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DAILY DIGEST: With snow piling up in the Sierra, what will it take to end the drought?; Even mighty oaks are dying from drought; California’s stressed water system: A primer; California about to be pummeled by an atmospheric river storms; and more …

January 4, 2017

In California water news today, Despite recent storms, California’s snow drought continues; Sierra snowpack survey prompts drought watchers to be...

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

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Meetings

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

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Breaking News

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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Meetings

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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Science Publications

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...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Managing for Sustainability: Are you ready for permanent water rationing?

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Guest contributors

December 28, 2016

Commentary written by John Kingsbury, Executive Director of the Mountain Counties Water Resources Association: Poised to seize control of water...

THIS JUST IN … DWR publishes Best Management Practices for the sustainable management of groundwater

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Breaking News

December 27, 2016

From the Department of Water Resources: Today, DWR published Best Management Practices (BMPs), a series of five documents that provide...

Merry Christmas from Maven’s Notebook!

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Uncategorized

December 25, 2016

Wishing you all the gifts of the season Peace, joy, hope Thank you for being a reader of Maven’s Notebook!...

THIS JUST IN … DWR Issues Update to State’s “Go-To” Groundwater Publication

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Breaking News

December 23, 2016

Update will help local agencies meet Sustainable Groundwater Management Act requirements From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department...

REACTIONS: Governor Brown, water agencies, and organizations react to the release of the California WaterFix final environmental documents

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Other News Item

December 22, 2016

Today, the California Natural Resources Agency posted the final EIR/EIS for the California Water Fix project. Here are reactions, starting...

Final EIR/EIS for the California Water Fix now available online

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Other News Item

December 22, 2016

From the Bay Delta Conservation Plan website: The Bay Delta Conservation Plan/California WaterFix Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS)...