DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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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, 7/7: Drought-stricken Western districts plan new ways to store water; 2020 wildfires could be boon for water allocation; New water chief takes control at MWD; Study: Cannabis farms not as thirsty as previously thought; and more ..

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: The State Water Board will hold a public workshop beginning at 9am. The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board and, together with the Regional Water Quality Control Boards, Water Boards)...

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 …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Water is disappearing in the West — and not just during the summer “Skiers and snowboarders pray for snow so they can shred the slopes. Climatologists and hydrologists have an entirely different...

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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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: The Water Board’s Water Data Symposium begins at 9am.  Today’s presentations include Bay-Delta data sandbox: aweb-based analytics and visualization environment for accessing and experimenting with integrated Bay-Delta data; Untangling the multi-variable microplastics...

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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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9am. Agenda items include a presentation on using Department of Water Resources’ levee inspection reports to improve maintenance; the Delta Levee Maintenance Subventions Program; 2022 Central...

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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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: PFAS: Encouraging Results from OCWD Treatment Study – Update on Completed Project and Next Steps from 10am to 11am.  In December 2019, OCWD launched a large testing program to evaluate effective...