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DAILY DIGEST, 8/25: Should CA expect more tropical storms like Hurricane Hilary?; Years after the blob, the Pacific still doesn’t look the same; Understanding the rhythms of rivers; Waiting on PG&E to figure out life after the Potter Valley Project; and more …

August 25, 2023 704

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

DAILY DIGEST, 8/24: CDFW completes release of 23 million fall-run chinook salmon; Would filling a new reservoir give off lots of greenhouse gases?; Unlocking hydropower’s potential; El Niño and La Niña multi-year events could become more common; and more …

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August 24, 2023 715

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

DAILY DIGEST, 8/23: How the ‘Big Melt’ transformed CA; CA considers permanent ban on watering grass at businesses; SoCal’s ‘water doctor’ pushes for transformation; Multiyear El Niño and La Niña events likely to increase; and more …

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August 23, 2023 850

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … IN-PERSON EVENT: From the Ground Up – Soil and Water Resiliency for Future Generations...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/22: CA reels from floods as downgraded storm barrels on; Educating the judiciary on water and climate change; Conservation or cannabis: are the two mutually exclusive?; Wildfires and extreme weather are driving climate denialism online; and more …

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August 22, 2023 817

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Eel River Dam Removal Forum from 5pm to 6pm. Charlie Schneider, California Trout’s...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/21: Tropical Storm Hilary releases fury on SoCal; What put Hurricane Hilary on a collision course with CA?; How heat-shattering ocean temperatures impacts fisheries; Fighting future ‘red tides’ in San Francisco Bay; and more …

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August 21, 2023 756

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Hurricane Hilary … Tropical Storm Hilary releases fury on Southern California “The first tropical storm to hit Los Angeles...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Hilary takes aim at Southern California; State Water Board begins rulemaking to Make Conservation a CA Way of Life; Tools for tracking Lake Tahoe’s clarity were invented at the Vatican; Group proposes to fill Lake Mead by draining Lake Powell; and more …

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August 20, 2023 869

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Hurricane Hilary … Flooding disaster threatens Southern California as Hilary takes aim “Hilary was making its presence felt in...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/18: Hilary to bring flooding to SoCal, Southwest; Reclamation Districts turned swamps into fertile farmland; Navigating the wild waters of HAB monitoring in the Delta; Award-winning author Mark Arax visits Merced; and more …

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August 18, 2023 1018

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Hilary to bring life-threatening flooding from Southern California to Nevada, western Arizona “A...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/17: Central Valley farmers are having a climate reckoning; Hurricane remnants may bring ‘high impact’ deluge to CA; The digital future of water management; 25,000 pounds of trash removed from ocean; and more …

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August 17, 2023 1942

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 9am to 2pm. Agenda items include a discussion...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/16: SoCal’s coastal power plants to stay open; Database of demand management actions under SGMA goes live; Reaping the benefits of a wet winter; Bay Area red tide crisis ends, watchdog group declares algae bloom over; and more …

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August 16, 2023 695

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Water Commission beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include a drought strategies expert...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/15: Feds plan to announce 2024 cuts along the Colorado River; CA introduces more anglers to native warm-water tolerant sunfish; Delta Conveyance Project update; Why are California’s wildfires getting worse? ; and more …

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August 15, 2023 693

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: SGMA Review: Achieving Groundwater Access for All & Visual Data Tool Demonstration from...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/14: IID hires Kightlinger for Colorado River talks; How much water is left in the Colorado River? Fear of the ‘Big Melt’ turns to big relief; Time to dance the salmon home; and more …

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August 14, 2023 1030

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Growing a Sustainable Future: The Role of Agrivoltaics in California’s Water-Energy-Food Nexus from...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Heat, humidity, and some thunderstorms to come; EPA launches civil rights probe over CA water fight; Podcasts on Klamath Dams, Potter Valley Project, groundwater data, NEPA and CEQA, and more …

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August 13, 2023 685

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Heat, humidity, and some thunderstorms to come as cut-off low sets up...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/11: Odds of a ‘strong’ El Niño grow again; Brief update on the progress of the inadequate SGMA subbasins; Even with full reservoirs, San Francisco Bay sturgeon are dying again. Why?; The West has a checkerboard problem; Friant repairs on schedule, canal lining begins; and more …

