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DAILY DIGEST, 8/11: Groundwater sustainability moves from planning to implementation; A warming CA sets the stage for future floods; Focus on COVID might hamper state’s push against rising seas; The best lakes in California; and more …

August 11, 2020

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: CA Environmental Flows Workgroup meets from 10am to 2pm. Agenda...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/10: Scientists say: expect more rainfall variability for CA; Decline in hydropower hampered by drought will impact utility costs; SGMA and the Human Right to Water; and more …

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August 10, 2020

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Scientists say: expect more rainfall variability for California “California’s winter precipitation...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Predicting drought in the American West just got much more difficult; Monsoon in the Southwest largely a no-show; New winery wastewater regulations ‘untenable for small wineries’; Poseidon’s desalination plan for Huntington Beach delayed again; and more …

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August 9, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Predicting drought in the American West just got much more difficult “People...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/7: Trump administration studies raising the height of Shasta Dam; Validation action filed regarding financing of proposed Delta Conveyance Project; Implementation journal offers progress report on Water Data Act; Endangered species ‘habitat’ proposal raises climate questions; and more …

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August 7, 2020

Happy Friday … [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … VIRTUAL TOUR: Orange County’s Groundwater Replenishment System from 10am to 11:30am. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/6: Report assesses urban water demand forecasts in CA; A proposal to end surcharges on water bills is up for a vote, utility companies fight back; Will SGMA severely affect growers in NorCal?; Study: Forest thinning boosts downstream water availability; and more …

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August 6, 2020

Good day! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Stormwater Matters: Increasing Water Supplies While Reducing Pollution from 10:15...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/5: Portfolio outlines actions to address water problems; Delta conveyance update; Climate change could lead to more incidents like the Oroville Dam spillway failures, experts warn; One step closer for $71M for Friant-Kern Canal; and more …

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August 5, 2020

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water begins at 9am. The...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/4: CA high court sides with Dunsmuir in water rate hike fight; New winery wastewater regulations could cost wineries thousands every year; Researchers warn a warming ocean threatens giant kelp forests; Trump signs major conservation bill into law; and more …

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August 4, 2020

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife meets at 10am. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/3: Wildfires can poison drinking water – here’s how to be prepared; 2012-2016 drought retrospective and lessons learned; Rethinking Bay-Delta fish trends by combining multiple surveys; Water bills would fundamentally change under proposal headed for CPUC; and more …

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August 3, 2020

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Wildfires can poison drinking water – here’s how communities can be...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: CA’s coast is vanishing due to land subsidence; Are shrimp-flavored dog treats the answer to keeping Lake Tahoe blue?; They tried to tame the Klamath River. They filled it with toxic algae instead.; and more …

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August 2, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California’s coast is vanishing due to land subsidence “A new study...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/31: Tahoe’s State of the Lake Report released; Modeling the changes to the hydrological cycle after a wildfire; How sheds help ensure healthy water quality for millions of Californians; EPA won’t extend relaxed enforcement, despite surging virus data; and more …

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July 31, 2020

Happy Friday! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Tahoe’s State of the Lake Report released “Turning out-of-control shrimp into...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/30: Newsom sends letter expressing support for Klamath Dam removal; New tools indicate how thinning and fire affect forest water use and boost runoff; Senator Harris to introduce comprehensive environmental justice bill; Californians remain bullish on environment, despite pandemic; and more …

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July 30, 2020

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Warren Buffett controls dams in Northern California. Why Gov. Newsom wants...