Click here to read the March issue of ESTUARY News magazine. The issue details lessons being learned from a rock barrier on the False River designed to prevent salt water intrusion into the Delta, and says farewell to the grande dame of Bay research, a yacht called the Polaris now being replaced with a catamaran. The issue also explores […]
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THE BULLETIN timely news from the SFBJV March 16, 2016 Getting out in the field … A few days each year, the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture (SFBJV) has the privilege of showing off our partner projects to elected representatives and their staff, business community leaders, funders […]
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California Water News A daily compilation for DWR personnel of significant news articles, commentary, and more. March 14, 2016 Top Stories Officials say a group of Northern California farmers has exceeded a voluntary target they set for conserving water during a drought Scott Smith, Associated Press A group of California farmers who delighted regulators combating […]
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FLOATING AQUATIC VEGETATION CONTROL PROGRAM CA State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways Water Hyacinth and Spongeplant Treatments for March 10 thru March 11, 2016 View Larger Image View Larger Image “Treatment sites and schedules are subject to change based on regulatory requirements, weather conditions, plant growth and movement, waterway traffic, listed fish presence […]
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Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Control Program CA State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways Egeria Densa, Curlyleaf Pondweed Treatment for March 10 thru March 11, 2016 View Larger Image View Larger Image “Treatment sites and schedules are subject to change based on regulatory requirements, weather conditions, plant growth and movement, waterway traffic, listed fish presence surveys, […]
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www.sfei.org • Spring • 2016 At SFEI, we are engaged in over 30 major projects throughout the S.F. Bay Area and Delta region on a wide range water quality and landscape monitoring, assessment and ecological planning efforts. Our goal is always to provide the best available science to decision makers. In addition, the past year […]
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Implementation of California’s New Groundwater Law Continues as DWR Releases Draft Emergency Regulations for Groundwater Sustainability Plans In 2014, the California Legislature adopted the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), which for the first time comprehensively regulates the extraction and use of the state’s groundwater. A significant milestone in SGMA’s implementation is the adoption of emergency […]
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USACE – Port of Stockton EIS The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued a notice stating that it is preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) to evaluate the efficiency of the movement of goods along the existing deep-draft navigation route extending from San Francisco Bay to the Port of Stockton. Comments must be received […]
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The 2016 IEP Annual Workshop is only two months away! Online registration is available at: http://www.cvent.com/d/xfqm11 Call for Poster Abstracts Abstracts Due: March 25, 2016 The organizers of the 2016 Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) Workshop are soliciting abstracts for poster presentations. The workshop will be held at the Lake Natoma Inn (http://www.lakenatomainn.com) in Folsom, […]
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THE BULLETIN timely news from the SFBJV February 24, 2016 Migratory Bird Treaty celebrates 100 years of Bird Conservation This year marks the centennial of the Convention between the United States and Great Britain (for Canada) for the Protection of Migratory Birds, also called the Migratory Bird Treaty, originally signed on Aug. 16, 1916. The […]
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