Daily Digest

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

DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

DAILY DIGEST, 3/25: Farms, feathers, and fins share water in CA; The Delta moves forward with National Heritage Area designation; While some have 5%, Oakdale ID has surplus to sell; Drought is back, but nobody wants to hear it from Newsom; and more …

March 25, 2021

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

DAILY DIGEST, 3/24: Drought is real as CA faces water restrictions; Flow rules stalled as tunnel advances; Analysis of the 2020 GSPs; What would a ‘resilient’ water system look like?; and more …

March 24, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … 2021 Groundwater Law and Legislation Forum from 9am to 4pm. The GRA/CGC 2021...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/23: Continued dry conditions prompt State Board early warning about potential water shortages; Water use in California; Aquatic invasive species control begins in the Delta; 20 hotspots to start fixing nitrogen pollution in ag; and more …

March 23, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Taking the Plunge: Lessons Learned from Water System Consolidations from 11am...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/22: PFAS water lawsuits expose financial impacts on state’s poor communities; Are CA oil companies complying with the law?; 6 things to look out for in your DWR landscape data; Pope decries lack of access to drinking water for many; and more …

March 22, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook at 11am. The California-Nevada Drought Early...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Spring arrives with grim forecast for CA water supply; Bill to create a SoCal water watchdog puts agencies on edge; In memory of Larry Brown; Ann Hayden: The collaborative habitat creator; and more …

March 21, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Spring arrives with meteorologists’ grim forecast for California water supply “Saturday marks...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/19: Delta Conveyance Authority names new Executive Director; New analysis shows potential for ‘solar canals’; Safe Harbor Agreement delivers win for coho salmon and for landowners; Long ignored, water systems are getting attention on Hill; and more …

March 19, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Central Valley Water Board Strategic Plan Workshop from 9am to 12pm. The Central...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/18: California appeals court limits groundwater pumping; Researchers reveal the extent to which rivers are losing flow to aquifers; The Biden administration’s critical role in Indian Country; America’s drinking water is surprisingly easy to poison; and more …

March 18, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE EVENT: Women + Water: Valuing Water from 10:30 to 11:30 am. Presented...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/17: Lessons learned from the 2012 – 2016 drought; Rising seas, worsening wildfires endanger CA parks; North Bay cities grapple with sea level rise; Dems weigh assault on Trump rules, but time is short; and more …

March 17, 2021

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

DAILY DIGEST, 3/16: Feds may look at spring-run chinook salmon as genetically distinct; When ‘eradicated’ species bounce back with a vengeance; Interim solutions on the way for Valley drinking water; 8 states are tweaking the weather (and it might not work); and more …

March 16, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee meets beginning at 9am. The...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/15: Premature or precautionary? CA first to tackle microplastics in drinking water; California’s new drought; COVID response package includes water ratepayer assistance; and more …

March 15, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Fisheries Restoration Grant Program 2021 Solicitation Workshop – South Coast Region (5)...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Rain, snow to storm the West Coast early week; The megadrought explained; Dwindling salmon runs; Weed strikes deal for water source; Bringing life back to rivers; and more …

March 14, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Rain, snow to storm the West Coast early week “Another round of...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/12: Salmon fishing curtailed on much of CA’s coast; Botulism threatens wild ducks again; Court Rules in favor of Mono County and the Sierra Club in lawsuit with LADWP; Legal alert: Increased restrictions or new water availability?; and more …

March 12, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar tomorrow … FREE EVENT: History and Mystery of the Refuge and the Bay tomorrow (Saturday)...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/11: 2020 megafires create risks for CA’s water supply; How DWR helps locals protect groundwater; Is this the end of forests as we’ve known them?; Deep-sea ‘Roombas’ will comb ocean floor for DDT waste barrels near Catalina; and more …

March 11, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Using Tableau Server to visualize Water Board data from 12pm to...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/10: A ‘megadrought’ in CA: The effects of extreme weather on Lake Oroville; Editorial: Newsom should kill plan to drain state reservoirs; Implications of CA’s water futures market; When it comes to U.S. climate, what’s normal is about to change; and more …

March 10, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … A ‘megadrought’ in California: The effects of extreme weather on Lake Oroville...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/9: Storm on the way, but drought persists; Operating dams to better manage big storms can build resiliency; Incorporating blue carbon science into climate policy solutions; Trump’s water rule now enforced nationally; and more …

March 9, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Habitat Projects that Benefit Threatened Fish in the Russian River Watershed...

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