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DAILY DIGEST, 4/13: What to expect during the potential ‘super El Niño’; State Water Board weighs status of six aquifer plans; CA to squander record rains, snowpack in deluge of regulations, GOP lawmakers say; and more …

April 13, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Clean Water, Complicated Laws: What To Do When You Receive a Clean Water...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/12: Feds’ Colorado River choice: California’s rights or Arizona’s future?; House panel dives head-first in drought, flood issues during Tulare hearing; San Joaquin Valley eyes historic snowpack with trepidation; Banks, pension funds and insurers have been turning CA’s scarce water into enormous profits; and more …

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April 12, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … GRACAST: The Pulse of an Aquifer: Making Sense of Geophysical Data in California’s San...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/11: Could sightings of jelly-like creatures on CA beaches signal El Niño on the horizon?; An epic 31 atmospheric river storms transformed California, but why?; Still no full allocation despite record snowpack; Lake Tahoe’s clarity the best it’s been since 1980s; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 11, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water at 9am. Click here for...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/10: Epic snow and rain threatens disaster; Fishery commission closes salmon season; North Coast Water Board approves new Klamath fish hatchery; The Bay Area’s economy of mud; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 10, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: The Wildfire-Stormwater Nexus from 4pm to 4:30pm. Presented by the UCLA Water Resource...

RESERVOIR AND WATER CONDITIONS for April 10

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April 10, 2023

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April 9, 2023

May your basket be full, your chocolates be sweet, and your blessings many. Maven’s Notebook is pausing for today, but...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 2-7: The role of desal in CA’s water portfolio; Sea level rise and Delta wetlands; Maps show how California’s extremely stormy winter unfolded; and more …

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Weekly Digest

April 7, 2023

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

DAILY DIGEST, 4/7: These maps show how CA’s extremely stormy winter unfolded; PFMC approves salmon fishing ban for much of West Coast; Sonoma County introduces slate of new regulations for water wells; Kern groundwater sustainability agencies work to reverse ‘inadequate’ status; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 7, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … USGS Drought Science for the Colorado River Basin: What do we have? How do...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/6: After floods in CA comes a scale for ‘atmospheric rivers’; Dramatic photos show how storms filled California reservoirs; Biden gives CA more than $690 million to improve water quality and infrastructure; With ‘horizontal levee,’ Palo Alto brings new approach to sea-level rise protection; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 6, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Seeing the Forest: For the Wildlife from 12pm to 1pm. Join us for...

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Sea level rise and the Delta’s wetlands

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Climate change Delta science Science

April 6, 2023

This article has been updated to reflect feedback from the study’s authors. Wetlands an ‘important battle partner’ in managing sea...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/5: CA’s thirsty future: The role of vapor pressure deficit; After record rains and snow, could Californians face record quakes?; Dan Walters: California’s water battles continue despite record rain and snow; Imperial Valley: As river runs dry, desert region is at a crossroads; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 5, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WET Talk 11: Dr. Jay Lund: Save it for a Sunny Day: Water Storage...

WEBINAR SUMMARY: What is the potential role of desalination in California’s water portfolio?

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Water supply augmentation

April 5, 2023

With drought becoming a normal feature of life in California, finding reliable ways to increase freshwater resources has become imperative. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/4: Sierra mountains blanketed in historic snowpack; Will there be more storms in April?; Costa introduces Bill to restore San Joaquin Valley Canals; A wet winter won’t stave off the Colorado River’s water cuts; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 4, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include a drought...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/3: Will Monday’s big snow tally break a 1952 record?; San Luis fills for just third time in 12 years; Wastewater treatment facilities could be a solution for cities’ organic waste challenges; Acres of L.A. County sewage sludge threaten to contaminate Tulare Lake floodwaters; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 3, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The SSMP Community Engagement Committee will meet at 11:00 a.m. for a virtual...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: The oceans just reached their hottest temperature on record as El Niño looms; Largest reservoirs close to total capacity but one remains low; Ninth Circuit urged to save salmon dying in Sacramento River; By smallest of margins Mono Lake avoids water diversions quadrupling; and more …

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Daily Digest

April 2, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … The oceans just reached their hottest temperature on record as El Niño...

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