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DAILY DIGEST, 6/2: New research offers clarity on actual water use by agriculture; Dramatic weather swings are headed to CA; High-tech mapping of Central Valley’s underground blazes path to drought resilience; State Water Board readopts decorative grass watering ban; and more …

June 2, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … Defending the Golden State: Safeguarding Californians from Invasive Species from 12pm to 1:30pm. Invasive...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/1: Slew of water bills swirl around Sacramento; Central Valley flooding offers birds bountiful water; Will it also poison them?; State Water Resources Control Board considering amendments to the Bay-Delta Plan to incorporate tribal beneficial uses; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 1, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Solutions in Our Soil – Building Sustainable Supply Chains from 10am to 11:30am. ...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: West False River Salinity Barrier Project

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Notebook News and Features Water project operations

June 1, 2023

The Department of Water Resources is working on a final EIR to install the barrier two times over ten years...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/31: First drought, then flood. Can the West learn to live between extremes?; Bauer-Kahan’s bill to protect water supply passes Assembly; Westlands Water District lets bounty of flood water flow to the ocean; Wet year promises a boost to both Colorado River Basin reservoirs and ecosystems; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 31, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Advancing The Groundwater Accounting Platform in California from 12pm to 1pm. The Groundwater...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/30: Map shows epic amounts of water gushing through CA rivers; State asked to stop diverting iconic Mono Lake’s water to Los Angeles; Tribe taps Sonoma County wineries, farms to save Russian River water; Every drop of the Colorado River counts. So what about evaporation?; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 30, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Map shows epic amounts of water gushing through California rivers “This year’s historic snowpack...

Enjoy your Memorial Day …

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Website announcements

May 29, 2023

Maven’s Notebook will return tomorrow. Thank you for your readership!...

DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Race to move water underground; Millerton Lake can drain, fill six times over with snowpack; Walters: The stakes for Newsom’s big plan to streamline big projects; Fear, frustration and fatigue: How a deal to save the Colorado River was struck; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 28, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Race to move water underground on as California’s Central Valley overflows “After...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for May 21-26: Voluntary agreements, Delta smelt study, Colorado River deal, DWR Audit, Pacheco Dam setback; and more …

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Weekly Digest

May 26, 2023

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DAILY DIGEST, 5/26: State Auditor: DWR’s forecasts do not adequately account for climate change; Democrats sideline Newsom’s infrastructure plan; State Water Board statement on Supreme Court WOTUS ruling; Mexico pays price for Colorado River deal; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 26, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Flood Protection Board beginning at 9am. Agenda items include an update...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/25: EPA authority to regulate wetlands clobbered by Supreme Court; CA legislature could make overdue changes to water rights if these three bills pass; Delta Tunnel plan touted by Newsom gets push-back from Congress member; California snowlines on track to be 1,600 feet higher by century’s end; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 25, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council meets beginning at 9:00am. Agenda items include the Delta Lead...