DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY DIGEST, 7/19: Costa gives Padilla first-hand look at Valley’s complex water needs; CA’s missing forecast flows in Spring 2021; St. Paul’s Hmong city council members wade into CA water; Megadrought poses ‘existential’ crisis; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Public Review Draft Report to the Legislature on the Results of Indoor Residential Water Use Studies from 9am to 12pm.  The Department of Water Resources (Department) released the Public Review Draft...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/15: With drought worsening, should CA have much tougher water restrictions?; Heat isn’t the only thing that could kill ‘nearly all’ young salmon in the Sac River; Dusty snow is making the western drought worse; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC HEARING: Lookout Slough Tidal Habitat Restoration and Flood Improvement Project beginning at 9am.  The Council will hold a public hearing to consider a Proposed Determination and adopt findings regarding four appeals of...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/12: Wildfires rage as US West grapples with heat wave, drought; Drought harms water quality, too; How a group of beavers prevented a wildfire; Op-ed: Independent science to solve Delta water problems is slipping away; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Managing California’s Groundwater: Incorporating Climate Change and Multi-Benefit Projects from 12pm to 1pm.  The final webinar will focus on incorporating climate change into GSPs and developing multi-benefit projects. Brief presentations will...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/9: As California drought worsens, Newsom urges residents to cut water use; CDFW: ‘nearly all’ Sac River salmon juveniles could perish this year; Better forecasting of atmospheric rivers mitigates impact of 2021 drought; America’s infrastructure challenge: lead water pipes explained; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Governor Newsom extends drought emergency … As California drought worsens, Newsom urges residents to cut water use “As...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/8: Drought spreads to unprecedented 93% of the West while La Nina threatens return; UCLA study shows human influence on heavy rain, snow since 1980s; Pace of wildfires well ahead of disastrous 2020; What does a Colorado River shortage look like for the agency managing Lake Mead?; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water will meet upon adjournment of the session. Bills to be heard include AB 72 coastal adaptation projects: sea level rise: regulatory review and permitting:...

DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Farmers challenged as water supply dwindles; Hoover Dam reservoir at record low water levels; Visualizing basis in the water futures market: An example; Farming California’s Delta with nature in mind; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California drought news this weekend … Dealing with drought: Farmers challenged as water supply dwindles “The drought is here, and agriculture is scrambling.  Water regulators have cut the amount that can be taken from lakes, rivers and streams....

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