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    GUEST ARTICLE: Building Blocks – Tools for Creating an Environmental Block of Water

    Barry Nelson
    Guest contributors
    July 18, 2022
    Commentary by Barry Nelson, a water policy consultant who has been involved in Bay-Delta issues for more than thirty years...

    DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Idle crop land may double as water crisis deepens; State celebrates two tidal habitat restoration projects benefitting Delta smelt; White paper on designing a block of water for the environment; Build more houses! Use less water! Can we have it both ways?; and more …

    Maven
    DAILY DIGEST
    July 17, 2022
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California’s idle crop land may double as water crisis deepens “California’s historic...

    REVISED NOTICE of Availability of Revised Draft Initial Biological Goals for Lower San Joaquin River and Notice of Workshop

    Maven
    Other Announcements
    July 16, 2022
    From the State Water Resources Control Board: This message is to advise interested parties that the State Water Resources Control...

    NOTICE OF PREPARATION/CEQA SCOPING MEETING – Proposed Regulation to Implement the Bay-Delta Plan

    Maven
    Other Announcements
    July 16, 2022
    From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board has issued a Notice of Preparation (NOP)...

    NEPA DOCS: 2022 Temporary Change in Nitrate Water Quality Requirements for Groundwater Introduced into the Delta-Mendota Canal

    Maven
    Other Announcements
    July 16, 2022
    From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation is making National Environmental Policy Act documents for the project: 2022...

    NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board Discussion Of Water Board Priorities

    Maven
    Other Announcements
    July 16, 2022
    From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board will be meeting Tuesday, July 26, 2022,...

    NOTICE: Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) Criteria Expert Panel – final panel preliminary findings posted

    Maven
    Other Announcements
    July 16, 2022
    From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board Division of Drinking Water (DDW) has posted the final...

    FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Delta Conservancy Announces Climate Resilience, Community Access, and Natural Resource Protection Funding

    Maven
    Funding opportunities
    July 16, 2022
    From the Delta Conservancy: The Budget Act of 2021 provided the Delta Conservancy with a one-time general fund allocation of $5,250,000 for...

    WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for July 10-15: Update on the Water Board’s stormwater strategy; Drivers and trends Delta water temperature; Third year of La Nina?’; and all the top California water news of the week

    Maven
    WEEKLY DIGEST
    July 15, 2022
    A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

    DAILY DIGEST, 7/15: Third year of La Niña could deepen drought; Five things to know about drought in the West; The ambitious South Bay Salt Ponds Project; How a 19th-century drought gave us the L.A. We know today; and more …

    Maven
    DAILY DIGEST
    July 15, 2022
    — [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Central Valley Flood Protection Board at 10am. Agenda items include Reclamation District...

    NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING: Proposed Regulation Modifying Water Right Ownership Notice Requirements and Reporting Dates

    Maven
    Other Announcements
    July 15, 2022
    From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board proposes to amend existing regulations under the authority granted...

    NOTICE: Public Workshops Discuss Changes to 2022 Central Valley Flood Protection Plan

    Maven
    Other Announcements
    July 15, 2022
    From the Department of Water Resources: California’s rapidly changing climate is increasing flood risk even while the state experiences long-term,...

    Open your mind and open your data!

    Maven
    Science News
    July 14, 2022
    Article by Rosemary Hartman and the IEP Data Utilization Work Group Here at IEP, we collect a lot of data,...

    DAILY DIGEST, 7/14: Their wells went dry in a drought, leaving no water to fight fire; SF’s power position means few local drought restrictions. But can it last?; Experts react to celebrities using excessive water amid drought restrictions; Farmers in lower basin unite to solve drought crises; and more …

    Maven
    DAILY DIGEST
    July 14, 2022
    — [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 9am to 3:30pm. Agenda items include an...

    DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Drivers of and trends in Delta water temperature

    Maven
    Meetings
    July 14, 2022
    At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Laurel Larsen’s report focused on the effects of...
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    DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: How much habitat restoration has occurred in the Delta and Suisun Marsh since 2007?

    Meetings
    December 8, 2022

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

    Meetings
    December 6, 2022

    MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for December 1

    Water conditions
    December 2, 2022

    KAMYAR GUIVETCHI: Managing Water Resources for Sustainability & Resilience

    Event coverage
    November 30, 2022

    Recent Daily Digests

    DAILY DIGEST, 12/9: Friday

    DAILY DIGEST
    December 9, 2022

    DAILY DIGEST, 12/8: La Nina forecast to fade by April, easing California drought; Delta residents gather to protest Delta tunnel proposal; Household water wells are drying up in record numbers as California drought worsens; Fort Bragg considering wave energy-powered desalination in latest novel water move; and more …

    DAILY DIGEST
    December 8, 2022

    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
    December 7, 2022

    DAILY DIGEST, 12/6: Parts of the West have double the normal snowpack but it’s too early to get excited; Court grants petition challenging Delta tunnel soil investigation project New study says repurposing retired farmland around disadvantaged communities in the Central Valley would benefit the economy and environment; PPIC Fact Sheet: Water and energy in California; and more …

    DAILY DIGEST
    December 6, 2022

    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
    December 5, 2022

    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
    December 4, 2022

    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 …

    DAILY DIGEST
    December 2, 2022

    Weekly Digest

    WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 4-9:

    WEEKLY DIGEST
    December 9, 2022

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    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

    Funding Opportunities

    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

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