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DAILY DIGEST, 5/17: California touts $60 million plan to revive Yuba River for salmon; How data science can get more grant funding for your water agency; Environmentalist sue PG&E for damage to Eel River fisheries; States near historic deal to protect Colorado River; and more …

May 17, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Water Commission beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include Consideration of Action on...

CALIFORNIA WATER PLAN: The state’s integrated plan for water management

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Notebook News and Features Planning and management

May 17, 2023

The California Water Plan is the state’s strategic roadmap for managing the state’s precious water resources equitably and sustainably. First...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/16: Even after a wet winter, CA preparing for the next drought; CA’s atmopsheric river storms ranked as a billion-dollar disaster by NOAA; Shasta, Lake Oroville rise to the top; When disaster strikes, is climate change to blame?; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 16, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Virtual California Financing Coordinating Committee 2023 Spring Funding Fair from 9am to 12:30pm. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/15: Scientists take flight to map vast snowpack and measure flooding threats; Raging rivers are replenishing historic Gold Rush spots; Satellite data signals that El Nino is knocking at the door; 25% of child care sites tested found unsafe levels of lead; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 15, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Scientists take flight to map California’s vast snowpack and measure flooding threats “Flying...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: 600,000 years of history, and Tulare Lake isn’t done yet; Despite state investment in Corcoran levee, concerns remain for incarcerated population; In a reduced climate budget, Newsom pivots to flood response and cuts drought; Kern River water to go into California Aqueduct; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 14, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Tulare Lake flooding … 600,000 years of history, and Tulare Lake isn’t done yet “Much like the shifting shorelines...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for May 7-12: Water extremes wilder than ever, Restoration progress in the Delta, CA drought’s global connections; and more …

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Weekly Digest

May 12, 2023

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

DAILY DIGEST, 5/12: Newsom proposes increased funding for floodplains; Strong El Nino may be on the horizon; Construction begins on removal of 4 Klamath River dams; Local expert answers questions about the Tuscan Aquifer and how water works in Butte County; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 12, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment Informational Meeting from 10am to 12pm. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/11: Drought might have had a surprising trigger: Australian bushfires; Flooding fields for aquifer recharge shows promise; Court hears Klamath Water case; Plans to reopen Nevada County gold mine sparks controversy; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 11, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout from 10am to 3pm. Agenda...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/10: Will CA’s ‘big melt’ cause catastrophic floods?; Report urges Metropolitan Water District to abandon Delta tunnel plan; New study to examine ag regulations; How the mirage of oil shale riches in Utah threatens the Colorado River; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 10, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING: Colorado River Draft SEIS from 4:30pm to 7:00pm. Reclamation will hold...

FEATURE: Ecosystem Restoration Progress Review for the Delta and Suisun Marsh

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Delta science Policy and regulation Science

May 10, 2023

The Delta and Suisun Marsh are among the most important ecosystems in the state, providing vital habitat for a variety...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/9: Water rights: Newsom wades into the deep end; Reclamation takes advantage of full Shasta reservoir to release flows for migrating salmon; Metropolitan: “We’re the squirrels of the water system”; California is using Arizona as a dumping ground for tons of hazardous waste; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 9, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Environmental Flows Workgroup from 10am to 12pm. Agenda items include Justice, Equity, Diversity,...