August 2020 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK | California Water News Central

DAILY DIGEST, 8/31: Rebalancing ag and natural land; CA lawmakers vote to phase out toxic firefighting foam, wildfire funding bill poised to die; Western wildfires a boon for native species; Toxic dust from Salton Sea could complicate coronavirus recovery; and more …

August 31, 2020 754

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Rebalancing agricultural and natural land “Over the next 20 years, San Joaquin...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Water district fires nearly all of its employees after they refuse to follow board’s illegal votes; Consultants list 10 lessons learned over 5 years of SGMA implementation; AGs challenge trump weakening of ‘Magna Carta’ of environmental law; ESA to potentially reflect a new ‘habitat’ definition under proposal; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 30, 2020 2740

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar this evening … Source to Sea: Klamath science episode at 5pm After years of advocacy and...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/28: California and the Forest Service have a plan to prevent future catastrophic fires; CPUC approves structural change to water bills; Paso Robles to lose $458M due to SGMA implementation; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 28, 2020 970

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9am. Agenda...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/27: CA dams need repairs to survive future major flood, says author; CalEPA’s Jared Blumenfeld on grounding COVID recovery in climate action; Feinstein secures GAO review of EPA’s SF enforcement actions; Environmental justice becomes part of California city planning; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 27, 2020 609

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: The Delta Stewardship Council meets at 9am. Agenda items include...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/26: Sacramento River Science Partnership shares science to find fish and water solutions; The biblical flood that will drown CA; Virus contributes to possible big salmon season; AB 3030 raises several questions for ag groups; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 26, 2020 931

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: Wildlife Conservation Board meets at 10am. Click here for agenda and remote...

ACWA CONFERENCE: Adapting to Flood, Fire, and Drought: A Case Study of the American River

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features

August 26, 2020 534

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] The Governor’s Water Resilience Portfolio Initiative underscores the need for communities to maintain and diversify water supplies and to...

NOTICE OF PERMIT APPLICATION: Delta Conveyance, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Contra Costa, and Alameda Counties, California

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

August 26, 2020 145

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has posted Public Notice SPK-2019-00899 to www.spk.usace.army.mil/Media/RegulatoryPublicNotices.aspx The California Department of Water...

COMMENTARY/REBUTTAL AT CAL MATTERS: Gov. Newsom must clarify his Delta tunnel plan

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Commentary

August 25, 2020 10

What is needed is a “Grand Bargain” between all parties on the Delta tunnel, confirmed in legislation, to apportion water...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/25: PPIC Report: Making the most of water for the environment; Q&A: A faster track for ecosystem restoration; 4 reasons meadow restoration is good for all of us; New water affiliates group forms at Scripps’ Center For Western Weather And Water Extremes; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 25, 2020 703

Good morning! On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Fish predation on a landscape scale from 9am to 1oam California’s...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: The Delta Independent Science Board discusses the upcoming environmental review

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Notebook News and Features

August 25, 2020 680

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Back in April of 2020, the Delta Independent Science Board (DISB) submitted a letter to the Department of Water...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/24: Hurricane Genevieve may be gone, but ‘ghost’ may bring more thunderstorms to CA; Assembly kills Friant-Kern Canal funding bill; Are abandoned mines affecting our drinking water or could they soon?; Addressing water equity in a time of rising costs; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 24, 2020 725

Good morning! On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: COVID Relief & Water Infrastructure Legislation with U.S. Rep Jared Huffman...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Delta tunnel’s cost estimated at $15.9B; Wildfires, record heat ravage Golden State; IWVGA passes basin replenishment fee; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 23, 2020 883

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California’s Delta tunnel project inches forward – and just got a $15.9...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/21: Proposed single delta tunnel could cost $15.9 billion; No California money for Friant-Kern Canal fix; CA’s war against nutria is getting bloodier; IWVGA wrestles 7,000-percent cost increase or state takeover; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 21, 2020 897

