Stormwater capture, treatment and recharge for urban water supply

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Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation

August 18, 2016

Dr. Richard Luthy presents the latest research on stormwater treatment systems can be used to recharge groundwater Traditionally, the approach...

Implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

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Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features

August 17, 2016

Dr. Thomas Harter gives an overview of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, the key components of a Groundwater Sustainability Plan,and...

This just in … State Water Board Releases Statewide ‘Stress Test’ Data

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

August 16, 2016

Informational Orders Issued to Water Suppliers With Inadequate “Stress Test” Submissions From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State...

California Water Crisis: Solutions to wicked problems at massive scales

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Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management

August 16, 2016

MWH Facilitator Lisa Buetler discusses how the California Water Plan is approaching California’s ‘wicked’ water problems California’s water system is...

California Water Fix hearing: Tunnel opponents request another extension

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Delta Conveyance Project

August 12, 2016

Motion requests the deadline for Part 1B documents to be moved to 30 days after close of Part 1A hearings...

This just in … San Luis-Delta Mendota Water Authority responds to environmental groups request regarding Delta smelt

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Policy and regulation

August 11, 2016

From Jason Peltier at the San Luis-Delta Mendota Water Authority: As environmental special interests request the State Water Resources Control...

Overview of the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan 2017 update

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Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

August 11, 2016

Staff from Central Valley Flood Protection Board and DWR brief the Delta Stewardship Council on the update to the Central...

CAL MATTERS: Forests of fatalities: after 70 million tree deaths, worst “still to come”

Cal Matters

Ecosystems

August 10, 2016

By Julie Cart, Cal Matters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Until recently, strolling...

Delta Watermaster Michael George gives his quarterly report to the Delta Stewardship Council

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Notebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law

August 10, 2016

Report covers SB-88 implementation, recent water rights rulings, the New Delta Accords, and the status of the update to the...

This just in … Environmental groups ask California officials to save endangered fish in San Francisco Bay Estuary from extinction

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Policy and regulation

August 9, 2016

From Defenders of Wildlife, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Bay Institute: With the critically endangered Delta smelt on...

David Sedlak: 4 ways we can avoid a catastrophic drought

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Best of the NotebookClimate changeNotebook News and Features

August 9, 2016

David Sedlak talks about how cities can build reliable water supplies that can withstand drought and climate change As the...

California Water Fix releases biological assessment

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Delta Conveyance ProjectWater project operations

August 3, 2016

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and DWR Release Revised Draft Species-by-Species Analysis From the California Water Fix website: The California Department...

Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Committee discusses California Water Fix and the state’s Delta smelt strategy

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Delta Conveyance ProjectEcosystemsFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features

August 3, 2016

Staff also presents an overview of Metropolitan’s science efforts in the Delta At the July meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee...

Radio show: Delta tunnel project under scrutiny as hearings begin

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Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features

August 2, 2016

John Laird, Barbara Barrigan-Parilla, and Jay Lund discuss the California Water Fix on KQED’s Forum Last week, KQED Radio’s Forum...

Fishing groups win lawsuit to overturn Delta water delivery contracts

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Policy and regulation

August 1, 2016

  From the law offices of Stephan C. Volker: On July 25, 2016 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled...