Category: DAILY DIGEST

In California water news today, Disneyland, dozens of cities could be flooded by dam failure from huge storm, engineers warn; More storms eye California, western US into Memorial Day weekend; A Reservoir Rising: How DWR is Managing Lake Oroville in an Above-Average Water Year; Oroville Main Spillway not being used amid increased rainfall; Improving Fire Risk Management With Drought Early […]

In California water news today, California lawmakers move to reject Gavin Newsom’s water fee, Senate proposes new funding alternative; San Diego County Water Authority supports bill to spur pumped storage projects; Judge Rules FEMA Must Reconsider Floodplains Plan; California is already drenched. Now three ‘atmospheric rivers’ may unload two months’ worth of rain; Bernhardt: Interior reorganization plans to heat up […]

In California water news today, California AG Xavier Becerra, environmental groups sue to stop Shasta Dam raise; Residents concerned about Oroville Dam with spring storms looming; Maximizing Use of Water Stored in Soil Could Result in Savings for Farmers; As PG&E dumps Potter Valley project, new suitors line up; Audit Blasts San Francisco Bay Watchdog on Inaction; Santa Clara Valley […]

In California water news today, ‘More like winter’: Updated forecasts call for up to 10 inches of Sierra snow in May; California had a wet winter. But a satellite photo shows the state is drying out fast; After Tule River swallows teen, experts warn of cold snowmelt and swift waters; There’s a plan to improve drinking water in California – […]

In California water news today, New dam proposal in Sierra Nevada stirs debate over California energy policy; What’s all this about a water tax?; Gray whales, starving, washing up dead in startling numbers along SF coast; Winterlike weather pattern to send unusually powerful May storm into California late this week; A tale of cows and salmon (with photos); and more […]

In California water news this weekend, Toward safe and reliable drinking water for all Californians; Coalition in Mendocino County forming to acquire Potter Valley Project; ‘Absurd’ delay in Paradise: Endangered frog species blocking Camp Fire cleanup; Are Santa Clara Valley farmers paying too little for precious water?; $1 million grant for Elkhorn Slough to help restore wetlands; Wheeler: Trump admin […]

In California water news today, Garamendi applauds cancellation of Twin Tunnels, suggests alternative plan to Newsom; San Joaquin Tributaries Authority files lawsuit challenging new wetlands regulations; Capitol-to-Capitol: Finding better water management for California; Q&A: Wade Crowfoot, state’s new Natural Resources Secretary; Millions for Climate, Environmental Priorities in Newsom’s May Budget, but not much for Paradise; With Drought Plan in Place, […]

In California water news today, Wildfire burn zones depleting snowpack across West, which fuels more fires and snow loss, research shows; Water tax bill moves to appropriations suspense calendar; California’s Bold Step Forward Into the Contentious World of Wetlands Regulation; After its 12 wettest months on record, the United States is virtually drought-free for the first time in decades; and […]