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Program lead Lisa‑Marie Windham Myers described the collaboratory as a networked hub for model documentation, shared datasets, computing resources and facilitated synthesis projects. The program is profiling three initial topics this summer — cyanobacteria (harmful algal blooms), salinity intrusion and tidal wetlands/food‑web restoration — and plans synthesis work with the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis this fall.

On the HRL peer review, the Delta Science Program contracted three independent reviewers (Steve Brandt, Josh Korman and Mike Runge). The reviewers found the HRL plan to be comprehensive and a useful guide for developing tributary science plans, but they suggested improvements, including clearer expectations about expected effect sizes, explicit statistical power analyses for monitoring designs, stronger explanation of covariates and confounding factors, and tighter links between monitoring and modeling so managers can assess cost‑effectiveness and adaptive thresholds.

Why it matters: The collaboratory and the HRL review both aim to improve how science supports management decisions in the Delta. Reviewers advised DWR to more clearly define decision criteria and to acknowledge where the eight‑year assessment window may be insufficient to detect some expected biological responses.

Research awards and ISB changes: The Delta Science Program also summarized 2025 research awards and early‑career fellowships: staff said the awards package covers roughly $8.8 million and supports interdisciplinary teams across the region. The Independent Science Board will add three new members in September; the program also plans a September climate symposium.

Ending: The Delta Science Program said it will post peer‑review materials and responses to its website and will share collaboratory profiles and participant recruitment details for the fall synthesis workshop.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","State Water Resources Control Board Meeting - July 16, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Delta Science Program told the board on July 16 that it has kicked off a modeling “collaboratory” to support collaborative modeling and synthesis and that an independent peer review of the Department of Water Resources’ Healthy Rivers and Landscapes (HRL) science plan has been completed and posted.","taxTitle","State Water Resources Control Board, Boards and Commissions, Executive, California","taxId",76764,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6168879,"UCLA‑led wastewater needs assessment finishes Phase 1; Phase 2 will map inadequate systems and estimate costs through 2027",2722,1862000,4584000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5406664-4e2736db91d6b85121a37c0bfdf35708&start=1862&end=4584","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5406664-4e2736db91d6b85121a37c0bfdf35708/thumbnail_1862000.jpg","/articles/6168879/California/UCLAled-wastewater-needs-assessment-finishes-Phase-1-Phase-2-will-map-inadequate-systems-and-estimate-costs-through-2027","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6168879-4d8111fac147ca400be30d4b573e797a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770500983&Signature=kX0EPFSsfVzXTWjz1HQfIt9gOGmloSK9Xmn7kD~fHdAvXJOCHqawWqtBuVMuOzsn6f03osrsyCVvc4DtD8QPImkm6PdBol~p2cvfI71Ss-JucIJvLn7eyig9qmou341U-dbvhXHpZebuAsv5j8oILycyO7ACGE4ByAfe9aAfbEt2e3tpzoUraEvASse~j1L98wp3u6EYImP8Np28BTmq5-w1BQZalHbfrgLL9TbbjvzoDyakvrezjmyNpMb9enzqSzy4db4h-PkFpbn9QNvmVf~IWABTCUJk6pakNplkP7ShFvLlZTez7BoyzrH2sXtAWlCGoVfD~QvebVg1Edo7hg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","State Water Resources Control Board staff and the UCLA project team told the board on July 16 that Phase 1 of the statewide wastewater needs assessment — funded by a 2022 contract — is complete and that Phase 2 will run through 2027 to deliver mapped lists of systems of concern, solution options and cost estimates.

\"UCLA is the lead investigator and they subcontracted four other universities for specialized tasks,\" Danielle Jimerson, senior engineer leading the board’s side of the project, told the board. The board approved a multi‑year contract with UCLA for $4,000,000 in 2022, she said.

Why it matters: The assessment aims to surface where sanitation infrastructure fails or risks failure — including treatment plants, collection systems and unsewered parcels — and to estimate the technical solutions and public funding needed to remedy those gaps across California.

