Daily Digest

A daily compilation of California water news and commentary from around the state and the nation.

DAILY DIGEST: In the Fate of the Delta Smelt, Warnings of Conservation Gone Wrong; California struggles to handle water needs in drought and downpours; Report: Climate change is driving precipitation whiplash in 21st century; and more …

April 23, 2018 676

In California water news today, In the Fate of the Delta Smelt, Warnings of Conservation Gone Wrong; California struggles to...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: State releases new benefit assessments of water storage proposals; Reclamation boosts CVP allocations to 100% in the north; 40% in the south; DWR prepares for rebuild phase 2; Pruitt and ‘secret science’; and more …

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April 22, 2018 832

In California water news this weekend, State releases new benefit assessments of water storage proposals; Reclamation boosts CVP allocations to...

DAILY DIGEST: Can CA’s groundwater basins be managed collaboratively?; The water crisis that nobody is talking about; JPL’s ‘space botanist’ may have the answer to when next drought will happen; CA strives to control adverse effects of cannabis on water; and more …

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April 20, 2018 582

In California water news today, Can California’s groundwater basins be managed collaboratively?; A look inside the California water crisis that...

DAILY DIGEST: Oroville Dam phase 2 construction expected to start May 8; How California water suppliers are getting ready for an earthquake; Twin tunnels and Jerry Brown’s art of persuasion; Republicans, states alarmed about EPA action on groundwater; and more …

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April 19, 2018 511

In California water news today, Oroville Dam phase 2 construction expected to start May 8; How California water suppliers are...

DAILY DIGEST: Friant Water Authority: California’s water math does not compute; Nourishment and poison: Nitrogen’s double life; Destructive swamp rodents are knocking at the Delta’s door; Can dirt save the earth?; and more …

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April 18, 2018 816

In California water news today, Friant Water Authority: California’s water math does not compute; Nourishment and poison: Nitrogen’s double life;...

DAILY DIGEST: Does water scarcity threaten CA’s agricultural industry?; Gov candidate Travis Allen: Green lawns, long showers for all; LA’s transformative stormwater plan; Four states say CAP keeps too much CO River water for AZ; 10 questions about the 11 proposals to save the Salton Sea; and more …

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April 17, 2018 715

In California water news today, Radio show: Does water scarcity threaten California’s agricultural industry?; Thomas Elias interviews gubernatorial candidate Travis...

DAILY DIGEST: SoCal plans to spend $11 billion on the delta tunnels. Who will end up paying?; Gov. Jerry Brown’s potential successors and the Delta tunnels; Why Villaraigosa is spending so much time in farm country; and more …

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April 16, 2018 634

In California water news today, Southern California plans to spend $11 billion on the delta tunnels. Who will end up...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: White House, Congress side with California growers over raising Shasta Dam; A floating offshore wind farm is coming to California; Is California too big? Voters may get a chance to split Golden State into three; and more …

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April 15, 2018 941

In California water news this weekend, White House, Congress side with California growers over raising Shasta Dam; Delta Tunnel Vote...

DAILY DIGEST: Climate change is messing with your dinner; CA needs a cure for its unhealthy forests; Supreme Court case tests weight of old Native American treaties in 21st century; ‘A lot on the line’ in Klamath water hearing; Commentaries on ‘dreaded’ tunnels and ‘vampire’ dams; and more …

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April 13, 2018 503

In California water news today, Climate change is messing with your dinner; California needs a cure for its unhealthy forests; Supreme...

DAILY DIGEST: MWD’s mega tunnel project: What could go wrong? and more Cal Water Fix news and commentary; Republican gubernatorial candidate Travis Allen champions farmers’ need for more water; Federal judge hears Klamath Basin tribes, irrigators arguments on dam water releases; and more …

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April 12, 2018 717

In California water news today, MWD’s mega tunnel project: What could go wrong? and more Cal Water Fix news and...

DAILY DIGEST: Metropolitan votes to fund construction of two Delta tunnels; Low water supplies leave farmers in a bind; Can agriculture and wildlife co-exist? Rice farmers think so; and more …

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April 11, 2018 550

In California water news today, Southern California water agency votes to fund construction of two Delta tunnels; Low water supplies...

DAILY DIGEST: Two tunnels? One? None? Water agency to decide how much to spend on Delta fix; When it comes to California water, nothing is easy; LaMalfa bill to create new tribe raises questions; and more …

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April 10, 2018 577

In California water news today, Vote on Southern California’s investment in Delta tunnel project could be a nail biter; Governor...

DAILY DIGEST: California’s groundwater legislation could mean opportunities, not penalties; DWR says Oroville Dam main spillway won’t be used this week; Northern California divers battle to save abalone – with a giant sea urchin vacuum; and more …

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April 9, 2018 570

In California water news today, California’s groundwater legislation could mean opportunities, not penalties; DWR says Oroville Dam main spillway won’t...