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DAILY DIGEST, 6/4: State takes action on water exports from the Delta; No cut to Friant water users – so far; Lake Oroville’s water woes could turn into power problem; Along SF’s Mission Creek, sea level rise unsettles the waters; and more ..

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June 4, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Feeding the Future – Solutions in Our Soil from 11am to 12pm. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/3: DWR to begin installing drought barrier; CA’s mountains are dry. Now we know how dry; Water concerns conveyed to Lieutenant Governor; Amid dire Colorado River outlook, states plan to tap their Lake Mead savings accounts; and more …

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June 3, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: The perils of PFAS from 11am to 12pm.  Brought to you...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/2: Irrigators say they plan to force open Klamath headgates and release water; Fishing groups present alternative plan to save salmon; The numbers California’s drought manager wants you to see; Search for groundwater gets high-tech boost; and more …

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June 2, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Protocols for Water and Environmental Modeling from 9:30am to 11:30am.  California Water...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/1: Senate advances bill to spend $785mil to repair Valley canals; A look back on the Oroville Dam with Practical Engineering; U.S. Southwest, already parched, sees ‘virtual water’ drain abroad; Below aging U.S. dams, a potential toxic calamity; and more …

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June 1, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The State Water Resources Control Board meets beginning at 9am.  Agenda items include...

DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Time running out to save endangered salmon in Sacramento River; Drought driving water prices up; Dry conditions could cut Friant water to zero in a replay of 2014-2015 drought; Arizona hopes to import out-of-state water in face of crisis; and more …

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May 30, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Conservationists say time running out to save endangered salmon in Sacramento River...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/28: Drought spurs worry, opportunities for water solutions; Will climate change alter water rights?; Valley wells already going dry as drought settles in; How to fix America: Replenish overdrafted aquifers in the SJV; and more …

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May 28, 2021

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

DAILY DIGEST, 5/27: Feds slash CVP allocations as drought worsens; In CA’s drier future, what’s the best investment for securing water?; An “interstate water system” could fix the West’s water woes; Federal water cutoffs igniting rebellion in NorCal; and more …

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May 27, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FUNDING FAIR: California Financing Coordinating Committee 2021 Virtual Funding Fair from 9am to...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/26: As drought worsens, tensions erupt over control of SoCal’s largest water supplier; ‘Disaster fatigue’ could impede drought efforts; CEO speaks to water quality concerns over Idaho-Maryland mine; As water flowed through the Kern River, court finds Bakersfield violated agreement; and more …

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May 26, 2021

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

DAILY DIGEST, 5/25: Will declaring the Delta smelt extinct solve CA’s water woes?; The sinking Central Valley town; Water futures made easy; Irrigators set up encampment next to Klamath Project headgates; and more …

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May 25, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: 2021 Kern County Water Summit from 8am to 1:15pm.  Keynote speaker is...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/24: What’s causing California’s drought?; Disadvantaged unincorporated communities and the struggle for water justice in CA; Report: Water bill assistance programs leave out deserving customers; and more …

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May 24, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Drinking Water For Schools Round 2 Grant Program from 10am to...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Disappearing Lake Oroville forces 130 houseboats to be pulled from the water; Serious fish kill consumes the Klamath River; Group urges continued access to Liberty Island Ecological Reserve; Despite drought, Monterey County growers have enough water; and more …

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May 23, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Disappearing Lake Oroville forces 130 houseboats to be pulled from the water...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/21: Money for water debt may be available but can CA get it to those in need?; Delta Counties Coalition goes to bat for the Delta Independent Science Board; Natural Resources Undersecretary talks about multi-benefit infrastructure investments; Congress’s stealth water infrastructure deal; and more …

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May 21, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC HEARING/MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council Lookout Slough Appeal; Regular monthly meeting beginning at...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/20: State plans $30 million drought barrier to stop saltwater intrusion into Delta; CA reps takes aim at state’s water policies on Capitol Hill; Survival of migrating juvenile salmon depends on stream flow thresholds; Klamath Water Users Association urges a stop to unacceptable behaviors; and more …

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May 20, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FUNDING: California Financing Coordinating Committee 2021 Virtual Funding Fair from 9am to 3pm. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/19: MID, TID join SF lawsuit over Tuolumne River flows; AEM surveys to assist groundwater management; Irrigation districts look to transfers as water dwindles; Testing and treating microplastics in water face challenges; and more …

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May 19, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The California Water Commission meets beginning at 9:30am.  Agenda items include Water...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/18: CA farmers facing drought are choosing empty fields; Ranchers restoring grasslands to build water reserves; Wastewater feeding harmful algae blooms off of SoCal’s coast; AZ lawmakers float idea of piping water from the Mississippi River; and more …

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May 18, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Climate Adaptation and Interdependencies from 9am to 10:30am. Climate change poses...