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September 5, 2024

The Delta is home to over 200 non-native species and is among the world’s most invaded estuaries. These species, introduced...

LETTER: GOP Reps say preferred alternative for Delta water project operations inappropriately prioritizes environmental goals at expense of water supplies

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Notebook News and Features Water project operations

September 4, 2024

In July 2024, the Bureau of Reclamation released a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the long-term operation of the...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/4: Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition challenges legality of Delta Conveyance Project in new petition; Calif. backs EPA’s High Court fight to keep SF water limits; Planning for resilience: Understanding the connections between forests, fire, water, and drought; Final state report doesn’t bode well for Tule Subbasin; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 4, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 9/3: Bill to increase fines for violating water orders heads to Governor; SGMA’s groundwater costs could slash fruit and nut production, study finds; Unusually hot weather returns to the West; State dam safety programs could get new look after summer storms; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 3, 2024

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug. 25-30: Klamath River now flowing free to the ocean; Judge issues first-of-its-kind ruling to rein in groundwater pumping in Sonoma County; Groups urge Newsom to suspend Fall X2; We are still here: Partnering with tribes on the Delta; and more …

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Weekly Digest

August 30, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: California details path to reintroducing fish into Klamath River; Post-wildfire erosion threatens water storage and increases flood risk; Estimated 20,000 migratory birds have died so far in Klamath Basin botulism outbreak; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 30, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 8/29: When a summer drought begins in the winter: Investigating snow drought; AI modeling delivers more benefits, less risk for water partnerships; Sustainable Conservation unveils tool to navigate restoration permitting; Rural Kings County families have a 50-50 chance their well is contaminated with nitrates; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 29, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 8/28: Salmon will soon swim freely in the Klamath River; We are still here: Partnering with tribes on the Delta; Hearing process could boost Sites Reservoir project; Imperial Valley goes dry as farmers act to protect river; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 28, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 8/27: Water Blueprint and SoCal Water Coalition urge suspension of Fall X2 action; Kern disputes state’s take on its groundwater plan at first of two workshops; With dams removed, salmon will have the run of a Western river; Water officials to dye Stockton waterfront to study dangerous algae; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 27, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 8/26: Conflicting policies may raise flood insurance costs, risk; EJ advocates frustrated by slow pace of CV-SALTS program; Urban wildfires disrupt streams and their tiny inhabitants; Researchers urge closing outdated water rule to aid Colorado River crisis; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 26, 2024

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CV-SALTS UPDATE: Environmental justice advocates frustrated by slow pace of the program

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

August 26, 2024

In parts of the Central Valley, nitrate levels in groundwater have risen so high that the drinking water in rural...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Judge issues first-of-its-kind ruling to rein in groundwater pumping; DWR releases operation plan for the Delta Conveyance Project; Big water decision coming up this week; Heat waves, wildfires and now … snow? A summer of extremes; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 25, 2024

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug. 18-23: California’s prenup with the feds on water; Hearing officer pauses Delta tunnel deadlines; Snow in the forecast for the Sierra; Hurtado links state struggles to data abuse; and more …

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Weekly Digest

August 23, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 8/23: California’s prenup with the feds on water; Hearing officer pauses Delta tunnel deadlines amid tribal and community concerns; Collaborative research effort leverages nature for groundwater replenishment; Sonoma Court issues landmark ruling to protect the Russian River; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 23, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 8/22: Kings County judge extends restraining order giving growers more time as they fight state pumping restrictions; Snow in the forecast for Tahoe, Park Fire burn scar under flash flood warning; Severe weather and the future of America’s water supply; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 22, 2024

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REPORT SUMMARY: The Science of Non-native Species in a Dynamic Delta

LETTER: GOP Reps say preferred alternative for Delta water project operations inappropriately prioritizes environmental goals at expense of water supplies

DAILY DIGEST, 9/3: Bill to increase fines for violating water orders heads to Governor; SGMA’s groundwater costs could slash fruit and nut production, study finds; Unusually hot weather returns to the West; State dam safety programs could get new look after summer storms; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug. 25-30: Klamath River now flowing free to the ocean; Judge issues first-of-its-kind ruling to rein in groundwater pumping in Sonoma County; Groups urge Newsom to suspend Fall X2; We are still here: Partnering with tribes on the Delta; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: California details path to reintroducing fish into Klamath River; Post-wildfire erosion threatens water storage and increases flood risk; Estimated 20,000 migratory birds have died so far in Klamath Basin botulism outbreak; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/28: Salmon will soon swim freely in the Klamath River; We are still here: Partnering with tribes on the Delta; Hearing process could boost Sites Reservoir project; Imperial Valley goes dry as farmers act to protect river; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/26: Conflicting policies may raise flood insurance costs, risk; EJ advocates frustrated by slow pace of CV-SALTS program; Urban wildfires disrupt streams and their tiny inhabitants; Researchers urge closing outdated water rule to aid Colorado River crisis; and more …

CV-SALTS UPDATE: Environmental justice advocates frustrated by slow pace of the program

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Judge issues first-of-its-kind ruling to rein in groundwater pumping; DWR releases operation plan for the Delta Conveyance Project; Big water decision coming up this week; Heat waves, wildfires and now … snow? A summer of extremes; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug. 18-23: California’s prenup with the feds on water; Hearing officer pauses Delta tunnel deadlines; Snow in the forecast for the Sierra; Hurtado links state struggles to data abuse; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/22: Kings County judge extends restraining order giving growers more time as they fight state pumping restrictions; Snow in the forecast for Tahoe, Park Fire burn scar under flash flood warning; Severe weather and the future of America’s water supply; and more …