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DAILY DIGEST, 4/2: Sierra snowpack at 59% but ‘next few weeks will be critical’ as state’s reservoirs at 50% of capacity; Surface water rights in California could be changing; CA Water Index weekly report; Reopening a NorCal creek to threatened steelhead; and more …

April 2, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In drought and hydrology news … Sierra snowpack at 59% but ‘next few weeks will be critical’ for...

SCIENCE NEWS: Study finds warm water important for salmon and trout; Miscounted fish may be skewing population sizes; Reopening a Northern California creek to threatened steelhead; and more …

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Science News

April 2, 2021

Warm water important for cold-water fish like salmon and trout, study finds “Warm river habitats appear to play a larger-than-expected...

ESTUARY VOICES PODCAST: Two Leaders Seek to Humanize and Connect Estuary Management

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Science Podcasts

April 2, 2021

Two leaders discuss new priorities and challenges in updating the 2016 Estuary Blueprint, the only plan that details actions to...

THIS JUST IN … Statewide Snowpack Well Below Normal as Wet Season Winds Down

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Breaking News

April 1, 2021

Statewide, the snowpack’s SWE is 16.5 inches, or 59 percent of average for April 1st From the Department of Water...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/1: New report identifies major gaps in SGMA, provides recommendations; Groundwater markets: The importance of design; California’s latest drought is already here; Does the American Jobs Plan affect the water industry?; and more …

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DAILY DIGEST

April 1, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … New report identifies major gaps in SGMA, provides recommendations “In 2014, California’s...

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 1: Revisiting the Foundations and Planning for the Future

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Science on the Notebook

March 31, 2021

Although the 2009 Delta Reform Act now legally requires adaptive management for all restoration efforts in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta;...

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 2: The Practice of Adaptive Management Planning

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Science on the Notebook

March 31, 2021

The session began with Karen Kayfetz, program manager at the Delta Science Program, discussing what it means to practice adaptive...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/31: Summer-like heat to challenge record highs; How drought and climate change threaten CA water; Allenwood taps water from the sky; Abatti files petition with U.S. Supreme Court over IID scrap; and more …

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DAILY DIGEST

March 31, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Summerlike heat to challenge record highs across Southwest “Some residents of the...

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: California’s rainy season is becoming shorter and sharper

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Science on the Notebook

March 31, 2021

At the March meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Dr. Laurel Larsen discussed a new research paper on the changing...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/30: Legal challenges of water supply assessments; Ag land values rely heavily on water availability; Feeding the future: In conversation with Secretary Ross & Mark Arax; The WIFIA Bank; and more …

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DAILY DIGEST

March 30, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Incorporating Uncertainty in Water Resources Planning – Part II: A Deeper...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Beyond Acknowledgements, It’s Time We Act on Learning and Teaching Indigenous Knowledge

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Guest contributors

March 30, 2021

Commentary written by Puanani Faleofa Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian), Water and Land Protector We need more water and land protectors....

ESTUARY NEWS: Stalled flow agreements, Linking climate change to extreme events, Progress on North Bay restoration projects, Sediment monitoring, and more …

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Science Publications

March 30, 2021

This issue shares some of the bounty of spring, as activists, engineers, and adventurers challenge themselves to get stuff done...

NOTICE: Petitions filed to transfer 21,941 acre-feet from the Sacramento Valley to various SWP and CVP contractors

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Other Announcements

March 30, 2021

From the State Water Board: Notice is hereby given that on March 17, 2021, Pleasant Grove-Verona Mutual Water Company filed with the...

NOTICE: No surface water diversions for cannabis cultivation April 1st – October 31st

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Other Announcements

March 30, 2021

Notice from the State Water Board: As a reminder, the Cannabis Surface Water Forbearance period starts next week. No surface...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/29: Water shortages and fires loom after dry year; Warm water important for cold-water fish like salmon and trout, study finds; Learning from Native American fire stewardship; Biden lays groundwork for environmental regulations; and more …

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DAILY DIGEST

March 29, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: State Water Project Contract Amendment for Delta Conveyance Negotiations at 10am. ...

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