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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 …

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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Daily Digest

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...

NOTICE of Water Right Petitions in Siskiyou County

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

July 29, 2021

From the State Water Board: The State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Water Rights has issued four public notices...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/28: Will Delta water users sue — again — to stop drought rules?; Hurtado urges Water Board to consider Central Valley impacts in water decision; Desal advances in CA despite opposition; Extreme heat could also mean power and water shortages; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 28, 2021

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

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: State Water Project operations and Delta modeling

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features Water project operations

July 28, 2021

Where does the State Water Project get its water? How does DWR model Delta water operations? Informational webinar features presentations...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/27: Concerns rise over water levels at Lake Oroville; State Water Board deputy director discusses water supply concerns for farmers; What it means to store water for the environment; Groundwater contamination: Punitives may come to those who wait; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 27, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … CEQA SCOPING MEETING: Resolution regarding estuarine habitat restoration and multi-benefit climate change adaptation...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/26: Monsoonal moisture to bring thunderstorms, wildfire concerns to CA; Warming rivers killing fish, imperiling industry; Court ruling finds FERC 401 waiver not justified; Report: Water reuse in the West; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 26, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … OPEN HOUSE: Salmon habitat restoration project at Ancil Hoffman Park (Golf Course) Sacramento...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: State Water Board releases draft drought emergency regulation for Delta watershed, thousands could be cutoff; Tulare County officials say state red tape made water crisis worse for Teviston; Latest pictures from Lake Oroville; Secretary Crowfoot wins award; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 25, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … State Water Board releases draft drought emergency regulation for Delta watershed “With...

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