WEEKLY DIGEST for July 9 through July 14.
A list of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … This week’s featured articles … METROPOLITAN SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE BAY-DELTA: California Water Fix, Workshop #1 – Infrastructure: On July 10, the Metropolitan Special Committee on the Delta and the Water Planning and Stewardship Committee held a joint meeting and workshop to discuss the California Water Fix project.
The focus of this workshop is the first white paper staff has produced for the directors on the infrastructure of the California Water Fix proposal.
Read it here: METROPOLITAN SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE BAY-DELTA: California Water Fix, Workshop #1 – Infrastructure CALIFORNIA WATER COMMISSION: A primer on State Water Project operations: At the June meeting of the California Water Commission, Tracy Petitt-Polhemus, Supervising Engineer with DWR’s SWP Operations Office, gave this presentation.
Read it here: CALIFORNIA WATER COMMISSION: A primer on State Water Project operations Coverage of HR 23 … THIS JUST IN … HR 23 passes House 230 – 190: Early reactions from Costa, Garamendi, McNerney, and Nunes REACTIONS: California Water Alliance, NRDC, and others weigh in on HR 23, the The Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017 MORE REACTIONS to the passage of HR 23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water Act: Congressmen and organizations issue statements THIS JUST IN … Governor Brown writes Speaker Ryan, opposing HR 23, Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017 THIS JUST IN … House expected this week to take up HR 23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water Act; Feinstein, Harris oppose bill In water news this week from around the web … WEEKEND DAILY DIGEST: DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Milestones and miscues at Oroville Dam; Floating solar farms crop up in California; The next crisis for California may be the affordability of water; and more … MONDAY: DAILY DIGEST: Here’s where construction efforts on Oroville Dam spillway lie in early July; Winnemem Wintu work to bring salmon home from New Zealand; Heat wave kills thousands of cattle, overwhelms dairy industry; and more … TUESDAY: DAILY DIGEST: Jerry Brown’s tunnels would cement his family legacy; From floods to fires; Trump’s environmental rollbacks are hitting major roadblocks; and more … WEDNESDAY: DAILY DIGEST: Fish or farms?
A new battle rages over California water; Big decisions loom on twin tunnels project; Groundwater planning moves into next phase; California moves to lock pre-Trump environmental standards; and more … THURSDAY: DAILY DIGEST: California water bill passes house, but Democrats vow to fight it in the Senate; LA took their water and land a century ago.
Now the Owens Valley is fighting back; DWR wants to construct more of damaged Oroville spillway this season; and more … FRIDAY: DAILY DIGEST: Opponents of California’s Delta tunnels project push alternative strategies; Board of Consultants tweaks former Oroville Dam design recommendation; San Diego County Water Authority discusses ruling; Friday flight over Oroville; and more … News worth noting this week … NEWS WORTH NOTING: Pyramid Lake algal bloom now at ‘warning’ level; Coastkeeper takes legal action to protect San Juan Creek and Doheny Beach from illegal pollution NEWS WORTH NOTING: La Malfa requests delay in Oroville Dam relicensing; New video explains carbon farming in the Delta; Feinstein to CA Senators: Protect the desert from Cadiz; San Diego County Water Authority wins ASCE award NEWS WORTH NOTING: Cadiz issues statement on AB 1000; DWR’s State Fair exhibits inspire water conservation, rain or shine; Metropolitan Board awards $13.9M contract to construct recycled water demonstration facility NEWS WORTH NOTING: Jeff Rieker selected as Operations Manager for Reclamation’s Central Valley Office; EPA requires SoCal plastic manufacturers to protect L.A. River from pollution; Weekly water and climate report Weekly features … RESERVOIR AND WATER CONDITIONS for July 10 BLOG ROUND-UP: Delta tunnels biological opinions, “Spec” groundwater markets, Drought funding and the budget, How difficult would it be for the Trump Administration to replace the Clean Water Rule?, and more … SCIENCE NEWS: California projected to get wetter through the end of the century; Study: Critical Sierra meadows being overtaken by forest; Fishing for pikeminnow: A native predator removal derby; Legal battle drives dam managers to extraordinary salmon research; and more … Announcements this week … ANNOUNCEMENT: Soliciting Comments for the Development of a South Fork Eel River Hydrologic Model ANNOUNCEMENT: Amended Staff Report for MUN Evaluation in Ag Dominated Surface Water Bodies (Central Valley) PUBLIC NOTICE: SPK-2012-00286 of Proposals for Funding from the Sacramento District California In-Lieu Fee Program NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY for Public Comment and Workshops on Cannabis Cultivation Policy and Cannabis General Order LOW INCOME RATE ASSISTANCE: New Dates for Fresno & San Diego Public Meetings, GlobalMeet/ Dial In Options and New ListServe – Low Income Rate Assistance (AB 401) Sign up for email service and you’ll never miss a post!
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