Daily Digest

DAILY DIGEST, 7/24: NOAA’s La Niña watch could signal a dry winter; Interior may shift projects to former Bernhardt client; Researchers identify factor behind 2017 Oroville Dam incident; Central Valley could get federal aid for drinking water; and more

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Daily Digest

July 24, 2020

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DAILY DIGEST, 7/23: Admitting failure on water, the Monterey Peninsula will beg state officials for a new deadline; Accurate weather forecasts 28 days out; As flood season settles in, experts shed light on dam safety problems; What happens in Vegas, may come from the Arctic?; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 23, 2020

ONLINE WORKSHOP: Water Use Studies Workgroup Meeting from 9am to 11am:  The focus of this meeting will be on the...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/22: River agreements stall amid focus on Delta litigation; CA settles fight over hoarded dam water; U.S. states take on Trump EPA for water rule rollback; EPA must focus on environmental justice, Inspector General says; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 22, 2020

ONLINE PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Identifying At-Risk Water Systems & Domestic Wells from 9am to 3pm.  The State Water Resources Control Board...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/21: Farmers doing more with less need help from above; Bacterial outbreak forces euthanization of fish at three SoCal hatcheries; High and rising: flood risk in California grows; The U.S. states most prone to natural disasters; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 21, 2020

ONLINE MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board meets beginning at 9:30am.  Agenda items include the quarterly Delta Watermaster Report, the...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/20: Gold rush-era mercury mine closed in 1972 is still contaminating; Lake Tahoe’s aspens face dangerous new threat; Future changes in the trading of virtual water; Democrats weigh options for undoing Trump rollbacks; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 20, 2020

Gold rush-era mercury mine closed in 1972 is still contaminating:  “Nearly half a century after a Gold Rush-era quicksilver mining...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Could “angel investors” buy a piece of the Friant-Kern Canal?; How a marsh restoration could help preserve Tahoe’s clarity; Water hyacinth acts like ‘plastic wrap’ on the Delta; CA all-in on effort to preserve Salton Sea; and more ..

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Daily Digest

July 19, 2020

Could “angel investors” buy a piece of the Friant-Kern Canal?  “An investor funding proposal that could substantially increase the Friant-Kern...

DAILY DIGEST: PacifiCorp can’t wash its hands of Klamath Dams, FERC rules; New study finds media coverage could discourage SGMA participation; Scientists in CA accidentally discover bacteria that eats metal in aquifer; USEPA’s temporary policy suspending enforcement terminates August 31, 2020; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 17, 2020

WEBINAR: How Water Reuse Creates New Ways to Manage Wastewater Discharge from 11am to 12:30pm.  Case studies from Bay Area...

DAILY DIGEST: Bigger, badder storms coming in years ahead, and CA is right in their path; Garamendi secures wins for CA water in Water Resources Development Act; Calvert denounces Democrats for defeating water storage amendments; Trump admin weakens ‘Magna Carta’ of environmental protection acts; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 16, 2020

WEBINAR: Environmental DNA: a cool new science that will benefit your ecological restoration from 9am to 10am.  Stantec, has been...

DAILY DIGEST: Reclamation’s Burman urges cooperation on water; SGMA enters crucial period; Court issues ruling in Staten Island management case; Coastal flooding to steadily increase, says new federal report; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 15, 2020

FREE WEBINAR: FishPAC Connectivity Case Study: Deer Creek Irrigation Dam, Dunn Creek from 9am to 10:15am.  This webinar will illustrate...

DAILY DIGEST: Billions in possible damages turn to zero in 14-year legal battle over water pipe; How permitting slows ecosystem recovery and climate resilience projects; The state budget includes $47 million for the Salton Sea, here’s how it will be spent; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 14, 2020

Sites Reservoir Virtual Town Hall Meeting: There will be a virtual town hall meeting on Sites Reservoir from 10am to...

DAILY DIGEST: Why limiting PFAS in drinking water is a challenge in the US; New coalition for safe drinking water in the Sacramento Valley; Funding for completion of Whittier Narrows Dam Safety Project; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 13, 2020

ONLINE MEETING: Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee Meeting from 1pm tp 3pm:  The Committee will discuss ecosystem-based management, and hear...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Watch for La Nina, federal forecast says; New tool for maximizing groundwater recharge; IID files opening brief in CEQA challenge to DCP; CA’s ultimate outdoor bucket list; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 12, 2020

Watch for La Nina, federal forecast says:  “The federal Climate Prediction Center issued a La Nina watch Thursday, indicating the...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/10: Fishing groups sue feds for awarding CVP permanent repayment contracts without enviro review; Delta Conveyance enviro planning update; 350 facilities skip reporting water pollution under temporary EPA rule; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 10, 2020

ONLINE MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 9am to 12pm.  Agenda items include updates on current reviews and efforts, a...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/9: Money to repair Friant-Kern Canal in House bill, but large funding gap remains; McCarthy commends federal action to restore water capacity; In parched southwest, warm spring renews threat of ‘megadrought’; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 9, 2020

FREE WEBINAR: Ensuring Equitable Public Engagement Through Coordinated Planning from 9am to 10:30am.  Presented by the Local Government Commission.  Click...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/8: State Water Board launches 10-yr effort to improve access to safe drinking water; Disease novel to CA killing thousands of fish at hatchery; Ruling avoids additional CVP supply cuts; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 8, 2020

ONLINE WORKSHOP: The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board will hold a Shoreline Adaptation Financing Workshop from 9am to 12pm. ...