THIS JUST IN … State Water Project Allocation Increased to 60%

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

January 18, 2017

From the Department of Water Resources: As winter storms continue to fill reservoirs and boost the snowpack, the Department of...

STATE WATER BOARD: Update on temporary water right permits for groundwater recharge

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Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

January 18, 2017

The ongoing statewide drought and implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act have triggered increased interest in capturing high surface...

The role of adjudications in groundwater governance and management

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Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

January 17, 2017

At the San Gabriel Valley Water Forum held in the fall of 2016, Bill Blomquist, a professor of political science...

THIS JUST IN … Water Scarce to Recharge Groundwater Basins, New DWR Report Shows

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Groundwater NewsReports

January 12, 2017

Recent storms underscore the need for more innovation and investment From the Department of Water Resources: A first-of-its-kind analysis of...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: The scientific challenge of establishing appropriate baselines for restoration

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Delta scienceEcosystems

January 12, 2017

Ecosystem restoration generally seeks to reestablish structures and processes in ecosystems that have been degraded by human activities. The success...

DELTA PLAN INTERAGENCY IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE: Ecosystem Restoration Progress Update

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Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features

January 11, 2017

Panel discusses the progress made on ecosystem restoration projects in the Delta At the Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee meeting...

DELTA PLAN INTERAGENCY IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE: Linking Best Available Science with Decision Making

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Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesScience

January 10, 2017

Presentations on the State of Bay Delta Science 2016, San Francisco Estuary Institute’s A Delta Renewed The second of two...

DELTA PLAN INTERAGENCY IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE: The Science Enterprise Workshop: Supporting and implementing collaborative science

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Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

January 9, 2017

Committee of state, local, and federal agencies discusses integrated modeling, what can be learned from other science enterprises in the...

REACTIONS to Secretary Jewell’s secretarial order directing federal actions on Cal Water Fix and the drought

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Delta Conveyance Project

January 5, 2017

Yesterday, Secretary Jewell issued a Secretarial order, directing a number of things, including directing federal fish agencies to finish their...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Lessons from the ocean for integrating science in policy decisions

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Delta scienceNotebook News and Features

January 5, 2017

At the Bay-Delta Science Conference held in November of 2016, theme of the conference was “Science for Solutions: Linking Data...

THIS JUST IN (well, sorta) … Secretary Jewell lays out strategy to address impacts of drought and climate change in California

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Delta Conveyance Project

January 5, 2017

Secretarial Order addresses California Water Fix, Delta smelt resiliency strategy, reconsultation for state and federal water projects, winter run chinook...

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Dr. Jeff Michael on the benefit and costs of the Delta tunnels

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Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features

January 4, 2017

Dr. Michael says the California Water Fix is worse than the status quo: ‘An extremely costly solution with limited benefits...

THIS JUST IN … Despite recent precipitation, snowpack’s statewide water content is below average – just 70% statewide

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

January 3, 2017

From the Department of Water Resources: Today’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) manual snow survey at Phillips Station in the...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Update on the Science and Management of Aquatic Weeds in the Delta

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Delta scienceNotebook News and Features

January 3, 2017

Panel highlights actions of multiple agencies to control the invasive aquatic weeds that clog the Delta’s waterways Invasive aquatic vegetation...

SF ESTUARY AND WATERSHED SCIENCE: Delta flow dynamics and water quality, levee system, nutrient dynamics, contaminants, and more …

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Delta science

January 2, 2017

SPECIAL ISSUE: THE STATE OF BAY–DELTA SCIENCE 2016, PART 3 Recent Advances in Understanding Flow Dynamics and Transport of Water-Quality Constituents...