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DAILY DIGEST, 1/25: Historic CA rain could foreshadow more extreme rainfall in coming weeks; In winter, California is for the birds; ‘ARkStorm’: Historic 1000-year floods of 1861-62 featured 8 weeks of atmospheric rivers; What a hand-cranked drill just revealed about the West’s ‘megadrought’; and more …

January 25, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council beginning at 9am. Agenda items include the 2023 Annual Report,...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/24: CA ranks high worldwide for rapidly depleted groundwater; Atmospheric river brewing for next week; State nitrate program expands but public participation is still lacking; Imperial Valley: Why our water right history matters; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 24, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Conservancy Board from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items include updates on grant...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Groundwater levels around the world are dropping quickly, often at accelerating rates

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Groundwater News

January 24, 2024

Rapid declines are most common in aquifers under croplands in drier regions, including California, the most extensive analysis of groundwater...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/23: Flash floods inundate homes, overturn cars in San Diego; ‘Snow drought’ darkening water outlook; Sierra Club, Delta Counties file lawsuit against Delta tunnels, DWR responds; Reclamation, partner agencies continue extraordinary effort to save Delta smelt; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 23, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Flash floods inundate homes and overturn cars in San Diego as heavy rains...

DELTA TUNNEL: More lawsuits filed against Delta tunnels; DWR responds

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

January 23, 2024

The deadline for filing CEQA litigation against the Delta Conveyance Project closed yesterday. Two Three more lawsuits were filed, bringing...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/22: How’s California’s water year developing?; Water not talked about in Senate race; Maher, Newsom tee off on almond farmers over water use; Two Bay Area cities argue the Clean Water Act should not apply to them; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 22, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: California-Nevada January 2024 Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar from 11am to 12pm. The...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Environmental groups sue to block Delta tunnel project; Groups comments on proposed Bay-Delta Plan update; Clusters of atmospheric rivers amp up storm damages; New report on sea level rise; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 21, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Environmental groups sue to block Delta tunnel project “Environmental groups on Friday...

COURT DOCS: Four lawsuits filed, challenging the Delta Conveyance Project Final EIR

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

January 20, 2024

Deadline for filing CEQA litigation ends on Monday, January 22 The Center for Biological Diversity, the County of Sacramento, the...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Jan. 16-19: Judge rules state can’t issue bonds to finance Delta tunnel project; Five guiding principles for effective voluntary agreements: Bay-Delta cases study; DWR completes review of Groundwater Sustainability Plans; and more …

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Weekly Digest

January 19, 2024

A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/19: Five guiding principles for effective voluntary agreements: A Bay-Delta case study; DWR completes review of GSPs: 10 plans approved, 7 deemed incomplete; Rounds of atmospheric river storms target CA; How giant balloons are helping CA prepare for intense storms; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 19, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Five guiding principles for effective voluntary agreements: A case study on VAs for...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/18: California judge rules state can’t issue bonds to finance Delta tunnel project; CA could face more atmospheric river ‘super-sequences,’ study finds; El Niño might finally be taking control; Farms dried up a river for months and nobody stopped them; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 18, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Decision-making under deep uncertainty: Dynamic Adaptive Planning from 9am to 10:30am. In the...