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August 11, 2023 821

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Central Valley Flood Protection Board beginning at 10am. Central Valley Flood Protection Plan...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/10: Water Board under investigation for discriminating against tribes, people of color; Court ruling against Westlands doesn’t mean much; Big wins for California move forward in government funding bills; Reviving a famously polluted California lake; and more …

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August 10, 2023 972

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Regional Water Board beginning at 9am. Agenda items include an End...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/9: Can California salmon survive Trump water plan backed by House Republicans in spending bill?; Appeals court rules against Westlands Water District in contract dispute; LAO Report: New infrastructure legislation; Delta increasingly bogged down with weeds; and more …

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August 9, 2023 792

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Can California salmon survive Trump water plan backed by House Republicans in spending...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/25: Should CA expect more tropical storms like Hurricane Hilary?; Years after the blob, the Pacific still doesn’t look the same; Understanding the rhythms of rivers; Waiting on PG&E to figure out life after the Potter Valley Project; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/24: CDFW completes release of 23 million fall-run chinook salmon; Would filling a new reservoir give off lots of greenhouse gases?; Unlocking hydropower’s potential; El Niño and La Niña multi-year events could become more common; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/23: How the ‘Big Melt’ transformed CA; CA considers permanent ban on watering grass at businesses; SoCal’s ‘water doctor’ pushes for transformation; Multiyear El Niño and La Niña events likely to increase; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/22: CA reels from floods as downgraded storm barrels on; Educating the judiciary on water and climate change; Conservation or cannabis: are the two mutually exclusive?; Wildfires and extreme weather are driving climate denialism online; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/21: Tropical Storm Hilary releases fury on SoCal; What put Hurricane Hilary on a collision course with CA?; How heat-shattering ocean temperatures impacts fisheries; Fighting future ‘red tides’ in San Francisco Bay; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Hilary takes aim at Southern California; State Water Board begins rulemaking to Make Conservation a CA Way of Life; Tools for tracking Lake Tahoe’s clarity were invented at the Vatican; Group proposes to fill Lake Mead by draining Lake Powell; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/18: Hilary to bring flooding to SoCal, Southwest; Reclamation Districts turned swamps into fertile farmland; Navigating the wild waters of HAB monitoring in the Delta; Award-winning author Mark Arax visits Merced; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/17: Central Valley farmers are having a climate reckoning; Hurricane remnants may bring ‘high impact’ deluge to CA; The digital future of water management; 25,000 pounds of trash removed from ocean; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/16: SoCal’s coastal power plants to stay open; Database of demand management actions under SGMA goes live; Reaping the benefits of a wet winter; Bay Area red tide crisis ends, watchdog group declares algae bloom over; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/15: Feds plan to announce 2024 cuts along the Colorado River; CA introduces more anglers to native warm-water tolerant sunfish; Delta Conveyance Project update; Why are California’s wildfires getting worse? ; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/14: IID hires Kightlinger for Colorado River talks; How much water is left in the Colorado River? Fear of the ‘Big Melt’ turns to big relief; Time to dance the salmon home; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Heat, humidity, and some thunderstorms to come; EPA launches civil rights probe over CA water fight; Podcasts on Klamath Dams, Potter Valley Project, groundwater data, NEPA and CEQA, and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/10: Water Board under investigation for discriminating against tribes, people of color; Court ruling against Westlands doesn’t mean much; Big wins for California move forward in government funding bills; Reviving a famously polluted California lake; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/9: Can California salmon survive Trump water plan backed by House Republicans in spending bill?; Appeals court rules against Westlands Water District in contract dispute; LAO Report: New infrastructure legislation; Delta increasingly bogged down with weeds; and more …

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER: Environmental groups prevail in California steelhead case

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Fish and Wildlife director still on the hook in water rights suit

CAL MATTERS: The Bay-Delta ecosystem is collapsing. California just unveiled rival rescue plans

REACTIONS: Here’s what water agencies and NGOs have to say about the State Water Board’s Bay Delta Plan environmental document

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: California court dismisses last remaining lawsuit against the state’s Delta Plan

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: It’s Hard to Predict What the Coming El Niño Will Bring

DAILY DIGEST, 10/2: Finding the most important spot in CA’s water story; NCAR experimental prediction system calls for a super El Niño this winter; The myth of normal river flow; OCWD explains impact of capturing Hilary rainfall; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Sept 24-29: Water Board unveils rival rescue plans for Delta; Incoming El Nino hard to predict; Is the San Joaquin Valley ready for its post SGMA future?; and more …