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December 18, 2014

The Delta of our modern times bears little resemblance to its historical self, a mix of native and non-native species...

The latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science journal now available

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Science Publications

December 18, 2014

The latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science journal is now available. In this month’s issue: Dispersion...

Environmental Data Summit: Accessing information that informs decision making

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Science on the Notebook

December 17, 2014

Data, believe it or not, are critical in our lives and influence a broad range of decisions from personal through...

Groundwater adjudication hearing, part 3: Panel discussion on options for moving forward

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Best of the Notebook

December 17, 2014

Groundwater adjudications, notoriously expensive and time consuming, emerged as an issue during the development and ultimate passage of the Sustainable...

Groundwater adjudication hearing, part 2: Case Study on the Antelope Valley Adjudication

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Best of the Notebook

December 16, 2014

The Antelope Valley groundwater adjudication case is the current poster child for how painfully long and expensive groundwater adjudications can...

Federal, State Agencies Plan Drought Operations for 2015

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Breaking News

December 16, 2014

From the Department of Water Resources Drought Page: “This week brings sorely needed and significant precipitation to California. But similar...

California Weather Blog: Much-needed rains return to California (and there’s more to come), but severe long-term drought continues

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Other News Item

December 15, 2014

From Daniel Swain at the California Weather Blog: A very impressive winter storm brought widespread heavy rainfall to most of...

Groundwater adjudication hearing, part 1: Justice Robie with an overview on how groundwater disputes are resolved in California

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Best of the Notebook

December 15, 2014

In August of this year, Governor Brown signed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, requiring local officials for the first time...

Satellites, river stage graphs, rainfall maps, atmospheric rivers, and more: Internet resources for watching the storm and waterways

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Other News Item

December 12, 2014

Here are some internet resources where you can find information on weather conditions, river flows, and reservoirs that might be...

Delta Stewardship Council, November meeting wrap-up: Delta Levee Investment Strategy and other meeting notes

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Meetings

December 11, 2014

Coverage of the Delta Stewardship Council’s November meeting wraps up today with the Delta Levee Investment Strategy Monthly Update, and...

Winter Season Preview: Is the Delta ready?

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Meetings

December 10, 2014

A ‘monster’ storm is bearing down on Northern California, the likes of which we’ve not seen in years, reports say. ...

This just in … NorCal Congress members vote against drought act; say legislation would gut environmental protections, not help drought

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Breaking News

December 9, 2014

From Congressman Garamendi’s website: U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-05), George Miller (D-11), Doris Matsui (D-06), Jerry McNerney (D-09), and John...

This just in … House Passes Valadao Emergency Water Legislation

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Breaking News

December 9, 2014

From Congressman Valadao’s office: Washington – On Tuesday, December 9, 2014, the United States House of Representatives passed legislation aimed at...

This just in … The Brown Administration opposes HR 5781

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Breaking News

December 9, 2014

Received via email: Writing on behalf of the State of California, California Natural Resources Agency Secretary John Laird today issued...

California Weather Blog: Powerful, potentially damaging storm to bring very heavy rainfall and high winds to Northern California

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Other News Item

December 9, 2014

From Daniel Swain at the California Weather Blog: Very strong storm–perhaps strongest since 2008–will arrive in California late Wednesday The...

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