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DAILY DIGEST, 6/8: NOAA declares the arrival of El Nino; DWR and partners experiment with soft release method to improve Delta smelt survival; Valley groundwater will need more than one epic water year for long-term rebound; 1 MAF authorized for groundwater recharge this year; and more …

June 8, 2023 53

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water upon adjournment of the session...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/7: Two California lakes are making comebacks with different results; New CDFW policy recognizes ecological value of beavers; Conservationists help drought stricken California wildlife area store more water; The Grand Canyon, a cathedral to time, is losing its river; and more …

Maven

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June 7, 2023 696

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Environmental Quality beginning at 9am. Agenda and remote access...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/6: How Sierra Nevada snowpack confounds Central Valley groundwater readings; New legislation seeks changes to water rights; Beyond the yuck factor: Cities turn to ‘extreme’ water recycling; Bay Area groundwater back to pre-drought levels; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

June 6, 2023 853

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

DAILY DIGEST, 6/5: ‘Improvised, spotty and belated’: Will California reform its oversight of water rights?; Thunderstorms and heavy rain returning; Water wasted to the sea?; Too much, too little: Water management in cities under climate change; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

June 5, 2023 690

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Invasive Species Lunchtime Talk – Rapid Response and Eradication of Caulerpa in California:...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Surging CA rivers become a deadly threat, months after storms; Sites Reservoir water right application moves forward; Legislation to curb water use for irrigation clears Assembly; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

June 4, 2023 1186

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Surging California rivers become a deadly threat, months after storms “The waters...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/2: New research offers clarity on actual water use by agriculture; Dramatic weather swings are headed to CA; High-tech mapping of Central Valley’s underground blazes path to drought resilience; State Water Board readopts decorative grass watering ban; and more …

Maven

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June 2, 2023 773

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … Defending the Golden State: Safeguarding Californians from Invasive Species from 12pm to 1:30pm. Invasive...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/1: Slew of water bills swirl around Sacramento; Central Valley flooding offers birds bountiful water; Will it also poison them?; State Water Resources Control Board considering amendments to the Bay-Delta Plan to incorporate tribal beneficial uses; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

June 1, 2023 687

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Solutions in Our Soil – Building Sustainable Supply Chains from 10am to 11:30am. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/31: First drought, then flood. Can the West learn to live between extremes?; Bauer-Kahan’s bill to protect water supply passes Assembly; Westlands Water District lets bounty of flood water flow to the ocean; Wet year promises a boost to both Colorado River Basin reservoirs and ecosystems; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 31, 2023 744

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Advancing The Groundwater Accounting Platform in California from 12pm to 1pm. The Groundwater...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/30: Map shows epic amounts of water gushing through CA rivers; State asked to stop diverting iconic Mono Lake’s water to Los Angeles; Tribe taps Sonoma County wineries, farms to save Russian River water; Every drop of the Colorado River counts. So what about evaporation?; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 30, 2023 3530

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Map shows epic amounts of water gushing through California rivers “This year’s historic snowpack...

DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Race to move water underground; Millerton Lake can drain, fill six times over with snowpack; Walters: The stakes for Newsom’s big plan to streamline big projects; Fear, frustration and fatigue: How a deal to save the Colorado River was struck; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 28, 2023 791

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Race to move water underground on as California’s Central Valley overflows “After...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/26: State Auditor: DWR’s forecasts do not adequately account for climate change; Democrats sideline Newsom’s infrastructure plan; State Water Board statement on Supreme Court WOTUS ruling; Mexico pays price for Colorado River deal; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 26, 2023 887

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

DAILY DIGEST, 5/25: EPA authority to regulate wetlands clobbered by Supreme Court; CA legislature could make overdue changes to water rights if these three bills pass; Delta Tunnel plan touted by Newsom gets push-back from Congress member; California snowlines on track to be 1,600 feet higher by century’s end; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 25, 2023 814

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council meets beginning at 9:00am. Agenda items include the Delta Lead...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/24: California urged to end water grab on Scott River; Mule Creek State Prison agrees to clean up polluted discharges; How hot is California going to get this summer?; How California averted painful water cuts and made a Colorado River deal; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 24, 2023 695

