Calendar of California Water Events

 

ESA will hold a totally virtual Annual Meeting this year from August 3–6 in response to the pandemic. The virtual meeting will provide four days of inspiration and community, an opportunity to focus on your … Continue reading "VIRTUAL CONFERENCE: Ecological Society of America: Harnessing the ecological data revolution"

We are excited to announce that AWRA will hold its 2020 Geospatial Water Technology Conference over two weeks between August 4 – 13. Due to extraordinary circumstances, we will be ‘meeting’ completely virtually. The conference … Continue reading "VIRTUAL CONFERENCE: 2020 Virtual Geospatial Water Technology Conference: Complex Systems"

Agenda as of Saturday: S.B.No. 1175Stern.Animals: prohibitions on importation and possession of wild animals: live animal markets. S.B.No. 1231Monning.Endangered species: take: Santa Cruz long-toed salamander. View full agenda by clicking here. We encourage the public … Continue reading "LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife"

The Committee is scheduled to hear a large number of bills related to flood management, climate change, Anderson Dam, fire prevention, and other issues. Click here for the agenda and remote access instructions.

The State Water Board will hold a Public Hearing for the Proposed Statewide Suction Dredge Mining General Permit. Click here for an agenda.

SWRCB Staff will be presenting on their work in making data available from the various State and Federal sources and their data characterization tools up on the web. Click here for more information and to … Continue reading "WEBINAR: Groundwater Quality Data in California’s Uncertain Future"

Stormwater capture is a water quality and supply “twofer.” Hear how water agencies, cities and others are ensuring that storms as well as dry weather flow and first flush don’t go to waste. Click here … Continue reading "FREE WEBINAR: Stormwater Matters: Increasing Water Supplies While Reducing Pollution"

Introduction (Eli Ateljevich) Data Collection “The good, the bad, and the muddy” – field methods and surrogate models for suspended-sediment concentration, and a few modeling applications (Maureen Downing-Kunz, USGS) “Oh the places you’ll go!” — … Continue reading "ONLINE MEETING: Delta Model User Group"

The Department of Conservation will host two workshops to answer potential applicants’ questions about the SGMA Watershed Coordinator Program application. Both workshops are open to all interested applicants and will cover the same content. Please … Continue reading "SGMA Watershed Coordinator Grant Program Workshop"

Date: August 11-12, 2020 Time: 8:00 am – 11:00 am This free training is made possible through the collaboration of the American Water Works (AWWA), the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Partnership for … Continue reading "FREE WEBINAR: Optimizing Performance & Accessing Funding to Improve Small Systems"

Agenda items include CEFF Guidance document, the California Natural Flows Web Tool, Drought preparedness, and an update on the San Juan Project. Click here for the agenda. Join Microsoft Teams Meeting +1 916-562-0861   United States, … Continue reading "PUBLIC MEETING: Environmental Flows Workgroup"

The Department of Conservation will host two workshops to answer potential applicants’ questions about the SGMA Watershed Coordinator Program application. Both workshops are open to all interested applicants and will cover the same content. Please … Continue reading "SGMA Watershed Coordinator Grant Program Workshop"

The committee will hear bills on Anderson Dam, wildfires, and other natural resource issues. Click here for the agenda. To watch the livestream of the proceeding visit: www.senate.ca.gov

Agenda items include an overview of the Delta Reform Act and the DISB, an update and discussion on current reviews, and an action item on the Delta Science Needs Assessment. Click here for the full … Continue reading "MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board"

The board will hear an update on the Allensworth farm field trials for electrochemical arsenic remediation; discussion on the board’s strategic plan public outreach, and an enforcement hearing regarding a pistachio processor in Tulare County. … Continue reading "MEETING: Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board"

California Water Association (CWA), State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) August 19, 12-1pm Water System Valuation Kevin Zanni, Willamette Management Associates Mark Rodriguez, MRV Click here to register.  Please … Continue reading "WEBINAR: SWRCB/CPUC/CWA Lunch and Learn Series"

Pure Water Oceanside Diversifying the City’s Water Supply While Reducing Imported Water by over 30% Webinar presented by the Orange County Water Association. Click here to register.

CA-NV AWWA Water Education Seminar (WES) brings together operators, managers, technicians and field personnel for a day of educational sessions in a virtual setting. The seminar presents a variety of topics related to system optimization, treatment, … Continue reading "ONLINE EVENT: AWWA’s Water Education Seminar (WES)"

California Water Association (CWA), State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) August 20, 12-1pm Water Rights Valuation Matthew Payne, WestWater Research Audrey Arnao, WestWater Research Click here to register.  Please … Continue reading "WEBINAR: SWRCB/CPUC/CWA Lunch and Learn Series"

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Communities in California fund stormwater management programs to prevent flooding and improve water quality. While stormwater management has been an important investment for decades, only a few studies have estimated overall municipal costs of stormwater … Continue reading "WEBINAR: Reported Stormwater Program Spending in California"

We often hear about restoration success stories – but what about projects that struggled or failed? During this webinar we will heard two practitioners whose projects didn’t go as planned, and the critical insights they … Continue reading "WEBINAR: Failing Forward and Lessons Learned"

An updated version of How’s My Waterway (HMW) was released publicly in June 2020. HMW provides a comprehensive overview of water quality data and information in the United States on three different scales: community, state … Continue reading "FREE WEBINAR: How’s my waterway?"

Please join State Water Resources Control Board staff for a public workshop about the SAFER Advisory Group Member application process. The application period is now open, and closes September 30, 2020. Click here to register … Continue reading "PUBLIC WORKSHOP: How to Apply for the SAFER Advisory Group"

EPA’s free annual drinking water workshop, held in partnership with the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA), will take place on September 1-3, 2020 with in-depth training offered on August 31. The workshop will … Continue reading "FREE EPA Drinking Water Workshop: Small System Challenges and Solutions"