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Opportunity for public comment on proposal for the upgrade and expansion of the water monitoring network in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

Opportunity for public comment on proposal for the upgrade and expansion of the water monitoring network in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is providing the opportunity for the public to review and comment on an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the...

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Data from Nevada Tufa Mounds Could be Used to Better Understand Biosignatures on Earth and Beyond

Data from Nevada Tufa Mounds Could be Used to Better Understand Biosignatures on Earth and Beyond

California Water Science Center scientist, the late Dr. Michael R. Rosen, and others have authored an article characterizing biosignatures in porous...

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CAWSC Biogeochemistry Group Expands its Monitoring of Water Quality in the Delta

CAWSC Biogeochemistry Group Expands its Monitoring of Water Quality in the Delta

The USGS California Water Science Center’s Biogeochemistry Group continues to address surface water quality issues and food web dynamics throughout...

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USGS Participates in 2021 Orange County Youth Environmental Summit

USGS Participates in 2021 Orange County Youth Environmental Summit

From April 19th through the 23rd, 2021, the USGS California Water Science Center (CAWSC) participated in the first virtual Orange County Youth...

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Bay-Delta Science Conference Goes Virtual

Bay-Delta Science Conference Goes Virtual

From April 6-9, 2021, more than 1,000 scientists, managers, and policymakers gathered virtually for the 11th Biennial Bay-Delta Science Conference. ...

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Nutrient Erosion Study Begins at California’s Clear Lake

Nutrient Erosion Study Begins at California’s Clear Lake

Clear Lake, the largest natural lake entirely within California, has a severe problem with harmful algal blooms which can be detrimental to aquatic...

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Airborne thermal infrared imagery and longitudinal stream temperature profiles, Hat Creek, California, August 2018

Airborne thermal infrared imagery and longitudinal stream temperature profiles, Hat Creek, California, August 2018

A public data release by Jennifer Curtis and other USGS scientists has been published. The data release features airborne thermal infrared imagery and...

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Scientists Study Longfin Smelt Distribution in the Coastal Pacific Ocean

Scientists Study Longfin Smelt Distribution in the Coastal Pacific Ocean

USGS scientists have begun a project to estimate the marine distribution of longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) along the North American Pacific...

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Public Webinar on the USGS study results for  Groundwater Quality of Aquifers Overlying the Oxnard Oil Field, Ventura County, California

Public Webinar on the USGS study results for  Groundwater Quality of Aquifers Overlying the Oxnard Oil Field, Ventura County, California

The USGS and State Water Board Oil and Gas Regional Groundwater Monitoring Program are hosting a webinar Friday, February 19 at 10am PT to discuss the...

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Scientists Assess Sediment Nutrient Storage and Release in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

Scientists Assess Sediment Nutrient Storage and Release in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

California Water Science Center scientists have begun the first comprehensive assessment of sediment nutrient inventories and fluxes in the Sacramento...

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California Water Science Center Launches Quarterly Newsletter

California Water Science Center Launches Quarterly Newsletter

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