Phase 1 accomplishments and scope: The project completed an inventory and initial data methods in Phase 1 (July 2023–June 30, 2025). Staff said the phase defined categories for three permit‑type system groups (NPDES, waste discharge requirements or WDR, and collection systems under the sanitary sewer order), built a baseline survey, began a field campaign to ground‑truth on‑site systems and started to develop quantitative criteria for “inadequacy” and for “risk of inadequacy.” The team reported an initial roster of about 2,657 systems across the three permit types that will be evaluated in Phase 2.

Greg Pierce, principal investigator for the UCLA team, said Phase 1 also established a framework to assess on‑site septic systems county‑by‑parcel using predictive models developed by the University of Massachusetts to identify likely on‑site systems where public sewer does not serve parcels. \"We are using a predictive model to identify likely locations of on‑site wastewater systems,\" Pierce said.

Board members asked whether under‑enrollment in regional permitting could hide collection systems from the inventory. Project staff said some collection systems and on‑site systems are indeed imperfectly represented in state databases and that regional boards and office of enforcement have been helping fill gaps: “There are under 50 systems that…have failed to reenroll in the new sanitary order,” a regional enforcement representative told the board, noting ongoing digitization and county reporting work to improve coverage.

Modeling solutions and costs: Sacramento State’s Office of Water Programs is leading the cost‑and‑solution side and will use Phase 1 methods to model technical fixes and produce high‑level cost estimates for systems the assessment deems inadequate. Pierce emphasized these will be statewide, high‑level estimates that do not replace project‑level engineering reports. The team will include operation and maintenance costs, technical assistance and multipliers to better approximate real‑world project costs.

On on‑site systems, UMass will run parcel‑level models to identify likely septic or on‑site wastewater systems and then feed those results into a groundwater‑impact assessment focused on nitrate risk — a pathway the team said could be used to prioritize support and connection planning.

Equity and outreach: Pierce and staff said the project includes an advisory group of diverse stakeholders, a commitment to prioritize underserved and disadvantaged communities in risk scoring, and a field campaign led by UC ANR that includes community input. Several board members and advisory‑group speakers urged that the assessment include interim supports for low‑income households on on‑site systems (pumping, emergency assistance) and that the team consider rate surveys and other affordability metrics to guide funding prioritization.

Next steps: Phase 2 tasks include running the empirical risk and inadequacy assessments across the system lists, modeling recommended technical solutions, estimating capital and ongoing costs, and identifying likely funding sources and gaps. The project team plans a public mapping tool and expects to publish interim reports and advisory‑group materials through 2027.

Ending: Board members said they expect to use Phase 2 outputs to guide funding, regulatory enrollment and targeted technical assistance and asked the project team to continue iterative refinement of the methods and to coordinate closely with regional boards and the Division of Financial Assistance.","State Water Resources Control Board staff and the UCLA project team told the board on July 16 that Phase 1 of the statewide wastewater needs assessment — funded by a 2022 contract — is complete and that Phase 2 will run through 2027 to deliver mapped lists of systems of concern, solution options and cost estimates.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6168884,"State board staff say Term 91 curtailments began June 20 as Delta balancing drew on stored project water",530,1243000,1773000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5406664-4e2736db91d6b85121a37c0bfdf35708&start=1243&end=1773","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5406664-4e2736db91d6b85121a37c0bfdf35708/thumbnail_1243000.jpg","/articles/6168884/California/State-board-staff-say-Term-91-curtailments-began-June-20-as-Delta-balancing-drew-on-stored-project-water","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6168884-0518d61656eacc75015a2695cf71c669/orig.mp4?Expires=1770500983&Signature=nhhoXl3GZ7UG4f56KwN4UyUhwhPJtwxuJxvMPMz0FEQzQjxilfdI~dPbOZX2JykCwwD~U8~gINr30~C9oC9vZ01Sz2~fSgiyY8io0qiCZBoQjdZd~-Ft-HR-0pgvdVJjS25WsJ~qavkAMK5wNWEgbsGJztLpxzwGvzdyGMxa9WT3xfwuCVYDxsIr2nUlLl0G2O5-DYLL4o7NaMCSon1pnwN5E-VemH6H6fvVOmp4c2sRU5HpnRMVlIXjbrUOk6d1kw~kxT-7wdFpLxYEWXHkHQWnE~z4M2gDlWeq7NSl3INAxm0GL0vOBlMpjJAFBwxN1WbvuGbSkJFOUleJQhWY1g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","State Water Resources Control Board staff told the board on July 16 that curtailments tied to water‑rights “term 91” went into effect June 20 after the Delta entered a balanced condition and operators began using stored project water to meet Bay‑Delta requirements.

