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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

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...

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 …

March 1, 2020

Westlands Water District gets permanent U.S. contract for massive irrigation deliveries: “The Interior Department on Friday awarded the nation’s largest...

NEW REPORT: Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Program Report to the Legislature

February 29, 2020

The Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Act established through Assembly Bill 401 (Dodd, 2015) directs the State Water Resources Control Board...

OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT: Draft Comprehensive Operations Plan for the Southern Delta Salinity Objective

Uncategorized

February 29, 2020

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board is releasing a Notice of Availability and...

SGMA Implementation: GSP Annual Report Module Now Available on SGMA Portal

February 29, 2020

From the Department of Water Resources: The Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) Annual Report module is available on the Department of...

Reclamation completes first group of congressionally-mandated Central Valley Project contract conversions

February 28, 2020

Completed contracts include East Bay Municipal Utility District, City of Folsom, City of Roseville, Sacramento County Water Agency, Sacramento Municipal...

FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS for Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion project

February 28, 2020

Los Vaqueros Reservoir expansion project would increase storage capacity by more than 100K acre-feet, add new conveyance facilities From the...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/28: Snowpack now below half of normal; What happens in an always warm world when it doesn’t rain for an unusual amount of time?; Can carbon credits save the Delta?; Thousands of wells in rural CA may run dry; and more …