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DAILY DIGEST, 4/27: Experts: 100% water allocation does not mean the water crisis is over; Bill requiring Bay Delta Plan update before tunnel diversion permit is considered passes committee; Tulare Lake could remain for two years in the Central Valley; As temperatures rise, flood threat grows along Los Angeles Aqueduct; and more …

April 27, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Regional Water Board beginning at 9am in Bakersfield. Agenda items include...

MEETING: State Water Board discusses intervention options for groundwater basins with inadequate plans

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

April 27, 2023

In March 2023, the Department of Water Resources issued final determinations on groundwater sustainability plans (GSPs) submitted by the groundwater...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/26: Some want to make Tulare Lake permanent; Forced water-use cuts made CA more waterwise; Costa, Curtis introduces bill to improve valley’s water supply; Felicia Marcus: ‘We can’t be living in an economy of 40 million people this close to the edge’; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 26, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: The Senate Committee on Environmental Quality beginning at 9am. Click here for...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/25: “Big melt” begins for Sierra Nevada snowpack; Report: A framework for fair and effective water right curtailment; Growing crops with less groundwater; Dan Walters: California’s lengthy battle for water rights moves into the Legislature; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 25, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water beginning upon adjournment of Public...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/24: Snowpack data debunked: 2023 was no record year; Californians fear catastrophic floods; State overhauls its sea level rise plan; Growers to meet with regulators over flooded Salinas River; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 24, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife beginning at 9:30am. Click here...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: California’s ‘Big Melt’ accelerates; How modernizing infrastructure can help to capture more storm flow; This California town hasn’t had clean drinking water in 11 years; Sacramento waters rise, but Klamath Basin stays dry in ‘rain shadow’; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 23, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … It’s here: Why this may be the moment California’s ‘Big Melt’ accelerates...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST: Water contractors get full supply from the state and federal systems; JPL may soon offer a crystal ball for droughts, floods; Will California get enough rain to fill its pricey new reservoir?; and more …

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Weekly Digest

April 21, 2023

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DAILY DIGEST, 4/21: Water agencies will get full allotment thanks to huge snowpack; Tech and data’s outsized role in CA’s water strategy; Video: Evaluating Delta Tunnels construction; Arizona blocks plans for new deepwater wells at Saudi-owned farm; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 21, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Capturing and Managing Water from Large Storms from 12pm to 1pm. Presenter: Jay...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/20: JPL may soon offer ‘crystal ball’ for droughts and floods; Water theft proves lucrative in a dangerously dry world; Dollars and dams: Building safety into California’s future; “This is what success looks like on the Colorado River”, and more …

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Daily Digest

April 20, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Flume Household Water Use Index: Q1 2023: Where is water going in 2023?...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/19: Lake Shasta reaches 4-year high; Floods may taint more drinking water in California; Will CA’s next dam removal take place on Eel River?; Dan Walters: Imperial Valley nears day of reckoning for use of distressed Colorado River; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 19, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … VIRTUAL FORUM: 2023 Spring Groundwater Sustainability Agency Forum from 9am to 12pm. The Groundwater...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/18: Despite storms, many still coping with dry wells and awaiting fixes; El Niño is coming, and ocean temps are already at record highs; Reclamation increases Klamath River flows to prevent disease and promote salmon health; Not such small things: microplastics in our streams; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 18, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife beginning at 9am. Click here...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/17: Will California get enough rain to fill Sites Reservoir?; Big water year doesn’t mean more planted acres; Flooding wreaks havoc on dairy industry; Emergency drought regulations ‘catastrophic’ for Scott Valley agriculture; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 17, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Will California get enough rain to fill its pricey new reservoir? “In January,...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Thousands of acres are underwater, flood could triple in size this summer; Is fire retardant harming the environment; Klamath Project sees fourth year in a row of water supply cuts; How much water does ChatGPT ‘drink’?; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 16, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Thousands of acres are underwater in California, and the flood could triple...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 9-14: What to expect during the potential ‘super El Niño’; State Water Board weighs status of six aquifer plans; Drought dwindles to less than 9% of California; and more …

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Weekly Digest

April 14, 2023

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DAILY DIGEST, 4/14: Drought dwindles to less than 9% of California; CA’s epic snowpack promises a whitewater rafting season for the ages; Klamath Water Users Association expects cut announcement to water supply; Destroy the Dam: An alternate approach to the Colorado River problem; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 14, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Central Valley Flood Protection Board beginning at 10am. Agenda items include Flood Emergency...

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