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CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Voluntary agreements: Are the promises enough or is it just a signpost on the way to more litigation?

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April 27, 2022

Attorneys Richard Roos-Collins, Doug Obegi, Jennifer Buckman, and Peter Prows discuss the pros and cons of the voluntary agreements Voluntary...

NOTICE: April 26 Weekly Update on Curtailment Status of Water Rights and Claims in the Delta Watershed

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

April 27, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: This notice contains important information about the curtailment status of water rights and...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/26: Coastal Commission staff says Huntington desal plant should not be built; Southwest cities learn to thrive amid drought; Why the ag community is confused—and concerned—about an executive order on well drilling; In fight against Biden’s conservation plan, opponents bet on NEPA; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 26, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife beginning at 9am. Click here...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/25: Regulators banned fracking wastewater for irrigation, but allow wastewater from oil drilling; CA drought plan could exclude cannabis; The truth about salmon-safe alcohol; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 25, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Standardizing Cost Reporting In Municipal Stormwater Permit from 1pm to 4pm. ...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Central Valley farmer’s bold water experiment setting example; Newsom proposes additional $2 billion for water conservation; Sea level rise is a threat to all Californians; PG&E granted annual license for the Potter Valley Project; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 24, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Central Valley farmer’s bold water experiment setting example for California “A Central...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 17-22: Managing the forest for water supply; Plenty of precip but not a drought buster as state prepares for the dry months ahead

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Weekly Digest

April 22, 2022

A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/22: California Senate OKs lower standard for indoor water use; Central Valley Flood Protection Plan update released; Policy Brief: Drought and California’s agriculture; Colorado finds “forever chemicals” PFAS in 100% of fish sampled; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 22, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Flood Protection Board will meet beginning at 9am. Agenda items...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/21: ‘Awesome’ April offers welcome storms, but drought persists; SGMA ‘will have devastating impacts,’ industry leader says; After wildfires, scorched trees could disrupt water supplies; CA’s radical plan to defend homes from sea level rise: move them; and more…

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Daily Digest

April 21, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PPIC WEBINAR: Farming in a state of extremes from 11am to 12pm. California’s...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/20: State Water Board staff proposes readoption of emergency drought regulation in Bay-Delta; Gavin Newsom tours Oroville Dam, plans to ask legislature for $750M; Greater Kaweah GSA puts a price on pumping groundwater; Ridgecrest: Water District to begin planning water pumping optimization; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 20, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Water Commission will meet beginning at 9:30am. The Commission will consider...