The board heard that term 91 appears in permits and licenses issued after 1965 in the Bay‑Delta watershed and, when invoked, requires permittees to stop diverting when water is not available at their priority. “The face value of term 91 rights in the Delta Watershed total about 3,000,000 acre feet,” a staff presenter said. Staff added that the total demand curtailed in a typical summer curtailment period is about 100,000 acre‑feet.

Why it matters: Term 91 is the State Water Board’s routinely used tool to protect stored project water when Delta conditions are balanced and project releases are required to meet in‑Delta water‑quality and flow requirements. Curtailment notices and the board’s weekly public posting of “supplemental project water” let affected permittees and the public track the status of the term throughout the irrigation season.

Staff said statewide precipitation this meeting cycle was roughly 95% of average, with regional variation (the Northern Sierra index was reported at about 105% of average while a San Joaquin index was reported at 67% of average). Major water‑supply reservoirs were described as near or slightly above average, with the presenter noting a statewide aggregated water‑supply figure around 110% of average.

Board members asked about compliance and prior enforcement experience under term 91. Staff said most right‑holders already monitor the weekly public updates and rarely ask when curtailments will be invoked: “From our end, we see pretty good compliance,” staff said, and noted enforcement staff have acted on term 91 holders in the past.

The board also received a short hydrology update on the Scott and Shasta River watersheds. Staff said curtailments on the Shasta River went into effect June 27 and that flows have been hovering near the emergency minimum of about 50 cubic feet per second (CFS); staff reported a morning flow around 55 CFS at one recent check and said Chinook and Coho were observed in the system as of July 8. On the Scott River, curtailments were suspended at the time of the briefing because measured flows remained above the emergency minimum (staff reported about 89 CFS on a recent morning) but warned that flows were trending downward heading into August.

Staff also reminded the board that firefighting and maintenance of firefighting supplies are allowed curtailment exceptions and that, in 2024, staff delayed curtailments and extended reporting deadlines near the Shelley Fire in the Scott River area. The board asked staff to continue reporting on operations and the communications they maintain with the projects and right‑holders.

Board members said they value continued briefings on term 91 as the board implements the Bay‑Delta plan and requested that staff keep providing the June/July curtailment timing context and the weekly posting that shows whether supplemental project water is positive or negative.

Ending: Staff said they would follow up with details about enforcement actions taken under term 91 in the past and continue to monitor Delta operations and local watersheds through the summer.","State Water Board staff reported June curtailments under “term 91” across the Bay-Delta watershed, said the rule covers roughly 3,000,000 acre‑feet of post‑1965 rights, and that typical summer curtailed demand is about 100,000 acre‑feet. Staff also gave a short hydrologic update and reported salmon observations in the Shasta and Scott rivers.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6168873,"Delta Watermaster previews CalWaters transition, Open ET measurement work and flags federal data cuts",2940,8395000,11335000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5406664-4e2736db91d6b85121a37c0bfdf35708&start=8395&end=11335","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5406664-4e2736db91d6b85121a37c0bfdf35708/thumbnail_8395000.jpg","/articles/6168873/California/Delta-Watermaster-previews-CalWaters-transition-Open-ET-measurement-work-and-flags-federal-data-cuts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6168873-ff1fce3a765e92fd47039ddace3be681/orig.mp4?Expires=1770500983&Signature=EMjGYRLIwlIDtxbShWedN-pFTk-dh~6BSZB8--iU9ywemzXRUsSYeAxEVrM~rnkpZr8EYeN4oY3Vzahce~yebnyFkkw9DWLbWWowM3usofa2drNTdw1As2fdjD36KFOV6UlI0TiebbAk0ZdARMVVMardIJNSMbxhLggbed8q1RU1dWVoWM5voN11V0wOI4HAydwtQ01Vj5L~3r~YgzYMDcThEwf4YKMRg0UZS2ubMK1LwcFterxcwOuFucNmuxdo5ThwF1QrjnQLsWvrFCjp4kH4I6WQ34Jx0mZYh33C6QP28h-m5eDetDIEmERllZKHfJ4rjB-bz8HTVd3mBV5I7w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The State Water Board’s Delta Watermaster told the board on July 16 that the agency’s new CalWaters reporting system is entering a soft launch and that open‑satellite evapotranspiration methods (Open ET) and local measurement projects are giving an increasingly detailed picture of consumptive use within the legal Delta.

