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DAILY DIGEST, 3/19: California policy protecting major rivers upheld in long-awaited court decision; A state of permanent drought; California takes a big step forward to make better use of storing water underground; Water risks to agriculture: Too little and too much; and more …

March 19, 2024

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SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Keeping water in climate-changed headwaters longer

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Climate change Delta science Science

March 19, 2024

Climate change projections for California indicate a future characterized by warmer temperatures, reduced snowfall, greater rainfall, and drier summer conditions....

DAILY DIGEST, 3/18: CA digitizing 100-year-old paper water rights records; Trout trouble could shut off the Delta pumps; The potential for brackish desalination in CA; Reversing Delta land subsidence; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 18, 2024

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REPORTS: The potential for brackish desalination in California

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Groundwater News Reports Water supply augmentation

March 18, 2024

In 2017, a nationwide assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey found that brackish groundwater in the nation’s aquifers is more...

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 …

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Daily Digest

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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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

March 16, 2024

“The Court has carefully considered all pending claims, and if any claims were not specifically addressed in this order, the...

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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Weekly Digest

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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Daily Digest

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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Daily Digest

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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Daily Digest

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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Daily Digest

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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Daily Digest

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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Daily Digest

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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Weekly Digest

March 8, 2024

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