News and Features – Page 9 – MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

Congressman Devin Nunes, Congressman Kevin McCarthy, and Congressman David Valadao, with the support of House Speaker John Boehner,have introduced legislation...

Letter: Congressmembers McCarthy, Nunes and Valadao write Senator Feinstein, asking her how she intends to address the drought

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January 20, 2014

Congressmembers Kevin McCarthy, Devin Nunes, and David Valadao have sent a letter to Senator Feinstein, asking her just how she...

Letter: California Democrats urge Governor Brown to declare a drought emergency to put federal drought relief authorities in place

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January 17, 2014

Members of the California Democratic delegation have written a letter to Governor Brown, noting that yesterday, the House passed the...

Letter: Feinstein, Boxer and Costa call on Obama to establish a federal drought task force

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January 16, 2014

In a letter to President Obama, Senator Feinstein, Senator Boxer, and Congressman Costa are calling on the President Obama to...

Letter: North State legislators ask Governor Brown to issue a drought declaration

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January 16, 2014

Assemblymember Dan Logue, along with his colleagues, Assemblymembers Beth Gaines, Ted Gaines, and Jim Nielson, have written a letter to...

Letter: Environmental groups allege environmental documents inadequate on Westlands Water District interim CVP contract renewals

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January 14, 2014

The Planning and Conservation League, Sierra Club, Environmental Water Caucus, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance and other environmental organizations have sent...

Groundwater and soil moisture conditions from GRACE data assimilation

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January 7, 2014

As part of a new experimental product, NASA scientists are generating groundwater and soil moisture drought indicators each week which...

Numbers remain low for Delta smelt, American shad and striped bass in Fall Midwater Trawl

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January 6, 2014

Just 18 Delta smelt were found in the Delta during the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Fall Midwater Trawl, making...

Reading the BDCP: What page are you on? plus how to sound like you’re reading the BDCP, even if you’re not

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January 1, 2014

It’s New Years Day – what better day to check in with all of you BDCP readers out there, just...

Letter: Governor convenes interagency Drought Task Force

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December 18, 2013

Governor Brown has directed the Department of Water Resources, the State Water Resources Control Board, the Department of Food and...

Radio show transcript: Mark Cowin, Tim Quinn, Gary Bobker, and Barbara Barrigan-Parilla discuss the Bay Delta Conservation Plan

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December 17, 2013

Last week, a segment of KQED’s Forum with Michael Krasny featured Mark Cowin, Tim Quinn, Gary Bobker, and Barbara Barrigan-Parilla...

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Letter: Environmental groups express concern over State Water Project contract renegotiations

ESTUARY News: Delta economics and ecosystem management

Congressman McCarthy, Nunes, Valadao, and Costa urge continued provision of rescheduled water

Letter: Feinstein responds to Nunes, Valadao and McCarthy letter: Suspending the Endangered Species Act is not the answer

Legislators, environmental organizations and Delta advocates react to Nunes, McCarthy and Valadao’s proposed drought legislation

Letter: Congressmembers McCarthy, Nunes and Valadao write Senator Feinstein, asking her how she intends to address the drought

Letter: California Democrats urge Governor Brown to declare a drought emergency to put federal drought relief authorities in place

Letter: Feinstein, Boxer and Costa call on Obama to establish a federal drought task force

Letter: North State legislators ask Governor Brown to issue a drought declaration

Letter: Environmental groups allege environmental documents inadequate on Westlands Water District interim CVP contract renewals

Groundwater and soil moisture conditions from GRACE data assimilation

Numbers remain low for Delta smelt, American shad and striped bass in Fall Midwater Trawl

Reading the BDCP: What page are you on? plus how to sound like you’re reading the BDCP, even if you’re not

Letter: Governor convenes interagency Drought Task Force

Radio show transcript: Mark Cowin, Tim Quinn, Gary Bobker, and Barbara Barrigan-Parilla discuss the Bay Delta Conservation Plan

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: How much habitat restoration has occurred in the Delta and Suisun Marsh since 2007?

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: The role of water quality in salmon predation

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for December 1

KAMYAR GUIVETCHI: Managing Water Resources for Sustainability & Resilience

DAILY DIGEST, 12/9: Friday

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 12/5: Sacramento River winter-run salmon face worst year ever; These Imperial Valley farmers want to pay more for their Colorado River water; Desal offers only partial solution to growing drought; Waves of precipitation keep coming for West Coast; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: More unsettled weather takes aim at West Coast; Cal Am desal plant faces tough road ahead to meet Coastal Commission conditions; Interview with outgoing Westlands longtime GM Birmingham; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 12/2: State kicks off water year with anticipated 5% allocation; Another storm this weekend; If you build it, do they come? Measuring results of the Water Forum’s habitat projects on the Lower American River; What’s next for Cal Am’s desalination plant?; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 4-9:

NOTICE of lifting of curtailments under standard water right Term 91

ANNOUNCEMENT: Coming Soon: The Delta Residents Survey

NOTICE of 180-Day Temporary Permit Applications in Imperial County

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

NOTICE: December 6 Weekly Update – Temporary Suspension of Curtailments in the Delta Watershed

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: CDFW Announces $200 Million in New Grant Funding Under Drought, Climate and Nature-Based Solutions

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Watershed Remediation and Enhancement Grants to Address Impacts from Cannabis Cultivation