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DAILY DIGEST, 4/1: Sierra snowpack falls to one of lowest levels in 70 years; Reclamation reduces CVP M&I allocation to health and safety needs only; Droughts cutting into CA’s hydropower; Some Caldor Fire victims to resume paying water fees despite losing homes; and more …

April 1, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Where snowpack level stands after most critical survey of the year “California’s...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/31: Why MID and TID aren’t celebrating Newsom’s ‘historic’ treaty; California is about to see how how bad this drought really is; Incredible before and after photos show just how much Lake Powell has dried up; and more …

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March 31, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Electrical Hydrogeology: Building Aquifer Conceptual Models from Airborne and Ground Electrical Datasets...

DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: How the State Water Project and Central Valley Project comply with the endangered species acts

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Water project operations

March 31, 2022

Presentation provides an overview and details on the biological opinions and incidental take permit For the Central Valley Project and...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/30: Voluntary agreements and Sacramento River temperature plan unveiled; GSAs at epicenter of Friant Kern Canal subsidence limits pumping, charges fees; Coalition plans to protect Valley bird habitats; Governor’s new water saving order will have minimal effect on San Diego; and more …

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March 30, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: “Reorienting to Recovery” CA Central Valley Salmon Recovery Project from 9am...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/29: Californians face water restrictions as drought intensifies; Gray calls for state audit over water loss; Water availability, regs spur farmland value chasm; Lake Powell continues to disappear as Colorado hits pause on plan to prop up levels; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 29, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Integrating Land Use and Water Management: Nationwide Planning and Practice from 9am...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/28: Is Monday’s storm the last shot at substantial rain for the season?; Valley agriculture needs “greenlash” to CA restrictions; Sites project could break ground in ’24; Arizona’s future water shock; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 28, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar at 11am. The California-Nevada Drought Early...

EYES ON EARTH: Aquatic Ecosystems, ECOSTRESS, and the Delta smelt

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Science Podcasts

March 27, 2022

From the USGS: The Earth observation data archived here have plenty of value to the study of aquatic ecosystems. Landsat...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: CA’s snowpack is ‘roasting in the dry and sunny conditions’; Drought sets stage for fish die-off; Coming storm could drop the most rain the Bay Area has seen this year; Study previews how climate change may alter rain-making atmospheric rivers by 2100; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 27, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California’s snowpack is ‘roasting in the dry and sunny conditions’ “California’s winter...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for March 20-25: Legal aspects of groundwater recharge; Bay Delta Plan update; plus all the week’s top water news

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Weekly Digest

March 25, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 3/25: Recent precipitation not enough to add to reservoir runoff; State releases funds for Friant-Kern Canal repair; Decision in Boswell-Vidovich pipeline fight set for April 1; Why Californians have been saving less water in 2022; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 25, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 3/24: Record-challenging heat to ease as new storm takes aim at CA; Mono Lake’s low level may reduce LADWP water diversions; The deceptively simple plan to replenish groundwater; Anglers, hunters rally to preserve recreational access to Liberty Island; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 24, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council beginning at 9am. Public hearing regarding appeals of the...

FEATURE: Legal aspects of groundwater recharge: Do we need a groundwater recharge ethic?

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Best of the Notebook Climate change Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

March 24, 2022

Groundwater is one of the world’s most important natural resources,but groundwater management has traditionally been governed by lax and uneven...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/23: From bulldozers to helicopters, Boswell-Vidovich battles continue; As drought intensifies, a return to wild, unrestricted waterways offers solutions; Sisk Dam to get $100 million safety upgrade; Bill introduced to prevent corporations from profiting off water rights; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 23, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Conservancy Board Meeting from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items include Delta...

DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: An update on the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan

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Delta science Notebook News and Features Water quality

March 23, 2022

State Water Board staff provide an overview of the Bay Delta Plan and the progress to date At the March...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/22: State warns 20,000 water users of coming shortages; Drought prompts request to temporarily change how much water is sent to the Delta; How a tropical weather phenomena influences CA rain and snow; Century old Colorado River Compact imperfect, but immovable; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 22, 2022

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

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