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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: PPIC Brief: Water and a changing climate; Bill introduced to maximize SGMA benefits; Secret Kern River talks underway; Life-saving drinking water disinfectants have a “dark side”; and more …

January 17, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news and commentary this weekend … PPIC Brief: California’s future: Water and a changing climate “The...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/15: CA water futures – are they as sinister as they sound?; Water bill debt soars during pandemic; It’s January and sadly, wildfires are still a threat; Significant changes in U.S. environmental policy are expected in 2021; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 15, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … CA water futures – are they as sinister as they sound? “The...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/14: Court rejects State Water Board’s attempt to regulate waters not covered by the Clean Water Act; El Niño or La Niña? What they mean and why they matter; Top Delta management questions now available; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 14, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: California TCP from 9am to 11:30am. This webinar is offered at...

DELTA ISB: What we know and don’t know about the Delta food web

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Best of the Notebook Delta science

January 14, 2021

The Delta Reform Act of 2009 established the Delta Independent Science Board (or Delta ISB), whose ten members are appointed...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/13: $2.5B Pacheco Dam project moves forward, despite cost increase; CA toxics agency may take aim at zinc in tires; Clean water plans need more public involvement, activists say; Ag Order 4.0 hearings raise concerns; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 13, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Women & Water Conflicts from 10am to 11am. Lynette de Silva...

SGMA IN ACTION: Challenges and opportunities, Environmental justice considerations, and first lawsuits over GSP plans

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Best of the Notebook Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

January 13, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Critically overdrafted groundwater basins submitted their Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) in January 2020, and high and medium priority subbasins...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/12: CA lawmakers should invest one-time budget funds into projects with long-term benefits, experts suggest; Turning the page on a disruptive year in the water world; Napa County faces predicted sea level rise challenges; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 12, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … UWMP WEBINAR: Baselines and Targets for SBX7-7 from 10am to 12pm: DWR will...

DELTA ADAPTS: Climate change vulnerability assessment looks at climate impacts to Delta as a place, agriculture, recreation, and infrastructure

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Climate change Notebook News and Features

January 12, 2021

Delta Adapts: Creating a Climate Resilient Future is the Delta Stewardship Council’s effort to conduct the first-ever climate change vulnerability...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/11: Is 2021 the year Delta smelt go extinct?; Dry weather pattern to continue with no rain in sight; Plan to upgrade the L.A. River seeks to atone for past injustices; In Trump admin’s final days, Army Corps reduces stream protections; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 11, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: MWELO Guidebook and Local Agency Updates from 10am to 1pm. This DWR...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: ‘Fossil water’ may be vanishing from California; Dry conditions to persist for weeks; What is the future of Borrego’s water and land-use planning?; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 10, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … ‘Fossil water’ may be vanishing from California “A dinosaur bone. The footprint...

STATE BUDGET: Governor Newsom submits budget proposal with funding included for wildfire and forest resilience, sustainable groundwater management, habitat restoration, and flood management

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Policy and regulation

January 8, 2021

Governor Gavin Newsom today submitted his 2021-22 State Budget proposal to the Legislature totaling $227.2 billion. Here are some of...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/8: Zero Delta smelt found in fall midwater trawl survey for the third year in row; Delta National Heritage Area Management Plan Advisory Committee goes to work; Tackling data center water usage challenges amid historic droughts, wildfires; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 8, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … 2021 Delta Science Proposal Solicitation from 2pm to 3pm: This webinar will review...

CV-SALTS: Salt Control Program Notice to Comply letters sent to dischargers in the Central Valley

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

January 8, 2021

From the Central Valley Regional Water Board: On January 5, 2021, Notice to Comply letters for the Salt Control Program...

NOTICE: Army Corps of Engineers announces finalization of nationwide permits

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

January 8, 2021

From the Army Corps of Engineers: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it reissued 12 and...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/7: Researchers propose a framework for evaluating impacts of climate change on CA’s water, power; Delta Conveyance Project alternatives screening process; Sacramento: Flood board makes no-fence policy official; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 7, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Researchers propose a framework for evaluating impacts of climate change on California’s...

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