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DAILY DIGEST, 5/12: Sierra snowpack gone already, adding to drought and fire worries; State agencies, NGOs partner on groundwater accounting platform; Editorial: Newsom — end water wars for state and Stanislaus fish and farmers; 3 enviro groups take 3 positions on Poseidon desal plant; and more …

May 12, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … DWR Water Wednesday: California’s Human Right to Water from 1pm to 1:30pm. In 2012,...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Advancing Flood-MAR: What are the possibilities?

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Best of the Notebook Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

May 12, 2021

Dr. Graham Fogg and DWR’s Jenny Marr discuss the efforts underway to assess the potential for Flood Managed Aquifer Recharge...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/11: Governor expands drought declaration, announces relief plans; Reactions from water interests, NGOs; Groups urge Biden Admin not to endorse voluntary agreements; Could Dos Rios Restoration Project help with droughts?;Western lawmakers take aim at Biden’s 30×30 plan; and more …

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May 11, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Environmental Flows Workgroup from 10am to 12:30pm. Agenda items include CEFF...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/10: How ‘sustainable’ is California’s groundwater sustainability act?; No statewide water wasting rules heading into drought; Meet the Press on CA’s water scarcity; GOP slams 30×30: ‘Dense on tag lines … light on content’; and more …

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May 10, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … OROVILLE DAM CASES PRETRIAL HEARING streaming from the Sacramento Superior Court at 9am...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Why melting Sierra snow won’t save CA from extreme drought; The sun may offer key to predicting El Niño, groundbreaking study finds; Klamath, Modoc, Siskiyou County leaders throw support behind Basin ag; EPA administrator won’t return to Obama-era WOTUS rule; and more …

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May 9, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … ‘We got unlucky.’ Why melting Sierra snow won’t save California from extreme...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/7: Drought hits second year, but experts say the state is better prepared; Q/A: What are the risks of a major earthquake in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta?; Valley residents slow to respond to new drinking water program; San Jose Mayor opposes $2.5 billion Pacheco Dam project; and more …

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May 7, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: May Colorado River Basin Water Supply Webinar from 9am to 10am. The...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/6: Drought conditions have farmers considering all options as Reclamation halts deliveries to NorCal ag; Common pitfalls when large water systems help small water systems; Is growing weed sustainable?; EPA may craft groundwater rule to pass Supreme Court test; and more …

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May 6, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Prop. 1 IRWM Implementation Grant Workshop: Round 1 Survey Results and Round...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/5: Newsom drought declaration would trigger new war; Biologists say predators eat half of salmon; A case is made for colocating data centers … with water infrastructure; How Reclamation plans to operate during the Klamath Basin’s driest summer ever; and more …

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May 5, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … IRWM SUMMIT: Watershed Health and People Experiencing Homelessness: Spotlight on the Central Coast...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Conveyance and water rights; Considerations for conveyance across the Delta

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Water rights and water law

May 5, 2021

Delta Watermaster: It’s physically, ecologically, and economically impossible to squeeze water out of the Delta for export. At the April...

NOTICE of Water Right Application for 74,350 acre-feet from the San Joaquin River stream system

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May 4, 2021

Triangle T Water District has filed an application to appropriate water by permit with the State Water Resources Control Board,...

NOTICE of Water Right Application for 10,000 acre-feet from the San Joaquin River stream system

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May 4, 2021

Aliso Water District has filed an application to appropriate water by permit with the State Water Resources Control Board, Division...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/4: CA’s latest drought in 4 charts; District Court finds species conservation is not one of Twitchell Dam’s “other purposes”; CA Senator seeks expansion of land, water protection; What the new climate normals tell us about climate change; and more …

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May 4, 2021

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

DAILY DIGEST, 5/3: CA’s wildfire season is expanding as the wet season becomes compressed; Red flag warning in May; Wild donkeys and horses dig wells; A supermoon with a twist; and more …

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May 3, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE RECLAIM THE SIERRA WORKSHOP: Actions to Increase the Pace & Scale of...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Valley lawmakers ramp up drought pressure on Newsom; Pandemic lockdown exposes vulnerability of some to pay water bills; Report provides new tools for abandoned mines; Podcast: The Human Right to Drinking Water & SGMA; and more …

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May 2, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Will Gavin Newsom make emergency drought declaration statewide? Valley lawmakers say it’s...

NOW AVAILABLE: Video Recording for April 22 Public Workshop on Addendum to Proposed Framework for Regulating Direct Potable Reuse in California

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May 1, 2021

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) Division of Drinking Water...

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