Daily Digest Archives

DAILY DIGEST, 3/15: CA faces a big snowmelt this spring; Dan Walters: Tulare Lake will be revived this year; DWR releases semi-annual groundwater report; US forecaster says El Nino could arrive by summer 2023; and more …

March 15, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Water Commission will meet beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include Resolutions of...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/14: New AR brings heavy snow, rain; Will Shasta Dam spill?; An epic snowpack may test water management in the San Joaquin Valley; The Hodge approach is the best solution to California’s water disputes; and more …

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March 14, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife beginning at 9:00am. Among the...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/13: Another atmospheric river to bring a hefty dose of rain and snow; Valadao’s take on Biden’s Valley water grab: Where’s the beef?; Is China stealing the Valley’s water and ag land?; Delta tunnel project up for Solano County board review; and more …

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March 13, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: March 2023 Southwest Drought Briefing from 12pm to 12:35pm. Short-term drought in the...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: California to be slammed again by another atmospheric river event; Regs relaxed for storing flood water; State water agency rescinds controversial Delta order that put fish at risk; Colorado River senators meet quietly to facilitate states’ water talks; and more …

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March 12, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California to be slammed again by another atmospheric river event “Days of...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/10: Storm paradox: Too much water in reservoirs, too soon; How much snow fell in California? Take a look.; Thirst for water: How the nation’s largest desalination plant is generating change; Colorado River doomsday averted?; and more …

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March 10, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Sacramento River Science Partnership Annual Workshop (Hybrid) from 9am to 5pm. The Sacramento...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/9: Atmospheric river takes aim at snow- and rain-logged California; La Nina, which worsens hurricanes and drought, is gone; Duarte, House panel dig in on Calif.’s woeful water policies; The toxic myth of the Gold Rush; and more …

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March 9, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: How will water – or lack therof – impact our economy in the...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/8: Atmospheric river gaining strength as it nears NorCal; Drought to deluge: Managing water for climate extremes; Western legislatures take on foreign land ownership; Pure Water Monterey officials fret grants could be lost; and more …

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March 8, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board at 9:30am. Agenda items a drought update; urban...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/7: Odds are increasing for the return of El Niño; New atmospheric river to raise flood risk, drop more mountain snow; San Francisco Baykeeper petitions state to rescind waiver of Bay-Delta water standards; Current reservoir and snow conditions; and more …

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March 7, 2023

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

DAILY DIGEST, 3/6: Yet another atmospheric river in the forecast; CA’s antiquated water rights system faces new scrutiny; Low fall-run chinook salmon stocks expected on Sacramento River; States struggle to find Colorado River cuts as Lake Mead shrinks; and more …

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March 6, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … California could get hit with new atmospheric river this week, and consequences could...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: The West is blanketed in snow, but water problems aren’t over; Snowpack hits highest level this century for March; Fishermen’s groups call for immediate closure of salmon season; EPA mandates states report on cyber threats to water systems; and more …

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March 5, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … The West just got blanketed in snow, but its water problems aren’t...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/3: State rejects six San Joaquin Valley groundwater management plans; Another storm expected this weekend; Salmon-killing tire chemical in SF Bay waterways; In dry West, farmers balk at idling land to save water; and more …

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March 3, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 10am to 2pm. Agenda items include a discussion...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/2: Storms not letting up, here’s what the first half of March looks like; California may bar commercial salmon fishing for the first time since 2009; Ridgecrest GSA approves $7.8 million for imported water plan; Toilet paper may be a source of PFAS in wastewater; and more …

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March 2, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience (SAFER) Advisory Group from...