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DAILY DIGEST, 6/24: Groundbreaking for state’s largest floodplain salmon rearing habitat project; New efforts underway to remove abandoned boats along Sacramento waterways; Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley sets priorities; State’s largest reservoirs at critically low levels; and more …

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June 24, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Delta Counties’ Water Summit on the Delta Conveyance Project at 9am. Join...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/23: New Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program is already oversubscribed; California’s water market; Assemblyman Gray, others call on state to do better with water; IID implements court-sanctioned water distribution plan for ag and cities; and more …

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June 23, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include a public...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/22: What’s next for the plan to replumb the Delta?; Flow Deal: Peace treaty or Trojan Horse?; Lawsuit filed against $2.5B Pacheco Dam; Californians finally climbed on water conservation wagon in May; and more …

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June 22, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 6/21: Lake Oroville hits peak at just over half full; Moving levees to benefit rivers, wildlife and communities; Skies are sucking more water from the land; What the future of almonds looks like in a dry CA; and more …

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June 21, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include an...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/20: Thousands of baby salmon get a big lift on trip to the San Francisco Bay; What La Niña means for California’s summer; Pure Water Soquel embraces one water approach; As Colorado River reservoirs drop, Western states urged to ‘act now’; and more …

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June 20, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water beginning at 10am. Complete...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: B.F. Sisk dam safety project breaks ground; Should the state ban grass to save water?; CDFW trucks salmon smolts around adverse river conditions; Lake Oroville reaches peak for the year; and more …

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June 19, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … B.F. Sisk dam safety project breaks ground “The US Bureau of Reclamation...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/17: Gavin Newsom’s drought strategy is a major departure from Jerry Brown’s mandatory water cuts. It’s not working; The new ways California is working to change where and how we store water; Interior Dept. invests $100 million in Dam Safety Project at San Luis Reservoir; Poseidon desal plant in Carlsbad needs $159M upgrade. Ratepayers will foot the bill; and more …

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June 17, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Riverine Stewardship Program Final Guidelines and Proposal Solicitation Package – Calabasas...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/16: Bulk of money in state’s plan to buy water rights directed at NorCal; Enviro groups sue feds over Shasta River permits; Stubborn La Niña may stick around for a rare third year; These five people could make or break the Colorado River

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June 16, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EPA, Army Corps Virtual Regional WOTUS Roundtable from 11am to 1:30pm. The virtual...

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...

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