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September 11, 2021

A few months before his retirement in October 2021, Estuary News editor Ariel Rubissow Okamoto asked Ted Sommer, lead scientist...

ESTUARY VOICES: Sam Schuchat, The Coast Whisperer

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Podcasts and webinars

September 11, 2021

Sam Schuchat, executive officer of the California State Coastal Conservancy for twenty years, retired on June 25, 2021. Just before...

NOTICE: Status Conference Ruling and Notice of Status Conference for Nevada Irrigation District and South Sutter Water District water right application

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

September 11, 2021

Tags State/federal agencies State Water Resources Control Board...

THIS JUST IN … Critically low flows prompt emergency curtailment orders for Scott, Shasta Rivers; More curtailments in the works …

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Policy and regulation

September 11, 2021

From the State Water Resources Control Board, issued Friday evening: With record low flows in the Scott and Shasta Rivers...

NOTICE: Consideration of a Drought-Related Emergency Regulation for Curtailment of Diversions in Mill Creek and Deer Creek Watersheds

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

September 11, 2021

From the State Water Board: Friday, the State Water Resources Control Board posted the Agenda for the September 21-22, 2021...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/10: Biden’s interior secretary backs West Side reservoir, more CA water storage; What’s Larry Elder’s solution to water issues?; Two-Basin Partnership asks for pause in Potter Valley Project process; WMO: Weak La Niña may re-emerge; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 10, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … CDFW CONSERVATION LECTURE: Nature’s Best Hope from 10:30am to 12pm. Recent headlines about global...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/9: Farm groups irked after canal bill pulled; Water Board amends order to allow Ukiah to send water to coastal cities; Eyes in the sky’ help police CA water use; Could supersonic sound waves fight CA wildfires?; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 9, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Draft California Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program Guidelines from 9pm...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/8: San Francisco, ag water suppliers sue state over drought restrictions; CA can keep thirstiest crops, state ag chief says; Growers hope groundwater markets provide flexibility; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 8, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: FRGP Peer Review Committee Meeting from 10am to 12pm. Agenda items include...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/7: A test for California’s groundwater regulations in the megadrought; Groups sue Reclamation against extra groundwater pumping plans in North Valley; Extreme heat and smoke in West could exacerbate wildfire plight; Will Lake Tahoe no longer be blue due to ash from the Caldor Fire?; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 7, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Evaluating Benefits of Stormwater Capture and Use: Why and How? from...

INTERAGENCY ECOLOGICAL PROGRAM (IEP) NEWSLETTER: IEP in 2021: Implementing change; Pilot long-term monitoring review; Annual reports on salmonids, Yolo Bypass fisheries, and more …

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Delta science

September 5, 2021

DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: State Water Board order could impede 2022 irrigation season, groundwater recharging; 12 important things to know about California’s drought; Initiative would allocate two percent of state budget to water; The surprising places PFAS are being found; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 5, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … State Water Board order could impede 2022 irrigation season, groundwater recharging “The...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/3: Drought threatens access to clean water, study finds; Stricter water restrictions to come if winter stays dry, say experts; Marin utility seeks to cut water for endangered fish; Cuyama Valley groundwater basin to be adjudicated; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 3, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Drought threatens access to clean water in California farming communities, study finds...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/2: CA water suppliers cast first challenge to strict drought rules; Increased pumping in Central Valley during drought worsens groundwater quality; Friant-Kern Canal repairs scheduled to begin in November; Proposed change at Prado Dam could yield water for 60,000 more people; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 2, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … California water suppliers cast 1st challenge to strict drought rules “Freshly cut...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/1: Exasperated by drought, farmers could be critical in Newsom recall fight; Legislation seeks $308 million for key valley canal; What curtailments mean for MID, TID; Litigation, confusion to follow overturning of Trump water rule; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 1, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … NOAA WEBINAR: Using a Freshwater Recirculation System to Rear Endangered Coho Salmon: Lessons...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/31: California moves slowly on water projects amid drought; Salmon program takes giant leap thanks to land donation; Devastating fires could damage Lake Tahoe’s iconic blue waters; Judge sinks Trump WOTUS rule; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 31, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Delta Watershed Curtailment Compliance And Response Assistance Webinar from 9am to 4pm. ...

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SCIENCE IN SHORT: DWR’s Ted Sommer Reflects on 30 Years At Large in the Delta Estuary

ESTUARY VOICES: Sam Schuchat, The Coast Whisperer

NOTICE: Status Conference Ruling and Notice of Status Conference for Nevada Irrigation District and South Sutter Water District water right application

THIS JUST IN … Critically low flows prompt emergency curtailment orders for Scott, Shasta Rivers; More curtailments in the works …

NOTICE: Consideration of a Drought-Related Emergency Regulation for Curtailment of Diversions in Mill Creek and Deer Creek Watersheds

DAILY DIGEST, 9/10: Biden’s interior secretary backs West Side reservoir, more CA water storage; What’s Larry Elder’s solution to water issues?; Two-Basin Partnership asks for pause in Potter Valley Project process; WMO: Weak La Niña may re-emerge; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 9/9: Farm groups irked after canal bill pulled; Water Board amends order to allow Ukiah to send water to coastal cities; Eyes in the sky’ help police CA water use; Could supersonic sound waves fight CA wildfires?; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 9/8: San Francisco, ag water suppliers sue state over drought restrictions; CA can keep thirstiest crops, state ag chief says; Growers hope groundwater markets provide flexibility; and more …

INTERAGENCY ECOLOGICAL PROGRAM (IEP) NEWSLETTER: IEP in 2021: Implementing change; Pilot long-term monitoring review; Annual reports on salmonids, Yolo Bypass fisheries, and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 9/3: Drought threatens access to clean water, study finds; Stricter water restrictions to come if winter stays dry, say experts; Marin utility seeks to cut water for endangered fish; Cuyama Valley groundwater basin to be adjudicated; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 9/1: Exasperated by drought, farmers could be critical in Newsom recall fight; Legislation seeks $308 million for key valley canal; What curtailments mean for MID, TID; Litigation, confusion to follow overturning of Trump water rule; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/31: California moves slowly on water projects amid drought; Salmon program takes giant leap thanks to land donation; Devastating fires could damage Lake Tahoe’s iconic blue waters; Judge sinks Trump WOTUS rule; and more …