ACWA conference covers a wide range of topics, including the Water Fix, implementing the...