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DAILY DIGEST, 2/11: Pilot project to return salmon above Shasta Dam receives funding; Record-long snowless streak measured in the Sierra; Dahle: State grants incentivize farmers to leave; Water agencies attempt to put more water into parched Teviston; and more …

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February 11, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 9am to 4:30pm. The Delta ISB will...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/10: Winter heatwave forecasted for CA; SoCal offers millions to buy Sac Valley water; Lawmakers call for implementation of overdue water storage projects; How mapping beaver wetlands can chart a path to a better water future; and more …

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February 10, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed Water Loss Performance Standards Regulation beginning at 2pm. The State...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/9: Conservationists and farmers unite to protect salmon; First-in-the-nation project to put solar panels over canals; Merced County almond farmer settles with EPA over Clean Water Act violations; Indian Wells Valley GA takes legal action to collect high fees; and more …

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February 9, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Drought Prediction and Water Availability National Listening Session Series – Introductory Webinar...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/8: Charts show where California reservoir levels stand after weeks of dry weather; Arrowhead water: BlueTriton hearing continues with testimony from members of the public; Oroville Dam Spillway crisis: 5 years later; and more …

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February 8, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: California Environmental Flows Workgroup from 10am to 12pm. Agenda items include...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/7: CA’s 2022 water year – both wet and dry; Turlock ID lands $20M grant to study solar panels on top of canals; Is oil wastewater safe for irrigation?; White Slough Tidal Wetlands Restoration Project a model for the future; and more …

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February 7, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … California’s 2022 water year – both wet and dry Jay Lund writes,...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: What are the chances of a ‘miracle’ in March?; CA heading underground to explore its biggest water storage potential; California’s constitutional right to fish; State authorities present $19.25M Salton Sea North Lake project; and more …

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February 6, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California desperately needs rain. What are the chances of a ‘miracle’ in...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/4: Experts urge overhaul of California’s ‘antiquated’ water laws; PG&E to bring Potter Valley Project back online; Gov.’s proposed $40 million for farmland retirement is welcome but more needed; Top ten reasons why wild salmon runs collapsed; and more …

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February 4, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Experts urge overhaul of California’s ‘antiquated’ water laws “As California enters its...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/3: Kings Co. town denies massive Sandridge water pipeline will move wastewater; Amid snow and ice declines, what happens to Sierra lakes in the winter?; The Great Central Valley is key to 30 by 30 success; Documenting Los Angeles’s unlikely urban fishermen; and more …

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February 3, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Fisheries Restoration Grant Program Peer Review Committee meets from 9am to 3pm. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/2: California snowpack dwindles after a dry January; River rights battles in the San Joaquin Valley stuck in eddy; Ballot measure to build more reservoirs, water projects dies due to lack of signatures; and more …

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February 2, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … SYMPOSIUM: Adapting Restoration for a Changing Climate beginning at 9am. Join us to learn...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/1: Sierra Nevada snowpack falls below average after dry January; Ancient river beds could hold the solution to CA’s water woes; ‘Reduced risk’ pesticides are widespread in CA streams; and more …

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February 1, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Resources Control Board will meet beginning at 9am. Agenda...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/31: Vidovich fires back: Kings Co. water pipeline battle picks up steam; LA is building a future where water won’t run out; Dry January raises drought concerns, precipitation relief not immediate; and more …

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January 31, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee Restoration Subcommittee will meet from 1:30pm...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: State gives thumbs down to most San Joaquin Valley groundwater plans; No rain for NorCal for next 14 days; Turlock ID, Modesto ID apply for more water rights during wet years; and more …

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January 30, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … State gives thumbs down to most San Joaquin Valley groundwater plans “Groundwater...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/28: Massive pipeline under construction reignites water heartburn in Kings County; If the Supreme Court rolls back the Clean Water Act, California will be ready — thanks to Trump; Latest drought monitor numbers show no improvements; and more …

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January 28, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] MEETING: The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9am. Agenda items include a legislative update, Monthly DWR...