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This just in … Curtailment Notices Sent to Junior Water Right Holders in San Joaquin Watershed; Notices for Scott River Water Rights Also Sent

April 23, 2015

From the State Water Resources Control Board: “With California’s extreme drought resulting in insufficient water to serve all water-right holders,...

Delta challenges workshop, part 3: The Delta ecosystem: Hydrodynamics, water quality, salinity, nutrients, and the food web

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Delta science Notebook News and Features Water quality

April 23, 2015

Panel of experts discuss the Delta’s complex hydrodynamics and how flow interacts with salinity, nutrients, contaminants, and the food web...

Delta challenges workshop, part 2: Water supply reliability and its challenges

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Delta science Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

April 22, 2015

Panelists discuss water operations and supply, climate change, the regulatory environment, water conservation, and water supply economics Earlier this year, ...

Delta Challenges Workshop, part 1: Delta land use, levees, and agricultural economics

Maven

Agriculture Delta science

April 21, 2015

Four former Delta lead scientists take on a challenge: Describe the Delta’s challenges, complexities, and controversies in just 20 pages...

State, Federal Agencies and Sacramento River Settlement Contractors Agree on Framework for Water Operations in Fourth Year of Drought

California agencies

Water project operations

April 20, 2015

From the Bureau of Reclamation, NOAA, US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Northern California Water Association, Department of Fish and...

California Water Commission: Groundwater Basin Boundary Regulations Update

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

April 20, 2015

Update to commission includes background, an overview of existing groundwater basins, and summary of boundary issues; Public listening sessions to...

This just in … DWR posts groundwater update reports; will support implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News Policy and regulation

April 16, 2015

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has completed the Groundwater Update to the California...

Groundwater Problems and Prospects #6: The role of the state in implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

April 16, 2015

DWR’s David Gutierrez and the State Water Board’s Michael Lauffer discuss the carrot and stick role of the state in...

Guest Commentary: Water conservation target framework flawed, says John Kingsbury with the Mountain Counties Water Resources Association

John Kingsbury

Commentary

April 16, 2015

From John Kingsbury at the Mountain Counties Water Resources Association: “On Tuesday, April 7, 2015, the State Water Resources Control...

This just in … DWR moves to install first drought barrier on West False River

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Water project operations

April 15, 2015

From the Department of Water Resources: Faced with potentially insufficient water supplies to repel salinity in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta,...

California Water Law Symposium: The Advancements and Challenges of Agricultural Water Use Efficiency Since 2009

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Agriculture Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features

April 15, 2015

A panel discussion on agricultural water use and efficiency improvements made since the passage of the Water Conservation Act of...

This just in … Metropolitan Board restricts wholesale water deliveries to member agencies for the fourth time in District’s history

Metropolitan Water District

Policy and regulation

April 14, 2015

From the Metropolitan Water District: The governing board of Southern California’s primary water agency today supported Gov. Jerry Brown’s edict...

This just in … Reclamation, Oakdale Irrigation District and South San Joaquin Irrigation Districts Resolve New Melones Pulse Flow Concerns

Bureau of Reclamation News

Water project operations

April 10, 2015

From the Bureau of Reclamation: “The Bureau of Reclamation, in collaboration with federal and state fisheries agencies, the local water...

This just in … State Water Board posts 2014 reported demands for top 90% of riparian and pre-1914 diverters in Delta watershed

State Water Board

Water rights and water law

April 9, 2015

The State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights has posted online the information obtained as a requirement of...

Groundwater problems and prospects, part 5: Groundwater management practices for local sustainability

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Best of the Notebook Groundwater News Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

April 9, 2015

California’s new historic groundwater legislation, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, requires local agencies and stakeholders to come together to from...