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DAILY DIGEST, 5/17: $20 billion: The Delta tunnel’s new price tag; How is this year’s water year is shaping up?; SB 903 and California’s fight against PFAS; Lower Basin Colorado River consumptive use is lowest in 40 years; and more …

May 17, 2024

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REACTIONS to release of economic analysis for the Delta Conveyance Project

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Delta Conveyance Project

May 17, 2024

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) released a benefit-cost analysis for the Delta Conveyance Project, finding that it would create...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/16: Salmon fishing banned on CA rivers for 2nd year; Water rights enforcement in CA; Groundwater study in Monterey County cause for alarm; Where Colorado River negotiations stand right now; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 16, 2024

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CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Water right enforcement in California

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation Water rights and water law

May 16, 2024

In August 2022, amidst a severe drought, the State Water Board ordered ranchers and farmers in Siskiyou County to cease...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/15: Revised state budget cuts $500 million for water storage, Sites Reservoir slowly inching forward; Have San Francisco water policies led to salmon collapse?; Downsizing local news contributes to crumbling infrastructure; Will users of the Colorado River reach a deal before it’s too late?; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 15, 2024

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Just Transitions in the Delta: Reimagine what’s possible at a June 11th workshop

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

May 15, 2024

Workshop announcement The Just Transitions in the Delta Project team is hosting their first public workshop on Tuesday, June 11th,...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/14: Multiple protests filed over water right petition for proposed Delta tunnel; Williamson Act bill ignites property-rights debate; Report: Cover crops and SGMA; April 2024 was Earth’s warmest on record; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 14, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 5/13: El Niño begins an inevitable retreat; New virtual barrier deters baby salmon from Delta death trap; Nearly completed Anderson Reservoir tunnel will protect South Bay during droughts, earthquakes; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 13, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Study shows vast amount of forest lost to wildfires, drought; La Nina expected to return before summer ends; Peak water: Do we have enough groundwater to meet future need?; Lake Tahoe expected to fill for the first time in years; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 12, 2024

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for May 5-10: Reservoirs are full as rising temps could accelerate snowmelt; Friant lawsuit over sinking canal altered but moving forward; 2023 Water Year delivered big boost to groundwater supplies; Delta Conveyance Project lawsuits, funding FAQ; and more …

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Weekly Digest

May 10, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 5/10: Reservoirs are full as rising temps could accelerate snowmelt; FAQ: Understanding costs, benefits, funding and financing for the Delta Conveyance Project; Lethal cyanobacteria are creeping into rivers—no one knows exactly why; How will water sector be impacted as EPA targets PFAS?; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 10, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 5/9: Agencies scramble to meet SGMA regulations; Multiple motions filed for preliminary injunction against the Delta Conveyance Project; Water utilities ask state’s top court to reverse elimination of surcharges; The science behind why the world is getting wetter; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 9, 2024

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THIS JUST IN … Sacramento County and others file motions for preliminary injunction against the Delta Conveyance Project

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

May 8, 2024

Petitioners say the Delta Conveyance Project must show consistency with the Delta Plan before initiating implementation Note: Scroll down for...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/8: Friant lawsuit over sinking canal altered but moving forward; Water risks to agriculture: Too little and too much; How communities can become ‘sponge cities’; Steelhead protections could bring new water restrictions; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 8, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 5/7: State Water Board to hold probationary hearing for critically overdrafted Kaweah subbasin; 2023 Water Year delivered big boost to California’s groundwater supplies; DDT found in deep-sea fish raises troubling concerns for food web; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 7, 2024

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