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DAILY DIGEST, 2/9: How much did this week’s storms help water supply?; El Niño’s end may be near. Here’s what’s coming next; Understanding impacts on water quality caused by 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise; Reclamation publishes overview of Colorado River evaporation history; and more …

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February 9, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Central Valley Flood Protection Board beginning at 10am. The Board adopted the 2022...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/8: ‘Super El Niño’ is here, but La Niña looks likely. What’s in store for the coming months; EPA, San Joaquin Valley Blueprint weigh in on Bay Delta update; California’s trees are dying in huge numbers — and Tahoe is the epicenter; Water levels at Tulare Lake receding despite recent storms; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 8, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … ‘Super El Niño’ is here, but La Niña looks likely. What’s in store...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/7: The good news, bad news on California’s water supplies; One solution to states’ water problems could be auctioning off the rights; A Republican’s quixotic quest against dam removal; Atmospheric rivers returned California’s lost lake—’It wants to remain’; and more …

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February 7, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Clear Lake Hitch from 11am to 12pm. The California Department of Fish...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/6: Not over yet: More rain in the forecast; The science behind CA’s atmospheric rivers; Newsom’s salmon strategy gets mixed reviews; L.A.’s flood-control system survived epic storm. But it’s losing battle with climate change; and more …

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February 6, 2024

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

DAILY DIGEST, 2/5: California battered by flash floods and hurricane-level winds; Sacramento River winter-run chinook salmon remain endangered, review finds; Solano Coalition opposing new city California Forever launches; Will Southern California ski resorts survive climate change?; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 5, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … California battered by flash floods and hurricane-level winds “Residents in Southern California were...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Rapidly strengthening storm to bring damaging winds, major flash flood risk, heavy snow; Tulare County farmers to test groundwater market; Delta Conveyance Project faces stronger headwinds with court ruling, litigation; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 4, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Incoming storms … California emergency officials bracing for dangerous storm, flooding as atmospheric river approaches “Thousands of “boots on...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/2: Next atmospheric river-fueled storm could be more extreme; Delta levees prove resilient even after 4.2 quake last October; OpenET: Tracking the invisible movement of water; Innovative collection system supports reintroducing winter-run salmon to the McCloud river; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 2, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Incoming storms … California’s next atmospheric river-fueled storm could be more extreme. Here’s the outlook “The first in a...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/1: First of back-to-back atmospheric rivers drenches NorCal while moving south; Why this week’s atmospheric rivers won’t be enough to end snow drought; Commissioners discuss what to do if a storage project is not progressing; Tesla sued by California counties over hazardous waste; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 1, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Incoming storms … First of back-to-back atmospheric rivers drenches Northern California while moving south “The first of two back-to-back...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/31: Here’s how the next two atmospheric rivers will affect CA; Shasta, Oroville release water ahead of storms; Spring a leak? Google will find it; Will a shrinking Colorado River shrivel the produce aisle?; and more …

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January 31, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: The Next Generation of Climate Models — Background and Applications from 10am to...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/30: Sierra snowpack triples in past month, more storms on the way; Experts predict bigger swings between wet and dry years; California’s untapped stormwater capture potential; How to baffle a beaver; Water meter shortage impacting home builders in Sacramento County; and more …

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January 30, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Applications of Natural and Nature-Based Features from 9am to 10:30. This webinar will...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/29: Powerful storm to bring flooding rain, wind; Ramping up releases of hatchery Delta smelt to the wild; EPA: Bay-Delta Plan must include numeric flow criteria, adopt tribal beneficial uses; Rising sea levels could lead to more methane emitted from wetlands; and more …

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January 29, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Draft Dam Safety Enhancements Grant Program Guidelines from 2pm to 3pm.  On...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Rumors of an ‘ARkStorm’ are swirling-here’s what’s really going on; Sunken WWII tugboat removed from the Delta; Permeable pavements could reduce coho-killing tire pollutants; Protecting salmon in the Shasta River, Klamath Dam demolitions; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 28, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Rumors of an ‘ARkStorm’ are swirling. Here’s what’s really going on with...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/26: Series of atmospheric rivers takes aim at West Coast next week; Evaluating Voluntary Agreements in the Bay-Delta Watershed; Jay Famiglietti: Protecting the Earth’s groundwater; California to uncloak water rights as it moves records online; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 26, 2024

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

DAILY DIGEST, 1/25: Historic CA rain could foreshadow more extreme rainfall in coming weeks; In winter, California is for the birds; ‘ARkStorm’: Historic 1000-year floods of 1861-62 featured 8 weeks of atmospheric rivers; What a hand-cranked drill just revealed about the West’s ‘megadrought’; and more …

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January 25, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council beginning at 9am. Agenda items include the 2023 Annual Report,...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/24: CA ranks high worldwide for rapidly depleted groundwater; Atmospheric river brewing for next week; State nitrate program expands but public participation is still lacking; Imperial Valley: Why our water right history matters; and more …

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January 24, 2024

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