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DAILY DIGEST, 6/15: How does more rain in NorCal equal less flows in the San Joaquin River?; Did CA learn anything from the last drought?; Drought picture grows more bleak for agriculture; Major cutbacks loom for the Colorado River; and more …

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June 15, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … CUAHSI WEBINAR: Hydrologic Science and Indigenous Voices from 9am to 10am. This series...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/14: Toxic algae blooms on the rise and expected to worsen; Why water use varies so widely across California; Land fallowing could reach more than 690,000 acres due to drought; Farmers worry water-rights proposal could affect food supply; and more …

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June 14, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife at 9am. Full agenda...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/13: Sanger residents concerned over low to no water pressure as Valley temperatures soar; Considerations for developing an environmental water right; State board awards $1.1M for Grizzly Island restoration project; In the Klamath Basin, wildlife needs groundwater too; and more …

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June 13, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: 2022 Habitat Projects at Sacramento’s Nimbus Basin and Lower Sailor Bar from...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Court rules feds didn’t stiff Fresno, other water users during last drought; Water-sharing agreements proposed; Does Tuolumne County already own water rights?; Choreographing restoration on Mono Lake’s tributary streams; and more …

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June 12, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Ruling: Feds didn’t stiff Fresno and other water users when they got...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/10: How CA’s ancient hidden waterways could be key to recharging state’s depleted groundwater; Where parched CA is finding new water sources; Conference highlights deficiency of models for drought situations; Officials offer grim outlook for 2022 fire season; and more …

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June 10, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Regional Water Board will meet beginning at 10:30am. The Board...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/9: The past, present and future of the West’s water woes; If the CA wine industry wants to survive, it must use less water; The problem with pools; Court rules minimum ratio groundwater pumping rate mandate violates Prop 26; and more …

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June 9, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board meets from 9am to 5pm. Agenda items include...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/8: Curtailments expanded through out the Delta watershed; Water usage increases as drought continues; State Board approves Russian River water sharing agreement; Carbon credits versus the “big gulp”; and more …

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June 8, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The Delta Independent Science Board meets from 2pm to 5pm. Agenda items include...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/7: CA water rights buyback proposal met with enthusiasm, resistance; Will CA’s new groundwater rules hurt small-scale farms and farmers of color?; Much still uncertain as State Water Board consider historic water sharing agreement for Russian River watershed; Colorado River’s water deficit keeps growing, with no end in sight; and more …

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June 7, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Department of Food and Agriculture from 10am to 2pm. In-person in Sacramento;...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/6: CA lawmakers mull buying out farmers to save water; As CA’s big cities fail to rein in water use, rural communities already tapped out; California needs more water infrastructure to ease shortage: Expert; A growing movement to reclaim water rights for indigenous people; and more …

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June 6, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … California lawmakers mull buying out farmers to save water “After decades of...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Groundwater managers race to rework incomplete GSPs by July deadline; A tale of two desal plants; San Diego argues for exemption from drought rules; District installs flow restrictors for those not following the rules; and more …

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June 5, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … As new deadline looms, groundwater managers rework ‘incomplete’ plans to meet California’s...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/3: State and federal water managers prepare for dry summer conditions; Progress update on long-term water efficiency standards; A watershed approach to fire, floods, and drought; Big data and farmers create instant wetlands to help migrating birds; and more …

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June 3, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … State and federal water managers prepare for dry summer conditions “The Department of...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/2: GSA says protecting all domestic wells is “unreasonable”; New report on SGMA and small farmers; Stanford study shows subsidence will likely continue for decades even if groundwater levels stop declining; Cuyama Valley landowners face an adjudication lawsuit; and more …

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June 2, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: County Drought Plan Requirements for State Small Water Systems and Domestic Wells...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/1: Urban water use is latest target for drought cutbacks; Even amid worsening drought, enviros sharpen knives for Sites Reservoir; Bill to accelerate Bay-Delta Plan defeated; SoCal water restrictions take effect; and more …

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June 1, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water beginning at 9am. Click...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/31: Drought resurrects Sites Reservoir; Drinking water rate assistance program; Water for development; The hatchery crutch; and more …

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May 31, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … California drought resurrects decades-old plan for controversial Sites Reservoir “A long-dead proposal...

DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Weather’s unwanted guest: Nasty La Nina keeps popping up; Gray declares victory in effort to keep reservoir projects moving forward; Solano Supes reiterate opposition to Delta tunnel project; The failed recovery plan for the Delta and Delta smelt; and more …

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May 29, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Weather’s unwanted guest: Nasty La Nina keeps popping up “Something weird is...

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