DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

DAILY DIGEST, 7/2: Water is disappearing in the West — and not just during the summer; Scientists issue urgent plea to ‘skip the fireworks’; Bills addressing CA water crisis advance in Sacramento; The hidden costs of letting your landscape go dry; and more …

July 2, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Water is disappearing in the West — and not just during the...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/1: CA’s yearly rainfall totals portend trouble; Drought, worst in 1200 years, might be here to stay; Will Porterville drought crisis repeat?; U.S. weather extremes a ‘flashing red light’ for water lawyers; and more …

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July 1, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: The Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife meets 30 minutes...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/30: Migratory birds face drought, disease and death on the Pacific Flyway; Biden’s infrastructure bill could help store more water; Biden is set to meet with leaders of Western states to discuss record heat waves and drought; and more …

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June 30, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: The Water Board’s Water Data Symposium continues at 9am. Today’s presentations include What is a “natural” river? Understanding ecological opportunities and cultural values as flows decrease in Southern California urban rivers; Ecological...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/29: Budget negotiators, enviros undercut Hurtado’s water fix bill; Australia’s water tragedy has urgent lessons for America; Water futures market fails to make a splash with CA farmers; Water and housing needs collide in severe drought; and more …

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June 29, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: The Water Board’s Water Data Symposium begins at 9am. Today’s presentations include...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/28: Drought woes raise July 4 fireworks fears; An entire CA town is without running water; CA water risk finds a new market. Will it help?; Severe heat, drought pack dual threat to power plants; and more …

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June 28, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Managing California’s Groundwater: Drinking Water Needs & Disadvantaged Community Engagement from...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: CA’s drought and wildfire dangers rising at stunning pace; Halting the megadrought: The Bureau of Reclamation explained; Water diplomacy and dialogue with Felicia Marcus; Receding Sonoma Valley aquifers could prompt big changes in how wells are used; and more …

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June 27, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California’s drought and wildfire dangers rising at stunning pace “California’s drought and wildfire conditions are accelerating at unprecedented rates, according to state officials, and residents should brace for a summer of widespread...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/25: Drought, the everything disaster; Experts explain factors behind stubborn drought; CA crops that use the most water; How is SGMA impacting Sonoma County?; and more …

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June 25, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9am. Agenda items include a presentation...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/24: NOAA outlook: Entire West in drought by summer; Feds could stop water transfer to Westside farmers; Secretary Haaland strikes blow for California enviro restoration; Wildfires threaten urban water supplies, long after the flames are out; and more …

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June 24, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The Delta Stewardship Council meets at 9am. Agenda items include consideration and approval...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/23: Where did Sierra snow go this spring?; Why some regions have water and others don’t; Better subseasonal-to-seasonal forecasts for water management; Myths of prescribed fire: The watering can that pretends to be a river; and more …

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June 23, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: What Does Water Justice Require of You? from 11am to 12pm. What does water justice require of you? The demands of a shifted environmental paradigm. The Biden administration has shifted the focus...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/22: Pricey rock barriers and desalination plants: the latest in CA’s drought war; Central Valley drought: running out of water, failing wells, contaminants; Bureau blocks water transfer to help save SJ Valley farmers; SFEI releases report on Delta Primary Production; and more …

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June 22, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: PFAS: Encouraging Results from OCWD Treatment Study – Update on Completed...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/21: Mitigating domestic well failure for SGMA and drought in the San Joaquin Valley; California dairy’s journey toward climate neutrality; Is your home in a hazardous wildfire zone? Check this map; House to take big step on eliminating Trump-era rules; and more …

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June 21, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Collaborating Across IRWM and SGMA – Groundwater Recharge from 12pm to...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: With fish on the brink of extinction, tribes say government must act; OID and SSJID revive water sale to West Side farmers; Two Central Coast water organizations fight over new restrictions; The American West is drying out. Things will get ugly; and more …

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June 20, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … With fish on the brink of extinction, tribes say government must act “At the pristine headwaters of the Wood River, the water is so clear the turquoise rocks along the bottom glow...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/18: Ancient river channels could speed groundwater recharge; St. Helena sued over alleged failure to uphold public trust; Indian Wells Valley water issues come to a boiling point; States’ feud delivers Supreme Court’s first groundwater test; and more …

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June 18, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Southwest Drought Briefing from 10am to 11:30am. The most recent U.S....

DAILY DIGEST, 6/17: FERC decision pushes Klamath dam removal forward; Radiation detectors provide deeper dive into groundwater; Madera ranchers circle the wagons over county groundwater plan; and more …

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June 17, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife will meet 30 minutes...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/16: Drought forces state to cut off water to thousands of farms, water agencies; Can we save the San Joaquin’s salmon?; Metropolitan Water District among those hit in suspected Chinese hack; Water accessibility and COVID lessons for resilience; and more …

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June 16, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The California Water Commission meets at 9:30am. Agenda items include presentation and approval of the white paper, Assessing a State Role in Financing Conveyance: Presentation of White Paper; Eminent Domain Process Overview;...