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DAILY DIGEST, 2/18: How better water systems can help a city survive the next firestorm; ‘An unprecedented situation’: EPA plan for LA wildfire cleanup stirs protests over toxic dangers; El Niño, La Niña not reliable for California rainfall predictions, study finds; Trinity River summer flow cuts ill-advised; and more …

February 18, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Delta Conveyance Project receives key permit; Lake Shasta waters still high after heavy dam releases; Kern Subbasin probationary hearing scheduled for February 20; Inside the battle to restore drinking water in Altadena and Pacific Palisades; and more …

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February 16, 2025

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb. 9-14: Dam removal deal could create longest free-flowing CA river; State proposes retroactive changes to farmland retirement program; Atmospheric Rivers explain atypical El Niño and La Niña years; and more …

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Weekly Digest

February 14, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/14: Dam removal deal could create longest free-flowing CA river; Atmospheric Rivers explain atypical El Niño and La Niña years; Drought status update for California-Nevada; Los Angeles groundwater remained depleted after 2023 deluge, study finds; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 14, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/13: Torrential rain to trigger flooding and mudslides; LAO report: The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan; Air, soil, water and dust: New study focuses on long-term health impacts of LA wildfire pollution; and more …

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February 13, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/12: California braces for flooding and mudslides as atmospheric river looms; State proposes retroactive changes to farmland retirement program that some fear could pull rug out from ongoing projects; Update on State Water Board’s SGMA intervention efforts; Toxic runoff, debris flows threaten wildfire-ravaged areas of SoCal; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 12, 2025

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CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE: Update on State Water Board’s SGMA intervention efforts

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

February 12, 2025

Natalie Stork, director of the State Water Resources Control Board’s Office of Sustainable Groundwater Management, spoke at the 2025 California...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/11: Atmospheric river looms: Torrential rain, flooding and mudslides to unfold in CA; ‘Snow drought’ plagues mountains despite recent storms; What data-driven science reveals about the twisted saga of Western water rights; Environmental groups sue Trump administration over white sturgeon; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 11, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/10: Atmospheric river to unleash deluge of rainfall across CA this week; Atmospheric rivers bring busy times to UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab; New farmer-focused survey reveals barriers to sustainable groundwater; Agencies to consider species and habitat protection rules; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 10, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: SoCal braces for strongest storm so far this winter; DWR issues an official notification of validation action for Delta Conveyance Program bond financing; Delta smelt controversy ranges from lawsuits to Trump executive orders; Sonoma County resumes issuing new water well permits; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 9, 2025

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb. 2-7: Storms boost reservoir releases, Delta pumps operating at full capacity; Trump’s emergency water order responsible for water dump from Tulare County lakes; Newsom issues Executive Order to boost groundwater recharge; Golden mussels join the ranks of Delta invasive species; and more …

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Weekly Digest

February 7, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/7: Storms boost reservoir releases, Delta pumps operating at full capacity; Chance of strong atmospheric river storm grows, as does risk of mudslides in L.A. burn scars; C&H ordered to stop dumping raw sugar into Carquinez Strait; Inside the LA fire cleanup’s rush to remove tons of toxic rubble; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 7, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/6: Risk for flooding continues this week; Why CA’s wettest storms can be its trickiest; Backup power and full water tanks should be required in face of wildfire, lawmaker says; Keswick Dam too full, will send 5 times more water down Sacramento River due to storms; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 6, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/5: Trump administration pulls funding for endangered Delta smelt; Newsom to meet with Trump over LA fire aid, water; State Water Project “flexes” operations to capture more storm water; New threat in the Delta: Golden mussels join the ranks of invasive species; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 5, 2025

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DELTA ISB: New threat in the Delta: Golden mussels join the ranks of invasive species

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Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

February 5, 2025

Plus is there yet another new mussel invader in California? Golden mussels may be small, but their impact on aquatic...

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