Daily Digest

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

DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

DAILY DIGEST, 3/4: Delta tunnel project draws strong protest by tribes; Tracking the impact water regulations have on agricultural land values; Seepage monitors installed at Oroville Dam; and more …

March 4, 2020

Climate Geoengineering: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” from 12pm to 1pm at the UC Center in Sacramento. Click...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/3: UC Berkeley report spells disaster for Central Valley, says Assemblyman; Yurok and other Tribes protest Delta tunnel project; Operating Suisun Marsh tidal gates to benefit Delta smelt; Coronavirus and water treatment; and more …

March 3, 2020

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/2: What’s happened since Trump visited the Valley? Quite a bit.; Snow, rain reappear in California after parched February; The ocean’s swirling currents are migrating poleward; and more …

March 2, 2020

The Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee meets from 1pm to 3pm in Sacramento. Agenda items include the Delta Science Funding...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Westlands gets permanent contract for water deliveries; Super-dry February raises specter of wildfires, drawn-down reservoirs; Scientists are trying to make crops love salt; and more …

March 1, 2020

Westlands Water District gets permanent U.S. contract for massive irrigation deliveries: “The Interior Department on Friday awarded the nation’s largest...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/28: Snowpack now below half of normal; What happens in an always warm world when it doesn’t rain for an unusual amount of time?; Can carbon credits save the Delta?; Thousands of wells in rural CA may run dry; and more …

February 28, 2020

The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9am. Agenda items include a briefing from the Army Corps on the...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/27: Can small farms endure under SGMA?; DWR refuses to accept Madera subbasin GSP; State Board’s proposed Low Income Rate Assistance plan; State lays out aggressive Salton Sea goals; and more …

February 27, 2020

The Delta Stewardship Council meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include the Lead Scientist’s report, a review of the public...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/26: Trump promised more water to farmers, but dry weather gets in the way; Modesto farmer Bill Lyons resigns as Governor’s ag liaison; Who, exactly, is sinking the California Aqueduct? and more …

February 26, 2020

Wildlife Conservation Board meets at 10am at the Resources Building, 1416 9th Street, in Sacramento. Click here for the agenda....

DAILY DIGEST, 2/25: Bernhardt fires back at Newsom over Calif. water lawsuit; Feds order South Bay reservoir drained amid fears of catastrophic dam failure; Research aims to tame atmospheric river risks — and save California’s rain; and more …

February 25, 2020

FREE WEBINAR: Tapping into Multiple Benefits of Sustainable Water Management, from 10am to 11am. Presented by the Pacific Institute and...

DAILY DIGEST 2/24: Trump fallout continues; Mystery of malformed fish in Delta solved by analyzing ‘ear rocks’; San Diego water fight about to kick into high gear; Are potty habits spreading the Coronavirus?; and more …

February 24, 2020

Groundwater Sustainability Plan Community Workshop in Easton from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. The seven GSAs in the Kings Subbasin have worked individually...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: CA Fish and Game Commission ends striped bass population mandate; Despite drought, ski resorts not worried; Groups urge Newsom to work with feds on water; and more …

February 23, 2020

California Fish and Game ends striped bass population mandate, allowing decline: “The California Fish and Game Commission on Friday voted unanimously to...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/21: CA sues Trump admin over water; FEMA to pay $300M for Oroville Dam fixes; How much longer will wild coho hang on in the golden state?; Climate change has stolen more than a billion tons of water from the Colorado River; and more …

February 21, 2020

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/20: Trump OKs more California water for Valley farmers. Gavin Newsom promises to sue; Western snowpack is in great shape, except the Sierra; Class action lawsuit filed over water rates; and more …

February 20, 2020

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/19: Trump’s visit expected to center on increasing water deliveries, Satellite pics show snowpack withering; One more Shasta Dam controversy, Top 10 extreme weather events of the decade; and more …

February 19, 2020

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/18: Is Newsom doing enough to protect the state’s waters?; Trump’s visit to Bakersfield remains a mystery after White House confirms travel plans; Better incentives needed to clean up abandoned mines; and more …

February 18, 2020

The State Water Resources Control Board meets at 9:30am. Agenda items include consideration of a proposed Order on the General Waste...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend/Presidents Day edition: Is CA headed back into drought, or did we never really leave one?; New law creates pathway for vets to water jobs; Water Economics with Dr David Zetland; and more …

February 16, 2020

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