Jay Ziegler said the CalWaters team delivered the system on time and on budget and that it will be used for the water‑year 2025 reporting period, with further refinements expected as users enroll. He added that in the legal Delta the project and regional data currently describe about 2,800 water‑right filings and roughly 1,000 unique owners; staff reported in‑Delta diversions at about 1,400,000 acre‑feet and project operations diverting about 4,200,000 acre‑feet (staff caveated the numbers as part of ongoing reconciliation work).

Why it matters: CalWaters is the State Water Board’s consolidated reporting database; its success depends on accurate point‑of‑diversion/location shape files, quality control and training for the agents who file on behalf of multiple users. The Watermaster said the new platform and Open ET together should make clearer how diversions relate to in‑channel flows, and that a subset of large users account for a substantial share of in‑Delta diversions.

Measurement and research work: Ziegler and staff described the Delta Measurement Experimental Consortium (DMEC), an interagency and academic partnership that is testing Open ET and island water‑balance approaches using satellite ET, eddy‑covariance towers, and metered diversion data. Staff emphasized that consumptive use estimated by Open ET can be combined with measured diversion data, seepage and return flows to create island water budgets and better understand the relationship between diversions and in‑channel net flow.

Pilot measurements under development include full metering of diversions on several Delta islands (Metropolitan Water District of Southern California), drainage monitoring (The Nature Conservancy on Staten Island) and finer‑scale eddy‑covariance transects by UC Davis. Staff said top 10 owners represent about one‑third of in‑Delta diversions and that roughly two‑thirds of reported consumptive use in the Delta currently comes through Open ET reporting under the Delta alternative compliance platform.

Sediment management and local projects: Ziegler said the department and stakeholders are advancing an MOU to accelerate sediment management in the South Delta and that state work is identifying pilot maintenance dredging and sediment projects. He also mentioned proposals such as Diablo Water Agency’s approach to acquiring Jersey Island and collaborating with state partners to integrate restoration, levee durability and sustainable agriculture as a climate‑resilient project — noting that any water‑right changes would require future board action.

Federal monitoring and science cuts: Ziegler told the board he is tracking a series of proposed federal budget reductions and program changes that could affect Delta data. He cited proposed or enacted cuts that include a reduction in some Bureau of Reclamation field staff, a reported 23% cut at U.S. EPA in a recent House budget measure, proposed reductions to Pacific Salmon Restoration Fund grants and proposed reductions to the WaterSMART program. He warned that contracting out an existing 55‑station stage/gauge network in the Delta could risk continuity and QA/QC that agencies and users rely on for compliance and operations decisions.

Board members and staff said they will continue to press for stable, reliable monitoring and to work with partners to maintain data quality and continuity as CalWaters is rolled out and Open ET reporting expands.

