Daily Digest

A daily compilation of California water news and commentary from around the state and the nation.

DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

DAILY DIGEST, 7/5: Drought and shipping woes put squeeze on almond growers; UC Study: Drought to cause more than $1.3B in losses in Sacto Valley; Tahoe Conservancy gaining ground on marsh restoration project; Local groups reel after court rules LADWP can cut irrigation; and more …

July 5, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Board of Food and Agriculture from 9:30am to 2:30pm. Board members will...

DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Runoff this year much improved over 2021; Could Delta island become more than cow pastures?; In CA, water wars threaten local food systems; Ninth Circuit upholds dismissal of lawsuit over tainted water; and more …

July 3, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California’s drought is dire. But there’s a surprising bright spot that may...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 26-July 1: Update on Voluntary Agreements; Smarter gambling with water; Who is winning the pursuit of water?; and more top CA water news of the week

July 1, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 7/1: Lookout Slough tidal habitat restoration project breaks ground; A watershed moment with DWR’s Kamyar Guivetchi and Ajay Goyal; DWR delivers $2 million for urgent drought relief projects; Irrigators, tribes object to extending Klamath Project interim operations plan; and more …

July 1, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Groundbreaking celebrates California’s largest tidal habitat restoration project “Today, state, federal, and...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/30: CA well water bill survives Senate committee; Another group of Kern County water districts forming own GSA; Feds are raising San Luis Reservoir dam 10 feet. Why not 20 feet?; An evaluation of the effectiveness of Fall Outflow Actions for Delta smelt; and more …

June 30, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … RWA Coffee & Conversation with State Water Board Chair Joaquin Esquivel from 9am...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/29: Preliminary data show water savings increase for May 2022; The West just experienced an aspect of the climate crisis that scientists have warned of for years; The value of investing in water capture, reuse, and urban watersheds to address climate emergencies; Newsom has a plan to keep the lights on in California — using fossil fuels; and more …

June 29, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: 30×30 Advisory Committee from 3pm to 5pm. Join the California Natural...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/28: Who is winning the pursuit for water — and who is losing?; CA’s ‘broken’ water supply forecast to be audited; Scaling integrated water management; California’s Dixie Fire shows impact of legacy effects, prescribed burns; and more …

June 28, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife at 9 a.m. Click...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/27: Huge reservoir near Bay Area could be expanded to store more water; Farmers encouraged to participate in pesticide notification workshops; New tools may predict wildfire season severity, rainfall months ahead; and more …

June 27, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Huge reservoir near Bay Area could be expanded to store more water...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: New water saving technology could make difference in farm profitability; Sac County supports bill to clean up abandoned boats; Delta bridges; Saudi water deal threatening water supply in Phoenix; and more …

June 26, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … New technology saving water and environment could make difference in farm profitability...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/24: Groundbreaking for state’s largest floodplain salmon rearing habitat project; New efforts underway to remove abandoned boats along Sacramento waterways; Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley sets priorities; State’s largest reservoirs at critically low levels; and more …

June 24, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Delta Counties’ Water Summit on the Delta Conveyance Project at 9am. Join...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/23: New Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program is already oversubscribed; California’s water market; Assemblyman Gray, others call on state to do better with water; IID implements court-sanctioned water distribution plan for ag and cities; and more …

June 23, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include a public...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/22: What’s next for the plan to replumb the Delta?; Flow Deal: Peace treaty or Trojan Horse?; Lawsuit filed against $2.5B Pacheco Dam; Californians finally climbed on water conservation wagon in May; and more …

June 22, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … CUAHSI WEBINAR: Hydrologic Science and Indigenous Voices from 9am to 10am. This series...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/21: Lake Oroville hits peak at just over half full; Moving levees to benefit rivers, wildlife and communities; Skies are sucking more water from the land; What the future of almonds looks like in a dry CA; and more …

June 21, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 6/20: Thousands of baby salmon get a big lift on trip to the San Francisco Bay; What La Niña means for California’s summer; Pure Water Soquel embraces one water approach; As Colorado River reservoirs drop, Western states urged to ‘act now’; and more …

June 20, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water beginning at 10am. Complete...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: B.F. Sisk dam safety project breaks ground; Should the state ban grass to save water?; CDFW trucks salmon smolts around adverse river conditions; Lake Oroville reaches peak for the year; and more …

June 19, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … B.F. Sisk dam safety project breaks ground “The US Bureau of Reclamation...

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