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DAILY DIGEST, 8/6: Report assesses urban water demand forecasts in CA; A proposal to end surcharges on water bills is up for a vote, utility companies fight back; Will SGMA severely affect growers in NorCal?; Study: Forest thinning boosts downstream water availability; and more …

August 6, 2020

Good day! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Stormwater Matters: Increasing Water Supplies While Reducing Pollution from 10:15...

ACWA CONFERENCE: Commissioner Brenda Burman: “We are keeping our promises, and we are doing what we said we would do. And we are not done.”

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

August 6, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] At the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) virtual conference last week, one of the keynote speakers was the...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/5: Portfolio outlines actions to address water problems; Delta conveyance update; Climate change could lead to more incidents like the Oroville Dam spillway failures, experts warn; One step closer for $71M for Friant-Kern Canal; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 5, 2020

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water begins at 9am. The Committee is scheduled to hear a large number of bills related to flood management, climate change, Anderson Dam, fire prevention,...

ACWA CONFERENCE: Chair Esquivel and Director Nemeth discuss their plans for 2020

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

August 5, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] At the ACWA’s virtual conference held last week, the second keynote speaker session featured Joaquin Esquivel, Chair of the...

MET BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Delta Conveyance update

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

August 5, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] At the end of July, Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta held a meeting; the main agenda...

NOW AVAILABLE: Updated AB 1755 Implementation Journal

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS

August 5, 2020

The State agencies implementing the Open and Transparent Water Data Act (AB 1755, Dodd) are pleased to announce the release of an updated AB 1755 Implementation Journal. The Journal provides a summary of implementation strategy and accomplishments to date, including...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/4: CA high court sides with Dunsmuir in water rate hike fight; New winery wastewater regulations could cost wineries thousands every year; Researchers warn a warming ocean threatens giant kelp forests; Trump signs major conservation bill into law; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 4, 2020

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife meets at 10am. ...

ACWA CONFERENCE: Secretary Wade Crowfoot highlights the principles and priorities of the Water Resilience Portfolio

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

August 4, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Wade Crowfoot has been the Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency since January 2019 and oversees an agency...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/3: Wildfires can poison drinking water – here’s how to be prepared; 2012-2016 drought retrospective and lessons learned; Rethinking Bay-Delta fish trends by combining multiple surveys; Water bills would fundamentally change under proposal headed for CPUC; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 3, 2020

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Wildfires can poison drinking water – here’s how communities can be better prepared “In recent years wildfires have entered urban areas, causing breathtaking destruction. The 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise and Butte...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: CA’s coast is vanishing due to land subsidence; Are shrimp-flavored dog treats the answer to keeping Lake Tahoe blue?; They tried to tame the Klamath River. They filled it with toxic algae instead.; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 2, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California’s coast is vanishing due to land subsidence “A new study...

SGMO NEWS: New funding opportunities, Read DWR articles on groundwater level change maps and stream gages, and more …

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

August 1, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] From the Department of Water Resources, Sustainable Groundwater Management Office: NEW SGM Grant Program Draft Proposal Solicitation Package: Public Comment...

GIANNINI FOUNDATION OF AG ECON: The evolving nature of California’s water economy

Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural Economics

Agriculture Policy and regulation

July 31, 2020

By Ariel Dinar, Doug Parker, Helen Huynh, and Amanda Tieu, Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural Economics The California water sector faces many challenges and demonstrates the ability to adapt. With a water-dependent economy, the state of California’s water sector is very...

GIANNINI FOUNDATION OF AG ECON: A history of California agriculture

Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural Economics

Agriculture

July 31, 2020

By Alan L. Olmstead and Paul W. Rhode, Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural Economics The history of California agriculture entails a...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/31: Tahoe’s State of the Lake Report released; Modeling the changes to the hydrological cycle after a wildfire; How sheds help ensure healthy water quality for millions of Californians; EPA won’t extend relaxed enforcement, despite surging virus data; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

July 31, 2020

Happy Friday! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Tahoe’s State of the Lake Report released “Turning out-of-control shrimp into...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/30: Newsom sends letter expressing support for Klamath Dam removal; New tools indicate how thinning and fire affect forest water use and boost runoff; Senator Harris to introduce comprehensive environmental justice bill; Californians remain bullish on environment, despite pandemic; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

July 30, 2020

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Warren Buffett controls dams in Northern California. Why Gov. Newsom wants them torn down “Desperate to complete a historic but complicated dam removal on the California-Oregon border, Gov. Gavin Newsom has appealed...

Year: 2020