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DAILY DIGEST, 8/30: Madera County faces groundwater challenge of a lifetime; Drought, wildfires create new challenges for cannabis growers; Building a pipeline to the Mississippi? A harebrained idea; Faulconer gets briefed on CA drought – “a human crisis by design”; and more …

August 30, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Delta Lead Scientist Ask Me Anything: Scientific peer review at 12pm. Join...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Most farmers have water cutoff, but a lucky few are immune; State report raises fresh alarms over sea-level rise; The environmentalist case for fish farms; El Dorado Irrigation District begins to assess flume damage; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 29, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Many California farmers have water cut off, but a lucky few are...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/27: Drought felt by California farmers, who fear worst is yet to come; CA’s ‘Cantaloupe Capital’ struggles to reign supreme; Lawsuit: Groundwater pumping threats in Sac Valley transfers tied to extra pumping plans; Understanding the drought monitor; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 27, 2021

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

DAILY DIGEST, 8/26: Drought, fires and politics put Biden’s CA water plans on hold; Democrat stirs up recall debate with unusual ideas; Dams ineffective for cold-water conservation; El Nino and La Nina events expected to wane as Earth heats up; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 26, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The Delta Stewardship Council will meet beginning at 9am. Agenda items include the...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/25: Meteorologists explain unusual lack of snow on Mt. Shasta; Water rights conversation heats up; With recall election, CA’s environmental future up for vote; How forest thinning is making wildfires worse; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 25, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: All about water quality from 10 am to 11am. Hear from...

NOW AVAILABLE: Watershed Index Online (WSIO) and Statewide Recovery Potential Screening (RPS) Tool Series Updated for 2021 – New Climate and EJ Indicators

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

August 25, 2021

From the US EPA: The EPA Healthy Watersheds Team is pleased to announce the completion of Version 2.2 of the...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/24: An unprecedented climate observatory to understand the future of water; Experts weigh in on the future of drought management; Expediting water relief for the Navajo Nation; Water scarcity: What’s the big deal?; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 24, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Kern County: What are we doing for Water Conservation? from 11:30 am...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/23: Megadrought to pit fish lives against human needs in the West; Where the water used for fighting California wildfires comes from; Introducing Modernizing California Water Law; The incredible shrinking Colorado River; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 23, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … JOINT LEG HEARING with the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife and...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Farmers, cities told to stop drawing water from Delta watershed; Bill aimed at repurposing farmland a step closer to passing; As CA burns, some ecologists say it’s time to rethink forest management; Biden moves to blunt Trump water permitting rule; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 22, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California water regulators block thousands of farmers from accessing state’s largest watershed...

NOTICE: Experimental Release of Delta Smelt Project – Initial Study/Negative Declaration and Appendices

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Science Announcement

August 21, 2021

From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: CDFW, consistent with its obligation as the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lead...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for August 15 – 20: Advancing Well-Designed Water Trading Programs in CA, Shortage declared on Colorado River; Emergency regs now in effect for Delta watershed; plus all the top water news of the week

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Daily Digest

August 20, 2021

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

DAILY DIGEST, 8/20: Emergency regulations allow curtailments in the Delta watershed; Western drought will last into fall or longer; Water & weed: A complex California relationship; Q&A: Can green infrastructure keep microplastics out of the environment?; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 20, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The Delta Independent Science Board meets from 8:30am to 12:30pm. Agenda items include...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/19: Valley water districts told they’ll have to pay $25M more for water next year; CA faces unprecedented dangers as record heat, dryness combine with fierce winds; Hurtado not satisfied with money allotted for canal restoration projects; Assemblymember Frazier anchors effort to remove abandoned boats from the Delta; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 19, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … THURSDAY: CONFERENCE: Sixth Annual California Water Data Summit from 9am to 4pm. Bringing...

NOTICE: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permits

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

August 19, 2021

Below is a second public notice regarding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ reissuance of the Nationwide Permits (NWPs). On...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/18: SoCal water officials declare supply alert, Newsom says mandatory statewide water restrictions may be on the way; Who owns the water from Lake Tahoe & Truckee River?; Could desal play a role in the Colorado River Basin’s future?; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 18, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Board will meet beginning at 9am. Agenda items include...

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