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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Oct. 1-6: Controversial water conservation regs could cost $13B; California prepares for El Niño winter; Dianne Feinstein: The last of the water buffaloes; and more …

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Weekly Digest

October 6, 2023

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

DAILY DIGEST, 10/6: CA drought map shows where stubborn conditions remain; Water expert says 2023 flood’s lessons ignored in California, a bad sign for future; State can’t be sued for Oroville spill that forced evacuations in 2017; Wells on the Central Coast are going dry despite big rains; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 6, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: State Water Board emergency regulation efforts for the Scott River and Shasta...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: New Fact Sheet Available on Future Interconnected Surface Water Guidance

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Groundwater News

October 6, 2023

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources has published the Guidance on Interconnected Surface Water fact...

PUBLIC NOTICE for Permit Application, West False River Drought Salinity Barrier project, Contra Costa County, CA

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

October 6, 2023

From the Army Corps of Engineers: The California Department of Water Resources has applied for a permit discharge dredged or...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/5: Controversial proposed conservation regs could cost $13 billion; Mysterious jellyfish spotted in NorCal reservoir; Snow to record heat, wild weather swings to jolt West; Carrot boycott over water rights gains traction in Cuyama Valley; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 5, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Overview of Proposed Updates to the Drinking Water Cost Assessment Model Workshop 2:...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/4: CA prepares for El Niño winter after a year of extreme heat and floods; Record-setting winter leaves Central Valley Project well-positioned at start of 2024 water year; CA will soon require many cities to significantly cut water use; Farmers join study on curbing water use; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 4, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: State Water Resources Control Board beginning at 9:30am. The Water Board will hold...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/3: Public hearing tomorrow on urban conservation reg, but does it make economic sense?; San Diego gears up to deal water across the West; Delta tunnel amendment proposal floated by Harder; What the new water year could bring; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 3, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board meeting begins at 9:30am. Agenda items include Current...

FEATURE: State Water Board to hold public hearing on the “Making Conservation a California Way of Life,” but does the proposed regulation make economic sense?

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Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

October 3, 2023

Independent analysis shows that implementation would drive up costs for most water suppliers which in turn will put further upward...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/2: Finding the most important spot in CA’s water story; NCAR experimental prediction system calls for a super El Niño this winter; The myth of normal river flow; OCWD explains impact of capturing Hilary rainfall; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 2, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Finding the most important spot in California’s water story “Brett Baker grew up...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Dianne Feinstein’s complicated water legacy; CA weather set for abrupt seasonal shifts; Flood victims take steps to sue local, state agencies over winter floods; Creek beds to be used for groundwater recharge and to improve water quality in Kaweah subbasin; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 1, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Dianne Feinstein championed the environment. On California water, her legacy is complicated “It was 1990, and a self-identified city...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Sept 24-29: Water Board unveils rival rescue plans for Delta; Incoming El Nino hard to predict; Is the San Joaquin Valley ready for its post SGMA future?; and more …

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Weekly Digest

September 29, 2023

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DAILY DIGEST, 9/29: State Water Board unveils rival rescue plans for the Delta; November-like chill, rain, and mountain snow coming to West; It’s hard to predict what the coming El Niño will bring; Court dismisses last remaining lawsuit against the state’s Delta Plan; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 29, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … BAY DELTA WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLAN The Bay-Delta ecosystem is collapsing. California just...

REACTIONS: Here’s what water agencies and NGOs have to say about the State Water Board’s Bay Delta Plan environmental document

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Policy and regulation

September 29, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Yesterday, the State Water Board released its release of its draft staff report and Substitute Environmental Document for the...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/28: Is the San Joaquin Valley ready for its post SGMA future? Not…quite…yet; How powerful land barons shaped the epic floods in CA’s heartland; First snow of season is coming to Sierra ski resorts; The weird weather of 2023: Better get used to it; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 28, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … IN-PERSON FORUM: Climate resilience: Moving from ideas to action (San Bernardino) from 9am to...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/27: One of the most intense El Niños ever observed could be forming; An important groundwater bill lands on the governor’s desk; Why CA can’t provide safe drinking water to all its residents; Decades later, closed military bases remain a toxic menace; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 27, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Eminent Domain for Water Infrastructure Projects – When Does the “Process” Really Start?...