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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: California’s largest new reservoir project in 50 years gains momentum; Court upholds State Water Board’s revised flow objectives for the San Joaquin River; Coalition asks Newsom to amend Salmon Strategy to add flows for salmon; The fight to rid the bay of red algae may cost $11B; and more …

March 17, 2024

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THIS JUST IN … Court upholds State Water Board’s revised flow objectives for the San Joaquin River

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March 16, 2024

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WEEKLY DIGEST for March 10-15: Mystery surrounds sudden increase in steelhead deaths at Delta pumps; California salmon season to be restricted or shut down; Tule groundwater subbasin recommended for state takeover; and more …

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March 15, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/15: Mystery surrounds sudden increase in steelhead trout deaths near Delta pumps; Chances of a weather-roiling La Niña this year are now above 80%; Do new conservation regs go too far or not far enough?; California’s salmon strategy includes tribal quest led by the Winnemem Wintu; and more …

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March 15, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/14: Climate change takes a hidden toll on California water supplies; State recommends huge cut to Solano water allocation; Some small Kings County farmers fear state’s groundwater law being used against them; San Francisco dumps large amounts of sewage into creek during storms, environmental group says; and more …

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March 14, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/13: California relaxes controversial new water conservation rules; SoCal agencies affirm continued Delta Conveyance Project support; Building a defense against Delta smelt extinction; A simple change could save the West from drought; and more …

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March 13, 2024

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REACTIONS to revised urban water conservation regulations from ACWA, the Conserve4CA coalition

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Policy and regulation

March 12, 2024

The State Water Board has released a revised draft of a proposed regulation that would establish budget-based water conservation targets...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/12: Salmon season to be restricted or shut down — again; Tule subbasin recommended for state intervention; Legislation to ease water conservation mandates gains regional support; Deconstruction of Copco No. 1 underway; and more …

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March 12, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/11: CA’s historic storms driven by climate change; Is the West still facing a water crisis?; DWR celebrates National Groundwater Awareness Week; New floodplain restoration project for San Joaquin Valley; and more …

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March 11, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Dramatic pattern shift: dry weather on the horizon; Groups raise alarm over fish salvage at the pumps; Wild Klamath River fish unaffected by hatchery fish mortality event, Karuk Tribe reports; King tides, groundwater rise: Threats to nuclear waste at San Onofre?; and more …

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March 10, 2024

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for March 3-8: California expected to be drought-free through 2025; Better data key to informed water policy decisions; Sinking Friant-Kern Canal has everyone’s attention; Board sets probationary hearing for Tule subbasin; and more …

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March 8, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/8: Recent storms push snowpack higher, more on the way; Board sets probationary hearing for critically overdrafted Tule groundwater subbasin; Salmon fishing closures or restrictions are likely this year; Klamath River reshapes itself as flushing flows move reservoir sediment downriver; and more …

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March 8, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/7: Lower basin states propose new approach for post-2026 Colorado River operations, upper basin says no way; Nutrients from wastewater treatment plants may threaten coastal marine life―should California regulate them?; DWR Releases Groundwater Well Permitting Report; Marin water managers gain edge in weather science; and more …

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March 7, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/6: Reclamation releases Final SEIS for Colorado River Basin operations, states to submit competing proposals ahead of deadline for draft of new rules; Better data key to informed water policy decisions; Heavy metals in the Klamath River? Things are still murky post-drawdown; and more …

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March 6, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/5: California expected to be drought-free through 2025; Sinking Friant-Kern Canal has “everyone’s attention” and could put entire Tule subbasin under state control; Potter Valley Project decommissioning takes next step; Colorado River states ready separate cut plans; and more …

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March 5, 2024

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