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DAILY DIGEST, 1/30: NASA SWOT mission to improve CA water management; Metropolitan installs flexible iron pipe on siphon that passes through the fault zone; CA drought threatens coho salmon populations; Deal or no deal (Colorado River edition); and more …

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January 30, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … NASA SWOT mission to improve water management in California “California has one of...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Will CA keep getting hit with rains this year?; State Water Board adopts new statewide sanitary sewer system regulations; Colorado River states facing new deadline on water usage reduction; and more …

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January 29, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Will California keep getting hit with rains this year? Here’s what to...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/27: DWR increases State Water Project allocation to 30%; ‘Vigorous’ storm expected next week; DWR approves Groundwater Sustainability Plans for four NorCal basins; As the Colorado River shrinks, Washington prepares to spread the pain; and more …

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January 27, 2023

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

DAILY DIGEST, 1/26: California’s Delta water dilemma; Central Valley water leaders call for improved infrastructure; When the rain and snow could return to Northern California; The Colorado River is overused and shrinking; and more …

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January 26, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council beginning at 9am. Agenda items include updates from the Delta...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/25: Storm deluge stirs hope for water supply; Calif. Water company shifts TCP cleanup costs to polluters; Madera Co. ditches plan to tinker with groundwater penalties; Water crisis not registering as a priority with Californians; and more …

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January 25, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Conservancy Board from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items include updates on the...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/24: NASA measures underground water flowing from Sierra to Central Valley; Lake Oroville spillway work expected between May and October; Making the Friant-Kern Canal whole again; L.A. County flood-control dams at risk of overflowing after Jan. storms; and more …

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January 24, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: January 2023 Southwest Drought Briefing from 12pm to 12:35pm. Winter is the season...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/23: La Niña shows signs of ending. Is El Niño next?; Conservation groups criticize Water Board’s side deals for Delta water; Oil wells guzzle CA water while nearby residents can’t use tap; Folsom Lake expected to fill this summer; and more …

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January 23, 2023

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

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Snowpack is robust, but experts worry hot, dry weather coming; No Delta smelt found in fall fish survey; Water district roiled by bitter infighting, criminal charges against GM; Constituents want McCarthy to do more on water; and more …

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January 22, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … The West’s snow boom could ease the water crisis. But experts worry...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/20: 5 ways California is storing water from winter storms; How will CA’s water storage hold up in future dry-wet cycles?; Rep. Harder calls Delta tunnel project ‘Boondoggle’ during townhall meeting; In atlas of disaster, no one is safe; and more …

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January 20, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … 5 ways California is storing water from winter storms “California is taking urgent...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/19: How long will storm break last?; San Joaquin County residents voice opposition to Delta Tunnel project; Fallowing with a (re)purpose; Dam removal puts salmon in hot pursuit of cold water; and more …

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January 19, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 9am to 3pm. The Delta ISB will meet...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/18: Can we capture more water in the Delta?; California faces catastrophic flood dangers — and a need to invest billions in protection; New research shows dangerous levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in freshwater fish; What will happen to Las Vegas if Lake Mead water level gets too low?; and more …

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January 18, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Water Commission beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include election of Commission officers,...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/17: Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations are key to managing floods and water supplies; Billions approved for water storage, why hasn’t it gotten built?; Westlands told hands off excess river water; How atmospheric rivers impact fish communities; and more …

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January 17, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … NOAA Science Seminar: Modelling the salinity response to freshwater pulses in estuaries from 10am...

DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Storm-battered California gets more wind, rain and snow; A drought turned to floods, but forecasters didn’t see it coming; Delta smelt limiting how much water can be captured for cities and farms; and more …

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January 15, 2023

The above scultpure, “Embrace”, is a tribute to Martin Luther King that was unveiled on the Boston Common last Friday....

DAILY DIGEST, 1/13: Another onslaught of atmospheric river storms through the weekend; Surging rivers highlight a big dam problem for California; Lake Mendocino’s rising levels put Army Corps of Engineers back at the helm of release valves; New groundwater report shows people keep moving to AZ despite shrinking supply; and more …

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January 13, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Wildlife Conservation Board beginning at 12pm. Agenda items include consideration of project funding...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/12: California’s deadly, record-setting storms are about to get an encore; Snowpack outpacing highest year on record; Storms proving beneficial for state’s forests; Congressman LaMalfa introduces the ‘Protect Our Water Rights’ Act; and more …

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January 12, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Clean Water, Complicated Laws: Water Quality 101, from 10am to 10:30am. Join BB&K’s...