Welcome back! Here’s the weekend wrap-up:

At the top of the scroll: “Stakes High in State, Federal Water Contract Negotiations” was front-page news in The Sacramento Bee and The Fresno Bee.

The new Klamath River Basin Task Force was the focus of articles by the Associated Press and [Oregon] Herald and News. Creation of the task force was announced in a news release from Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden. According to the news release, “The task force includes more than 20 members from Oregon and California representing a range of interests ….”

On PBS NewsHour was the story, “Money Flow Is Concern for California’s San Joaquin River Restoration.”

New Word of the Week feature: Look for Aquafornia’s inaugural Word of the Week to begin next Monday with a water word that’s at the top of the alphabet.

Last Week’s Top Stories: The most viewed story was “Caltrans’ Sign Removal Irks Delta Backers.” The most viewed commentary was “Are Water Tunnels, Fracking Linked?”

What’s on the Calendar?

Please join the Water Education Foundation at a Sacramento Water for People fundraiser event 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, at Track 7 Brewing Co. (near Sacramento City College). Also included in this week’s events are the American Ground Water Trust Hydraulic Fracturing Conference July 16-17 in Thousand Oaks; California Water Commission meeting July 17 in Sacramento; Bay Delta Conservation Plan meeting July 17 in Sacramento; the Brown Bag series by the Delta Stewardship Council Delta Science Program, Ecosystem Restoration Program and Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program July 17; and the Southern California Water Committee Bay Delta Conservation Plan Workshop July 19.