Ending: Ziegler closed by asking the board to note the value of integrated, continuous monitoring for near‑real‑time understanding of diversions and in‑channel conditions and invited further discussion as CalWaters moves into full use.","Delta Watermaster Jay Ziegler briefed the board on July 16 on the CalWaters reporting rollout, Open ET‑based consumptive‑use estimates in the legal Delta, and a series of proposed federal cuts to monitoring and restoration programs that the Watermaster said could harm decision‑quality data.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6168863,"Office of Enforcement reports roughly 480 active cases, averages 62 days to close complaints and highlights cannabis program shifts",1918,12392000,14310000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5406664-4e2736db91d6b85121a37c0bfdf35708&start=12392&end=14310","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5406664-4e2736db91d6b85121a37c0bfdf35708/thumbnail_12392000.jpg","/articles/6168863/California/Office-of-Enforcement-reports-roughly-480-active-cases-averages-62-days-to-close-complaints-and-highlights-cannabis-program-shifts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6168863-0b51e0a9e443ea6ff469a8e5cd1b36f4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770500983&Signature=Umrob7YudOEFsr6C-1IgJab4B5c5QlWaL3PkE8oUsf-S13Xk5F-bNZOp3-0JTbaF3wzsMLOWh1HPnNDW9m2pXcOrgqkN0ggYRL1rjRcq4~Ox4eHxSTjKvQp4R5T43ek9REl7oL7e9HrxbyirsUoy4XM7iwhfnNw8Ov79~MA3XlZGmHnW7dIFoJWTPaWCpqANVgVatAyuqNb7i5Yw0qvr5sl5V1jtcD8ntAnRRnDqBA2GLVhfkPYvaRPJgL-n3ZI6trIxjcLuC9mV5~qzmnaAc32e9W-5ldgV4ICDs0snSQV3TGuSBr6P7RUMeG27-tQtfEJvg2tEEpbRd10WWv0IFQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The State Water Board’s Office of Enforcement presented midyear data on July 16 showing roughly 480 active enforcement cases across the office’s state and regional legal units and a range of programmatic trends the office said are shaping enforcement priorities.

Office director Yvonne West summarized how referrals and complaints enter enforcement workflows and noted the office’s growth since 2019. The office now tracks referrals from regions, divisions and the public in a Microsoft‑flow case‑referral system. “We currently, as an office, have approximately 480 active cases across both of our legal units,” West said, adding that about 294 of those are assigned to the regional‑board legal unit and about 185 to the state‑board legal unit.

Why it matters: Enforcement data show where program staff are focusing inspections, where enrollment or reporting gaps appear and where liability and supplemental environmental projects (SEPs) can support local cleanup or community projects.

Referral and complaint patterns: Staff showed that, over a five‑year window, the Division of Water Rights generated the largest number of referrals to the office (the presentation reported 688 Division of Water Rights referrals across the period shown). The board also received 748 of 1,813 CalEPA‑system complaints in a recent six‑month period (about 40% of total CalEPA complaints assigned to water programs). \"It takes an average about 62 days, from receiving a complaint to closing it out,\" West said, noting the metric is an average and varies by complaint complexity.

Outputs and penalties: West reviewed liability imposed and how penalty dollars are deployed. The office reported an increased share of enforcement settlements including supplemental environmental projects and said that more SEP dollars in recent years are being directed to projects that benefit environmental‑justice and disadvantaged communities. The office noted that cleanup‑and‑abatement account funds are also used for emergency drinking‑water and wastewater projects, monitoring and restoration.

Cannabis program: The enforcement report singled out the cannabis regulatory program as an example of how reorganizing workflows changed outcomes. The cannabis program consolidated enrollment and tracking, improved fee reconciliation and focused inspection resources on illegal cultivation and higher‑risk operators. The program reported higher inspections per inspector (up from under 15 inspections per inspector in earlier years to more than 20 in recent reporting), fewer new enrollments, and increased penalties for serious violations. Staff also noted that about 70% of California counties ban cultivation, which constrains growth of the regulated market.

Board response and next steps: Board members welcomed the data and asked enforcement staff to continue work to standardize metrics that capture compliance rates and program effectiveness. West said the office will keep developing standardized tracking and look for ways to report program‑level outcomes beyond litigation and penalty totals.

Ending: The board asked staff to follow up on how enforcement metrics can better quantify program impacts and compliance progress over time.","On July 16 the Office of Enforcement reviewed referral and complaint trends: roughly 480 active enforcement cases across state and regional legal units, a large share of case referrals from the Division of Water Rights, and an average of about 62 days to close public complaints. The presentation also described efficiencies and shifting priorities","actionData","errors"]

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Delta Science Program launches modeling collaboratory, posts peer review of Healthy Rivers and Landscapes plan

UCLA‑led wastewater needs assessment finishes Phase 1; Phase 2 will map inadequate systems and estimate costs through 2027

State board staff say Term 91 curtailments began June 20 as Delta balancing drew on stored project water

Delta Watermaster previews CalWaters transition, Open ET measurement work and flags federal data cuts

Office of Enforcement reports roughly 480 active cases, averages 62 days to close complaints and highlights cannabis program shifts