Category: DAILY DIGEST

In California water news today, Will rain wipe out Camp Fire, and wind clear the smoke? Weather Service gives outlook; Death on the Delta puzzles fishing community, state officials; Sierra snowpack and the San Joaquin River Restoration Program; California’s “hydro cannons” and other predictions from the past about the future of water; Toxic taps abound in rural Tulare County, failed […]

In California water news today, Camp Fire: Oroville Dam officials keep close watch on approaching blaze; Megafires More Frequent Because Of Climate Change And Forest Management; High fire danger continues in SoCal through Wednesday; Pattern change may increase rain chances Thanksgiving Week; Dams: History, anatomy and common reasons for failure; Spending fight will headline ‘fairly brief’ lame duck; and more […]

Happy Veterans Day (which was actually yesterday … ) In California water news today, Approved by water agencies, killed by voters: the California water bond; GOP Rep. Denham falls behind Democrat Harder; Dan Walters: Newsom will find a stack of Brown leftovers; Steve Lopez: One California calamity after another, and yet we always endure; Amid Chronic Drought, Lake Cachuma Shaping […]

In California water news today, Delta Stewardship Council issues draft determination on Californa Water Fix; Did gas, homeless people and sick kids kill California’s water bond?; El Nino has 80% chance of forming this winter, scientists predict; Thousands flee three fast moving California wildfires; Klamath Tribes drop lawsuit over endangered sucker fish; Rain study in Ukiah helps convince Army Corps […]

In California water news today, Board agrees to Newsom-Brown request to delay decision on water plan; Prop 3 failed, so what’s next for the Friant Kern canal?; How Gov-Elect Gavin Newsom could shape California’s future, issue by issue; The State of Jefferson’s plan for a California divided; 5 crops in the crosshairs of climate change; and more … On the […]

In California water news today, Governor Brown asks State Water Board to postpone today’s vote; Newsom wins, Denham has edge over Harder, but final results not in yet; Prop 3 defeated; New methods to be implemented to ensure safe drinking water in Redding; Does the Inland Empire have enough water for population growth?; State fully committed to Salton Sea, says […]

In California water news today, Trial date set for Oroville Dam lawsuits against DWR; Climate Change and California’s Water Supply: How Can We Adapt?; Where California gubernatorial candidates John Cox and Gavin Newsom stand on the top issues in the state; Proposition 3 pours money on Central Valley water projects, faces opposition; Every president since 1961 was warned about climate […]