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ANNOUNCEMENT: Public hearings on proposed withdrawal of certain water quality criteria applicable to California

December 12, 2017

From the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board: EPA is proposing to amend federal regulations to withdraw certain federal...

THIS JUST IN … California Fisheries Groups Sue State for Failure to Protect Impaired Waterways

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Breaking News

November 2, 2017

From the Institute for Fisheries Resources: Today four commercial fisheries organizations filed a lawsuit accusing the California State Water Resources...

THIS JUST IN … River Defenders File Lawsuit to Protect California’s Waterways

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Breaking News

November 1, 2017

Suit seeks state compliance with the Clean Water Act and CEQA From the Earth Law Center: Today, a coalition of...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Notice of opportunity to comment: Central Valley MUN evaluation

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

October 2, 2017

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) will accept comments on...

CA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: Salty buildup: The threat to California’s water

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Best of the Notebook

August 9, 2017

Panel discusses the pervasive problem of salinity and irrigated agriculture, and what can be done about it Salinity is a...

DPR scientists tackling troubling urban pesticide runoff

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News and Features

August 8, 2017

From the California Department of Pesticide Regulation: Agricultural pesticide runoff grabs headlines, but did you know that urban pesticide use...

Delta nutrients: Sources, sinks, sags, soups, and sensors

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Science on the Notebook

November 10, 2016

Delta Lead Scientist Cliff Dahm discusses sources and effects of nutrients in the Delta Increasing clarity of waters, the emergence...

How the San Francisco Bay Regional Monitoring Program integrates research and monitoring of mercury and methylmercury

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Science on the Notebook

September 1, 2016

Dr. Jay Davis highlights studies to determine where the greatest potential exists to address methylmercury in the San Francisco Bay...

Overview of mine remediation in the Bay-Delta Ecosystem

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Science on the Notebook

August 24, 2016

California is making progress on remediating abandoned mine sites, says Carrie Austin, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board The California...

Adaptive management of the nutrient problem in the Delta: Integrating science and policy

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Event coverage

May 12, 2016

Dr. Lisa Thompson discusses the upgrades to Sacramento’s wastewater treatment plant; highlights a new study on the effects of wastewater...

Large coalition of interest groups send letters to State Water Board and US EPA urging the feds to step in and set new Bay-Delta water quality standards by the end of 2017

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News and Features

April 8, 2016

“There is more than enough information available for the Board to adopt scientifically justified, more protective new standards,” the letters...

Legal panel: You Mean Just Having a Water Right Isn’t Good Enough?

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Best of the Notebook

January 28, 2016

How the ESA, Streambed Alteration Agreements, and the Clean Water Act Are All Curtailing the Exercise of Water Rights Recent...

The End of Wastewater: Sustainable infrastructure for an urban estuary

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Best of the Notebook

January 20, 2016

The end of the pipe solution means ending the pipe, says Dr. David Sedlak, but he warns newer wastewater treatment...

State of Bay Delta Science 2016, part 2: Water quality and contaminant effects on species and water supply; The Bay-Delta food web; Delta landscape restoration

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Event coverage

January 14, 2016

Stephanie Fong discusses what we know and don’t know about contaminants; Dr. Wim Kimmerer on Delta food web changes; and...

Greener Products for Bluer Waters: California’s Safer Consumer Regulations

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Event coverage

January 7, 2016

New regulations shift responsibility to manufacturers to seek safer alternatives for harmful ingredients in consumer products The Safer Consumer Products...

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Public hearings on proposed withdrawal of certain water quality criteria applicable to California

THIS JUST IN … California Fisheries Groups Sue State for Failure to Protect Impaired Waterways

THIS JUST IN … River Defenders File Lawsuit to Protect California’s Waterways

ANNOUNCEMENT: Notice of opportunity to comment: Central Valley MUN evaluation

CA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: Salty buildup: The threat to California’s water

DPR scientists tackling troubling urban pesticide runoff

Delta nutrients: Sources, sinks, sags, soups, and sensors

How the San Francisco Bay Regional Monitoring Program integrates research and monitoring of mercury and methylmercury

Overview of mine remediation in the Bay-Delta Ecosystem

Adaptive management of the nutrient problem in the Delta: Integrating science and policy

Large coalition of interest groups send letters to State Water Board and US EPA urging the feds to step in and set new Bay-Delta water quality standards by the end of 2017

Legal panel: You Mean Just Having a Water Right Isn’t Good Enough?

The End of Wastewater: Sustainable infrastructure for an urban estuary

State of Bay Delta Science 2016, part 2: Water quality and contaminant effects on species and water supply; The Bay-Delta food web; Delta landscape restoration

Greener Products for Bluer Waters: California’s Safer Consumer Regulations

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