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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Dianne Feinstein’s complicated water legacy; CA weather set for abrupt seasonal shifts; Flood victims take steps to sue local, state agencies over winter floods; Creek beds to be used for groundwater recharge and to improve water quality in Kaweah subbasin; and more …

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October 1, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Dianne Feinstein championed the environment. On California water, her legacy is complicated “It was 1990, and a self-identified city...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/29: State Water Board unveils rival rescue plans for the Delta; November-like chill, rain, and mountain snow coming to West; It’s hard to predict what the coming El Niño will bring; Court dismisses last remaining lawsuit against the state’s Delta Plan; and more …

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September 29, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … BAY DELTA WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLAN The Bay-Delta ecosystem is collapsing. California just...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/28: Is the San Joaquin Valley ready for its post SGMA future? Not…quite…yet; How powerful land barons shaped the epic floods in CA’s heartland; First snow of season is coming to Sierra ski resorts; The weird weather of 2023: Better get used to it; and more …

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September 28, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … IN-PERSON FORUM: Climate resilience: Moving from ideas to action (San Bernardino) from 9am to...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/27: One of the most intense El Niños ever observed could be forming; An important groundwater bill lands on the governor’s desk; Why CA can’t provide safe drinking water to all its residents; Decades later, closed military bases remain a toxic menace; and more …

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September 27, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Eminent Domain for Water Infrastructure Projects – When Does the “Process” Really Start?...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/26: More than 90% of CA out of historic drought as water year ends; El Niño set to strengthen this winter, what does it mean for NorCal?; Will CA take step toward a more equitable water rights system?; Groundwater cleanup of contaminated Zeneca site to begin next month; and more …

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September 26, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Community Water Center Drinking Water Tool Webinar from 10am to 12pm. Community Water...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/25: Water rights vs. fish goes to court today; Is groundwater trading the future of California water?; First atmospheric river of season to arrive today; Tracking sediment during the Klamath Dam removal; and more …

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September 25, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook from 11am to 12pm. The California-Nevada Drought Early...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Atmospheric river storm approaches California, Pacific Northwest; Coastal Cleanup brings thousands of volunteers to shorelines; Efforts to attract salmon to Putah Creek come early this year; Process starts for new era managing Colorado River; and more …

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September 24, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Atmospheric river storm approaches California, Pacific Northwest; 1st week of fall to...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/22: Atmospheric river forecast to bring rain to NorCal; El Niño is getting stronger, and odds are tilting toward another wet winter for California; Reclamation awards $34.3 million for Central Valley Project and facility improvements; Summer 2023 in review: a look back at drought across the U.S. in 10 maps; and more …

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September 22, 2023

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

DAILY DIGEST, 9/21: How pollution from dry cleaners left California sitting on cancer-linked ‘time bombs’; NASA tech lets scientists see snow-water through the trees; Microplastics from tires contribute heavily to waterways pollution; Newsom weighs restrictions on watering decorative grass; and more …

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September 21, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: California Water Plan Update 2023 – Conjunctive Use RMS and Recharge Area RMS...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/20: California halts some Arrowhead water bottling activities; Thousands of California wells are at risk of drying up despite SGMA; Hydropower delays pose grid threat as permits lapse; Feds’ cash stream supports Colorado River conservation — but the money will dry up; and more …

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September 20, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PPIC EVENT: Managing Water and Farmland Transitions in the San Joaquin Valley from 9am...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/19: PPIC Report: Managing Water and Farmland Transitions in the San Joaquin Valley; A celebrity-studded L.A. water district has a very big drought idea: Seafloor desalination; Here are all the climate and environment bills that CA just passed; Army Corps was unprepared for amount of seepage from Isabella Dam that is now swamping residents; and more …

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September 19, 2023

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

DAILY DIGEST, 9/18: ‘Unprecedented times’ threaten to bring down CA’s salmon industry; Charts show what might be in store w/El Niño; The ‘Big Melt’ could have been much worse; Nice rice price buoys Butte County growers; and more …

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September 18, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … ‘Unprecedented times’ threaten to bring down historic California industry “On summer days in...