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DAILY DIGEST, 8/11: Could CA handle another year of drought?; Concerns linger over water cutbacks; Reversal of Trump-era action spells higher power, water costs; Could the infrastructure bill make wildfires worse?; and more …

August 11, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Managed Aquifer Recharge: Where will we get the water? from 12pm to...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Dr. Newsha Ajami: Enhancing Regional Water Sustainability through Virtual Water Trading

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Planning and management Policy and regulation

August 11, 2021

In March of this year, the Secretaries of the Natural Resources Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Food and...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/10: CA water district pays millions over ‘unauthorized diversion’; Why is the Delta starving?; Hydropower levels under careful watch as drought ravages the West; Sites Reservoir commentaries: For and against; and more …

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August 10, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Environmental Flows Workgroup from 10am to 12pm. Agenda items include drought...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/9: Historic drought in U.S. West will persist through October; Water rights law for real property owners; Is lead in the Sacramento River causing the algae bloom?; A look at reservoir levels and conditions around the state; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 9, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Historic drought in U.S. West will persist through October “The historic drought...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: One state, two different responses to drought; Dan Walters: Big battle looms over California water rights; Snow can disappear straight into the atmosphere in hot, dry weather; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 8, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … In California, 1 state is seeing 2 drastically different responses to the...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/6: Ag Secretary visits Valley, promises federal drought relief; Coalition sends letter opposing voluntary agreements; Kern ag interests raise concerns about State Board’s proposed work toward racial equity; Klamath: Protest tent next to A Canal headgates comes down; and more …

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August 6, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California drought news today … U.S. Agriculture Secretary promising federal relief for CA farmers impacted by drought...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/05: State Board will make the call on refilling Don Pedro reservoir; Friant-Kern Canal repair process continues with repayment contract; Officials warn of cascading crises facing Pacific salmon; What can civil engineers do to prevent another Flint water crisis elsewhere?; and more …

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August 5, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Delta Protection Commission will meet beginning at 1pm. Agenda items include...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Space Jam: A spatially explicit history of estuary fish species

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Delta science

August 5, 2021

The San Francisco Estuary is a dynamic and highly altered system that has experienced many changes since its widespread colonization...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/4: State Board approves emergency curtailment measures for the Delta watershed; 10 charts and maps that explain CA’s drought; NorCal lawmakers call out drought and wildland mismanagement; and more …

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August 4, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Resources Control Board will meet beginning at 9am. A...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/3: State cuts off hundreds of Russian River water users, more cutbacks to be considered today; New law allows enhanced penalties for water theft; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 3, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Resources Control Board meets at 9:00am. Agenda items include drought...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/2: In a drier future, what’s the best way to secure water?; Stricter controls sought against ag-based water pollution; Marin considers desalination, water pipeline over the Richmond Bridge; Infrastructure fight finally set; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 2, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … In a drier future, what’s the best way to secure water? “Once...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: How data science can help the drought; Record spring salmon run on Butte Creek turns into disaster; CA says federal ‘let it burn’ policy is reckless as wildfires rage out of control; Biden bid to revamp Trump water rule faces long slog; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 1, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California’s drought is getting worse. In a Q&A, Laurel Larsen explains how...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/30: Prop 65: Few water cases, but millions for lawyers; Dozens of communities are at risk of running out of water; Are nuclear submarines responsible for salmon declines?; Biden to return to pre-Obama water protections in first step for clean water regulations; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 30, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … California toxics law: few water cases, but millions for lawyers “Thirty-five years...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/29: Newsha Ajami lays out the West’s risky future in Megadrought; Is desalination the answer to CA’s drought?; Water shortages, drought important environmental threat, poll finds; Siskiyou Co. Supervisors asks for rehearing on Klamath dam removal; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 29, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: How Today’s Drought Conditions Affect Southern California from 10am to 11am. ...

BAY-DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Loss, and Potential Recovery of Primary Production from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

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Best of the Notebook Delta science

July 29, 2021

Landscape transformation in the Delta has far-reaching implications, including the loss of primary production that forms the basis for the...

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