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DELTA BREEZE: 2022 Delta Science Fellows, rapid-response funding to investigate Chinook salmon; peer review of the Bureau of Reclamation’s new Water Temperature Modeling Platform, upcoming Delta Science Tracker, and more …

October 8, 2022

The Delta Science Program has published a new issue of its Delta Breeze newsletter. This edition features a message from...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Oct 2-7: Update on Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program; CA offers to reduce imports of Colorado River water; CA suffering through driest three years ever recorded, with no relief in sight; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 7, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 10/7: Upper Basin officials see CA proposal to conserve Colorado River water as a positive sign; Feds propose protections for longfin smelt; Arax delivers sobering message on water, farming; Climate change made summer drought 20 times more likely; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 7, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Delta Drought Response Pilot Program Public Workshops, in person at Jean Harvie...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/6: California offers to reduce imports of Colorado River water; DWR releases report on CA’s groundwater conditions; Is never-ending La Niña the new normal?; Like a real-life horror show, San Francisco Bay algal bloom is expected to return; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 6, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: SAFER: Administrator Policy Handbook Workshop from 9am to 11am. The State Water...

STATE WATER BOARD: Update on the Central Valley Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

October 6, 2022

At the September 20 meeting of the State Water Board, Central Valley Regional Board staff provided the State Water Board...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/5: Study: Pumping draws young groundwater to new depths, potentially with contaminants in tow; Radical plan to save Salton Sea rejected; New research reveals how critical forests are to drinking water supply; SCOTUS floats new Clean Water Act test. Lawyers ‘cringe.’; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 5, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Toward More Equitable Nature-based Coastal Adaptation in California from 10am to 11am. ...

NOTICE: October 4 Weekly Update on Curtailment Status of Water Rights and Claims in the Delta Watershed

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

October 5, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: This email contains important information about the curtailment status of water rights and...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/4: CA officials warn of more water restrictions in 2023 as 4th year of drought looms; Where major reservoir levels stand amid dry spell; Manmade wetlands, a barrier to the spread of microplastics; Meet the CA farmers awash in Colorado River water, even in a drought; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 4, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Department of Food and Agriculture from 10am to 2pm. Agenda items include...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/3: California drought pits farmers vs. cities. But neither is the biggest water victim; Drought: Examining the data and what the next few months have in store; Water conservation technology in commercial buildings can help mitigate drought disasters; LA restricts water flow to wasteful celebrity mansions: ‘No matter how rich, we’ll treat you the same’; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 3, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: California’s 5th Climate Change Assessment Roundtables: Natural Lands & Biodiversity from 9am...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: La Niña: What it means for California’s drought and the upcoming winter rainy season; Testing underway for pilot project to return endangered salmon to their historic habitat; How much does conserving water at home really matter?; 5 ways the Supreme Court could transform water policy; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 2, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … La Niña: What it means for California’s drought and the upcoming winter...

NOTICE: Revised Enhanced Reporting Form Under Delta Curtailment and Reporting Regulation Available

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Daily Digest

October 1, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: This email is to advise water right holders and claimants in the Sacramento-San...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Sept 25-30: Sedlak lays out five challenges for expanding water reuse and desal, SF Estuary Blueprint; Bleak water year ending; Govt control creeping further into water rights; and more …

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Weekly Digest

September 30, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 9/30: State not ponying up enough $$ for farmland retirement, critics say; Congressman Valadao introduces sweeping CA water legislation; Salton Sea Independent Review Panel recommends against importing water to shrinking lake; New desalination plant proposed for SLO County; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 30, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Wildlife Conservation Board meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include Ackerson Meadow...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/29: Bleak water year ending, with hope for future elusive; CA making it cheaper to replace your lawn to save water and save money; Gov. signs bill for $40M for farmland repurposing, vetoes bill to prohibit foreign governments buying farmland; Pivotal Supreme Court term begins with WOTUS war; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 29, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Advancing Precipitation Enhancement Strategies to Augment Hydropower and Water Resources in California...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/28: Speaker: Government control creeping ever further into water rights; Madera Co. approves penalties for excess groundwater extraction; An update on the Sites Reservoir water right permit process; Investigators say more than 70% of cannabis growers use illegal water; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 28, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: The Colorado River – Adjusting to a Hotter, Drier Future from 12pm...

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