Month: March 2020

March 5, 2020

From the US EPA: The EPA Healthy Watersheds Team is pleased to announce the completion of Version 2.1 of the...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/4: Delta tunnel project draws strong protest by tribes; Tracking the impact water regulations have on agricultural land values; Seepage monitors installed at Oroville Dam; and more …

March 4, 2020

Climate Geoengineering: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” from 12pm to 1pm at the UC Center in Sacramento. Click...

METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on the voluntary agreements post-Trump and an update on the State Water Project contract amendment for Delta conveyance

Meetings

March 4, 2020

It was a busy time for California water issues last month when Trump visited the San Joaquin Valley, signed the...

THIS JUST IN … New economic report seeks to highlight significant water challenges for California communities

Other News Item

March 3, 2020

This is the report mentioned in today’s top story on the Daily Digest From the Water Blueprint for the San...

Reclamation releases draft congressionally mandated repayment contracts for Central Valley Project contractors from the Shasta, Trinity and Sacramento River Divisions

Other News Item

March 3, 2020

From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation announced today ongoing congressionally mandated contract conversions pursuant to the Water...

NOTE: Tomorrow’s State Water Project contract amendment for Delta Conveyance to be an informational webinar only

March 3, 2020

PLEASE NOTE: The meeting on March 4, 2020 will now be an informational WEBINAR ONLY from 3:00 pm – 3:30...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/3: UC Berkeley report spells disaster for Central Valley, says Assemblyman; Yurok and other Tribes protest Delta tunnel project; Operating Suisun Marsh tidal gates to benefit Delta smelt; Coronavirus and water treatment; and more …

March 3, 2020

Note: Articles marked with the unlocked symbol are freely available. Absence of the unlocked symbol means you might encounter a...

METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on habitat and fish projects in the Yolo Bypass

Meetings

March 3, 2020

At the January meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Committee, Program Manager Randall Neudeck updated the committee on some of the...

NEW DATA TOOLS: The GAMA program has updated and expanded its online data tools!

March 3, 2020

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The GAMA program has updated and expanded its online data tools to enhance...

SB-88: Reservoir Measurement – Creating a Reservoir Capacity Curve

March 3, 2020

Below is a guidance document that will assist reservoir owners with measuring and recording water volumes collected in their reservoirs....

DAILY DIGEST, 3/2: What’s happened since Trump visited the Valley? Quite a bit.; Snow, rain reappear in California after parched February; The ocean’s swirling currents are migrating poleward; and more …

March 2, 2020

The Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee meets from 1pm to 3pm in Sacramento. Agenda items include the Delta Science Funding...

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for March 1st

Robert Shibatani

Water conditions

March 2, 2020

This report/commentary prepared by hydrologist Robert Shibatani. With growing speculation, people are starting to express concern over this water year’s...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Westlands gets permanent contract for water deliveries; Super-dry February raises specter of wildfires, drawn-down reservoirs; Scientists are trying to make crops love salt; and more …