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Proposed single delta tunnel could cost $15.9 billion “A single tunnel...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/20: State Water Board and conservationists sue FERC over Clean Water Act waivers; The winners and losers with Klamath Dams removal; CA still hasn’t found analyst to study Salton Sea water import proposals; Water contaminant could have neurotoxic effects on children; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 20, 2020 888

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: Residential Landscape Area Measurement Study 3rd Quarter Technical Work Group...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/19: North Coast reps grill PacifiCorp on Klamath dams removal; Odds improve for La Nina by fall; CA’s cap-and-trade program pays for clean water fund; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 19, 2020 770

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … STATE WATER BOARD WORKSHOP: Phase 1 of the Salton Sea Management Program...

Month: August 2020

DAILY DIGEST, 8/31: Rebalancing ag and natural land; CA lawmakers vote to phase out toxic firefighting foam, wildfire funding bill poised to die; Western wildfires a boon for native species; Toxic dust from Salton Sea could complicate coronavirus recovery; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/28: California and the Forest Service have a plan to prevent future catastrophic fires; CPUC approves structural change to water bills; Paso Robles to lose $458M due to SGMA implementation; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/27: CA dams need repairs to survive future major flood, says author; CalEPA’s Jared Blumenfeld on grounding COVID recovery in climate action; Feinstein secures GAO review of EPA’s SF enforcement actions; Environmental justice becomes part of California city planning; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/26: Sacramento River Science Partnership shares science to find fish and water solutions; The biblical flood that will drown CA; Virus contributes to possible big salmon season; AB 3030 raises several questions for ag groups; and more …

ACWA CONFERENCE: Adapting to Flood, Fire, and Drought: A Case Study of the American River

NOTICE OF PERMIT APPLICATION: Delta Conveyance, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Contra Costa, and Alameda Counties, California

COMMENTARY/REBUTTAL AT CAL MATTERS: Gov. Newsom must clarify his Delta tunnel plan

DAILY DIGEST, 8/25: PPIC Report: Making the most of water for the environment; Q&A: A faster track for ecosystem restoration; 4 reasons meadow restoration is good for all of us; New water affiliates group forms at Scripps’ Center For Western Weather And Water Extremes; and more …

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: The Delta Independent Science Board discusses the upcoming environmental review

DAILY DIGEST, 8/24: Hurricane Genevieve may be gone, but ‘ghost’ may bring more thunderstorms to CA; Assembly kills Friant-Kern Canal funding bill; Are abandoned mines affecting our drinking water or could they soon?; Addressing water equity in a time of rising costs; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Delta tunnel’s cost estimated at $15.9B; Wildfires, record heat ravage Golden State; IWVGA passes basin replenishment fee; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/21: Proposed single delta tunnel could cost $15.9 billion; No California money for Friant-Kern Canal fix; CA’s war against nutria is getting bloodier; IWVGA wrestles 7,000-percent cost increase or state takeover; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/20: State Water Board and conservationists sue FERC over Clean Water Act waivers; The winners and losers with Klamath Dams removal; CA still hasn’t found analyst to study Salton Sea water import proposals; Water contaminant could have neurotoxic effects on children; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/19: North Coast reps grill PacifiCorp on Klamath dams removal; Odds improve for La Nina by fall; CA’s cap-and-trade program pays for clean water fund; and more …

USBR: Start of 2025 water year is a reminder of the need for caution and preparedness

DWR Statement on Fall X2 action

REPORT: Sustainable Conservation publishes key report on accelerating ecological restoration in the Sacramento Valley and Beyond

NREL: The (in)visible plastic pollution problem

PRESS RELEASE: California’s Direct Potable Reuse Regulations flow into action

DAILY DIGEST, 10/2: Decision to reduce water flows in the Delta sparks debate over imperiled fish; Is California getting drier?; New report on accelerating restoration in the Sacramento Valley; The (in)visible plastic pollution problem; and more …