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DAILY DIGEST, 12/18: Scientists are turning fog into water; Restoring the Salton Sea: Enhancing habitats and safeguarding community health; Annual Farm Bureau meeting workshop takes on navigating SGMA; As the federal Safe Drinking Water Act turns 50, California is poised to address new challenges; and more …

December 18, 2024

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CA WATER COMMISSION: Restoring the Salton Sea: Enhancing habitats and safeguarding community health

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Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

December 18, 2024

California state agencies are working on projects to improve air quality and create safe habitats for birds at the Salton...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/17: New storm to spread rain, snow into the West; Sequencing the mysterious microbes of the San Francisco Estuary; Changes in store for atmospheric rivers; The trucker hat that sparked a fight for Lake Pillsbury; and more …

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Daily Digest

December 17, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 12/16: CA has a plan for new water rules. Will it save salmon from extinction?; Save the peat, save the planet, save the Delta?; Once cold and lonely, ‘snow management’ at Tahoe resorts goes high-tech with lasers; PCAST releases report on strengthening America’s groundwater resilience; and more …

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Daily Digest

December 16, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Storms bring heavy snow, ice and a tornado; Governor Newsom’s water projects face backlash over climate impact; Kern water districts approve new groundwater plan, talk turkey on Delta tunnel; Ellen Hanak reflects on her time at the PPIC; and more …

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Daily Digest

December 15, 2024

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec. 8-13: AR triple-threat bringing rain, snow; Metropolitan approves continued Delta tunnel funding; Newsom urges completion of Sites Reservoir; The impacts of non-native fish on salmon populations in the San Joaquin River; and more …

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Weekly Digest

December 13, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 12/13: Atmospheric river triple-threat bringing rounds of rain, snow; State Water Project operations continue under new incidental take permit and new litigation; Elected officials are watching idly as seawater intrusion continues advancing down the Salinas Valley; and more …

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Daily Digest

December 13, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 12/12: Newsom, Trump may align to get Delta tunnel built; Public hearing for appeal of Delta tunnel consistency determination scheduled for Dec 19; Four Pacific salmon and steelhead retain threatened status in reviews of recovery progress; What is behind the high-stakes standoff over the Colorado River’s future?; and more …

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Daily Digest

December 12, 2024

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KFF HEALTH NEWS: Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ taint rural California drinking water, far from known sources

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Groundwater News

December 12, 2024

By Hannah Norman, KFF Health News Juana Valle never imagined she’d be scared to drink water from her tap or...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Public hearing for appeal of DWR’s consistency determination for geotechnical activities scheduled for December 19

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Delta Conveyance Project

December 11, 2024

In October, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) filed a certification of consistency with the Delta Plan for the geotechnical...

NOW AVAILABLE: NOAA Fisheries Final Biological Opinion for the Long Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project

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Water project operations

December 11, 2024

NOAA Fisheries issues no jeopardy/no adverse modification biological opinion The biological opinion by NOAA Fisheries for the long-term operations of...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/11: Met approves continued Delta tunnel funding, asks “Where’s Kern County?; Newsom urges completion of Sites as Tribal and environmental groups slam project; New storm train for Pacific coast may include at least one ‘bomb cyclone’; and more …

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Daily Digest

December 11, 2024

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DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Metropolitan board approves $142 million in additional funding for remaining planning of Delta Conveyance Project; Restore the Delta and State Water Contractors respond

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Delta Conveyance Project

December 11, 2024

District joins agencies across California in contributing funding for the project’s pre-construction activities in 2026 and 2027 Press release from...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/10: A big moment for the Delta — and Newsom knows it; Examining City and County of San Francisco v. EPA; The longfin smelt joins the celebrated ranks of the federal ESA – but can it recover?; What happened in Vegas? Nothing, unfortunately; and more …

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Daily Digest

December 10, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST for 12/9: The impacts of non-native fish on salmon populations in the San Joaquin River; Windy start, wet finish: Rapid weather turnaround this week; Farm runoff may be tied to respiratory illness near the Salton Sea; Congress reaches agreement on 2024 Water Resources Development Act; and more …

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Daily Digest

December 9, 2024

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