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LAKE OROVILLE UPDATE: Vegetation management, trail improvements, Oroville wildlife area, lake operations

October 19, 2024

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has resumed vegetation management activities at Loafer Creek within the Lake Oroville State Recreation...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Oct. 13-18: Winter forecast: Likely a year of extremes; Atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward; SF takes on the EPA in a case about poop and a $10B fine; and more …

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Weekly Digest

October 18, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 10/18: CA’s winter forecast: Likely a ‘year of extremes,’ but predictions still murky; DWR releases webinar on depletion of interconnected surface water; Tragic mass bird deaths at Tule Lake due to botulism outbreak; Dried stretch of Napa River in St. Helena renews groundwater pumping concerns; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 18, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 10/17: SF takes on the EPA in a case about poop and a $10 billion fine; Metropolitan committee discusses Delta Conveyance Project; Building drought resiliency for CA’s water supply systems—the role of permitting reform; CA wildfires and weather are changing erosion patterns; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 17, 2024

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NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Metropolitan committee discusses Delta Conveyance Project ahead of December vote on funding planning costs

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

October 17, 2024

At the October meeting of Metropolitan’s One Water and Stewardship Committee meeting, staff began the first of a series of...

REPORT SUMMARY: Accelerating Restoration in the Sacramento Valley and Beyond

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Policy and regulation Reports

October 17, 2024

California’s ambitious restoration plans, which include reactivating floodplains, enhancing species habitats, and fortifying against climate change, are at a critical...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/16: SF challenges EPA in Supreme Court over water pollution standards; Lack of consensus emerges as courts apply new WOTUS rule to ditches and canals; Land values plunge as groundwater law dims farm prospects; Expanded Salton Sea restoration project breaks ground; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 16, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 10/15: Big change to autumn weather, including snow, coming to western US; Tapping data for Delta drought insights; State AG, DFW join fight to bring flows back to the Kern River; OCWD wins legal victory upholding authority over groundwater basin management; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 15, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 10/14: As CA farms use less Colorado River water, worries grow over shrinking Salton Sea; Changing winters are impacting Lake Tahoe and other freshwater ecosystems; Reducing fire risk in the headwaters of CA’s rivers; Winter forecast for the US in the 2024-25 season; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 14, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward, reshaping global weather patterns; Accusations of “extortion” and “bullying” fly in dispute over who should pay for sinking the Friant-Kern Canal; Supreme Court will hear San Francisco’s challenge to NPDES permits this week; Monsanto will pay Los Angeles $35 million to settle lawsuit over contaminated waters; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 13, 2024

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Oct. 6-11: Chances for La Niña have shifted, what it means for CA; Is the state discriminating against people who fish in the Delta?; CA Tribes seek to stop Sites Reservoir; and more …

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Weekly Digest

October 11, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 10/11: Chances for La Niña have shifted. Here’s what it means for California; How much runoff comes from the West’s snowpack?; Enviro groups call attention to fundamental flaws with Delta Conveyance Project hearings; San Francisco is suing the EPA over how specific water pollution permits should be; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 11, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 10/10: New UC Davis clinic hopes to help small valley farmers with SGMA; Scientists implement creative measures to save dwindling salmon populations; The shifting landscape of water rate setting; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 10, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 10/8-9: The Delta is in crisis. Is the state discriminating against people who fish there?; S.F. is at war over an environmental case headed to the Supreme Court; Whether pumping cuts come from state or locals, cuts are coming to Tulare County farmers; State Water Board approves boost in rates for 2024-25; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 9, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC HEARING: Sites Reservoir Water Right Permit beginning at 9am. The State Water Resources...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/7: Atmospheric rivers from research to reconnaissance: A conversation with Marty Ralph; Nowhere in America is safe from climate-fueled storms and fires; CA’s new water recycling rules turn wastewater to tapwater. What this means for you; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 7, 2024

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