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Conservancy Board from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items include an Ecosystem Restoration...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/23: What the Colorado River deal means for California; Pacheco Dam project dealt another setback; Big melt may be less dramatic – and damaging – than initially thought; Dan Walters: California taxpayers on the hook to save two unhealthy western rivers; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 23, 2023 951

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project Stakeholder Forum & Public Meeting from...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/22: A breakthrough deal to keep the Colorado River from going dry, for now; Whiplash again! – Learning from wet (and dry) years; How solar farms took over the California desert; EPA funds research to assess perchlorate after fireworks; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

May 22, 2023 792

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar from 11am to 12pm. This webinar is...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/8: NOAA declares the arrival of El Nino; DWR and partners experiment with soft release method to improve Delta smelt survival; Valley groundwater will need more than one epic water year for long-term rebound; 1 MAF authorized for groundwater recharge this year; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 6/7: Two California lakes are making comebacks with different results; New CDFW policy recognizes ecological value of beavers; Conservationists help drought stricken California wildlife area store more water; The Grand Canyon, a cathedral to time, is losing its river; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 6/6: How Sierra Nevada snowpack confounds Central Valley groundwater readings; New legislation seeks changes to water rights; Beyond the yuck factor: Cities turn to ‘extreme’ water recycling; Bay Area groundwater back to pre-drought levels; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 6/5: ‘Improvised, spotty and belated’: Will California reform its oversight of water rights?; Thunderstorms and heavy rain returning; Water wasted to the sea?; Too much, too little: Water management in cities under climate change; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Surging CA rivers become a deadly threat, months after storms; Sites Reservoir water right application moves forward; Legislation to curb water use for irrigation clears Assembly; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 6/2: New research offers clarity on actual water use by agriculture; Dramatic weather swings are headed to CA; High-tech mapping of Central Valley’s underground blazes path to drought resilience; State Water Board readopts decorative grass watering ban; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 6/1: Slew of water bills swirl around Sacramento; Central Valley flooding offers birds bountiful water; Will it also poison them?; State Water Resources Control Board considering amendments to the Bay-Delta Plan to incorporate tribal beneficial uses; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Race to move water underground; Millerton Lake can drain, fill six times over with snowpack; Walters: The stakes for Newsom’s big plan to streamline big projects; Fear, frustration and fatigue: How a deal to save the Colorado River was struck; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 5/26: State Auditor: DWR’s forecasts do not adequately account for climate change; Democrats sideline Newsom’s infrastructure plan; State Water Board statement on Supreme Court WOTUS ruling; Mexico pays price for Colorado River deal; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 5/24: California urged to end water grab on Scott River; Mule Creek State Prison agrees to clean up polluted discharges; How hot is California going to get this summer?; How California averted painful water cuts and made a Colorado River deal; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 5/23: What the Colorado River deal means for California; Pacheco Dam project dealt another setback; Big melt may be less dramatic – and damaging – than initially thought; Dan Walters: California taxpayers on the hook to save two unhealthy western rivers; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 5/22: A breakthrough deal to keep the Colorado River from going dry, for now; Whiplash again! – Learning from wet (and dry) years; How solar farms took over the California desert; EPA funds research to assess perchlorate after fireworks; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 6/8: NOAA declares the arrival of El Nino; DWR and partners experiment with soft release method to improve Delta smelt survival; Valley groundwater will need more than one epic water year for long-term rebound; 1 MAF authorized for groundwater recharge this year; and more …

FEATURE: Water rights key to San Joaquin Valley aquifer recharge

NOW AVAILABLE: Harvest Water Program contracts for the administration of public benefits now online

DAILY DIGEST, 6/7: Two California lakes are making comebacks with different results; New CDFW policy recognizes ecological value of beavers; Conservationists help drought stricken California wildlife area store more water; The Grand Canyon, a cathedral to time, is losing its river; and more …

SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Yolo Bypass floodplains and fish food