October 2023

DAILY DIGEST, 10/26: Reclamation releases draft SEIS for Colorado River operations through 2026; First snow of the season in the Sierra; Fears of sewage-infested waters spread as Isleton pleas for help; White paper on the nexus between water, energy & carbon in SoCal; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council beginning at 9am. Agenda items include the consideration and possible...

WHITE PAPER: U.S. Green Building Council-L.A. Releases White Paper on the Nexus between Water, Energy & Carbon

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Press Release/Other

October 26, 2023 114

From the U.S. Green Building Council – Los Angeles: The U.S. Green Building Council – Los Angeles (USGBC-LA) today is releasing a...

NOW AVAILABLE: Water Temperature Modeling Platform Peer Review Final Report

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

October 25, 2023 48

From the Delta Science Program: In September 2023, the Delta Science Program hosted a three-day hybrid meeting for an independent...

NEWS RELEASE: Delta Conservancy Board Approves $13 Million for Nature-Based Solutions: Wetland Restoration Projects

Delta Conservancy

Agency News

October 25, 2023 207

From the Delta Conservancy: The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy Board on Wednesday approved awarding up to $13.3 million for three...

CAL MATTERS: Western States’ planned water cuts are enough to avert a Colorado River crisis, for now

Cal Matters

News

October 25, 2023 81

Wet weather and planned cuts by California, Arizona and Nevada averted declines that could have threatened water deliveries and power...

NEWS RELEASE: Reclamation releases draft SEIS for Colorado River operations through 2026

Bureau of Reclamation News

Agency News

October 25, 2023 323

Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and voluntary water conservation commitments will save 3-million-acre feet of water through...

EOS: Dust Is Melting Snow—And Current Models Can’t Keep Up

American Geophysical Union

News

October 25, 2023 48

Mountain snowpack melts quicker when coated in dust. This cyclical problem is forcing water forecasts to evolve. By Kara West,...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/25: First measurable, widespread snow expected in Sierra; As weather gets less predictable, hydropower dams look to new forecasting techniques; Dust is melting snow—and current models can’t keep up; Update on the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 25, 2023 775

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Conservancy Board beginning at 9am at the Big Break Center in Oakley. ...

WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM: Update on the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project

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Notebook News and Features

October 25, 2023 471

In 2014, voters approved Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act, which allocated $2.6 billion for the...

PRESS RELEASE: Coalition urges the Newsom administration to reject the Sites Project Authority’s rushed application for regulatory streamlining

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Press Release/Other

October 25, 2023 200

Today, Friends of the River, Defenders of Wildlife, and a coalition of conservation organizations submitted a letter to the Governor’s...

AG ALERT: Saving rice land as habitat can help wildlife, farmers

Ag Alert

News

October 25, 2023 71

By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert As California agriculture braves a roller coaster of climate extremes, one sector—rice— faced a dramatic...

UC DAVIS: Adding crushed rock to farmland pulls carbon out of the air

UC Davis

News

October 25, 2023 89

Field test finds carbon stored in soils even in dry climates By Amy Quinton, UC Davis Adding crushed volcanic rock...

AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Farmers fight to fix a river channel before next flood

Ag Alert

Commentary

October 25, 2023 129

By Norm Groot, executive director of the Monterey County Farm Bureau During atmospheric river storms that hit California in January...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/24: Wet weather bolsters a record year for water conservation; Officials urge preparations for flooding as El Niño looms; The Delta National Heritage Area takes shape; ‘Scoping’ results show new Colorado River rules will face a range of demands; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 24, 2023 762

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: Proposed Draft Emergency Information Order Regulations for the Clear Lake Watershed at...