Category: DAILY DIGEST

In California water news today, Huge milestone for Delta tunnels: Feds say they won’t push fish over the brink; Feds: Tunnels won’t jeopardize fish; Key federal agencies clear the way for proposed Delta tunnels project; Federal agencies greenlight proposed Delta tunnel project; How California got its first groundwater market; The Kings River flooded from snowmelt that couldn’t be measured or […]

In California water news today, Feds to give update on Delta water tunnels; Delta Plan CSO amendment approved; As Kings River recedes, evacuees assess flood damage amid work to close levee breaches; Add blazing sun to heavy snowpack, and you get hazardous rivers in the Valley below; California drought may be over but conservation controversy continues; and more … In […]

In California water news today, To prevent Pine Flat Dam from being overtopped, more water sent down the Kings River; Kings River flows increased; The Sierra snowpack is massive – and melting fast; Runoff from record winter could damage secret archaeological site; Calaveras County Water District joins water conservation fight; Rep. Tom McClintock’s bill to streamline dam projects passes house […]

In California water news today, From drought to deluge and back again – working landscapes address the challenges; WE&RF To Receive $4.5M Grant From California State Water Board For Recycled Water Research; OC’s ‘toilet to tap’ drinking water a tough sell even on a hot day; Heat wave should not hinder dam repairs, contractor says; California sees some of highest […]

In California water news today, Bill aims to have California save water for a not-so-rainy day; Delta Caucus objects to Brown’s Water Fix project; Heat wave sending record snow melt surging into rivers; Flood proposal brings concerns about land use; Temperance Flat Project aims to add to Central Valley water; Hell or high water: How will California adapt to the […]

In California water news today, Farmer seeks settlement in Clean Water Act case; Between extremes:  California rises from drought; Heat wave accelerating runoff from the Sierra; Dams: ‘Relics’ or vital to an ‘all of the above’ fix?; Why ‘hydro-politics’ will shape the 21st century; and more … On the calendar today … The State Water Resources Control Board will meet […]

In California water news today, Oroville Dam repair is huge, but so is residents’ mistrust; Some say Oroville Dam crisis trashed the Feather River.  Is the state responsible?; Dam safety records should be made public, says the SF Chronicle; DWR settlement agreement: Oroville may stick it out for another year; What a wet winter means for wildfire season; North Coast: […]