DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

Compilations of California water news and commentary from around the state and the nation.

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 …

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...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/15: Final Sacramento River plan could kill up to 88% of endangered salmon run; Wall Street is thirsting for your water; New MWD GM Adel Hagekhalil commits to “One Water” agenda; San Francisco Supes approve resolution protecting the Tuolumne River; and more …

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June 15, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Board meets beginning at 9am. Consideration of proposed resolutions...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/14: U.S. water and power are shockingly vulnerable to cyberhacks; Wildfires spread through CA and AZ while heat wave tightens grip; Will history repeat in a dry Klamath Basin this summer?; and more …

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June 14, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: The Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System from 6pm to 7pm. The Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS) – part of the national U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) –...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Proposal to import seawater to Salton Sea is biggest since Hoover Dam; Bills to fund canal repairs moving forward; The West is the driest it’s been in 1,200 years; Biden releases his first regulatory agenda; and more …

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June 13, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … How to save the Salton Sea: Proposal to import seawater across California...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/11: Oroville set to hit lowest level ever; Multiple atmospheric rivers to hit NorCal, PNW this weekend; The danger in over-simplifying CA water conservation; Another WOTUS Revision on the way from EPA; and more …

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June 11, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: The Invasive Spartina Project: Restoring Native Tidal Marsh Habitat and Promoting Resilience...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/10: State agencies call on water managers to promote water conservation; Agricultural land donation promotes salmon recovery in the San Joaquin River; State knocks ‘Deficiencies’ in Cuyama Valley groundwater plan; Lake Mead at the Hoover Dam to reach lowest water level in decades; and more …

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June 10, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Advancing Water Reuse in Small and Disadvantaged Communities from 10am to 11am. Many water recycling success stories are in larger cities. These outreach and listening webcasts will introduce water recycling opportunities...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/9: After a bitter fight, Metropolitan has a new General Manager; State releases its first reviews of local SGMA plans; Woman sues over getting stuck in fish trap; Abatti responds to IID’s Supreme Court filing; and more …

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June 9, 2021

Dear readers: This aggregation (as big as it is) is a little short this morning, as I have a personal...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/8: Shriveled reservoirs show depths of CA’s drought disaster; Jay Lund: ‘Painful but not calamity; Amid mega-drought, rightwing militia stokes water rebellion in US west; Ventura County one step closer to removing Matilija Dam; and more …

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June 8, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: SAFER Program: Tribal Drinking Water (Central California) from 9am to 11am. The...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/7: Scientists saving endangered salmon get help from gene-slicing tool; 2021 Drought: What to expect as conditions worsen; A new agricultural electricity use forecast method holds promise for water use management; Federal low-income water assistance program officially launched; and more …

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June 7, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Managing California’s Groundwater: Interconnected Surface Waters & Environmental Users from 12pm to 1pm. This webinar, presented by the Local Government Commission and the Groundwater Exchange, will focus on interconnected surface waters,...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: DWR releases first GSP assessment results for high priority basins; Lois Henry interview on Corcoran subsidence; CA’s reservoirs face dangerously low levels; Legal complexities surround water in Upper Klamath Lake; and more …

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June 6, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … GSAs shooting 50% on GSPs—DWR releases first GSP assessment results for high...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/4: State takes action on water exports from the Delta; No cut to Friant water users – so far; Lake Oroville’s water woes could turn into power problem; Along SF’s Mission Creek, sea level rise unsettles the waters; and more ..

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June 4, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Feeding the Future – Solutions in Our Soil from 11am to 12pm. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/3: DWR to begin installing drought barrier; CA’s mountains are dry. Now we know how dry; Water concerns conveyed to Lieutenant Governor; Amid dire Colorado River outlook, states plan to tap their Lake Mead savings accounts; and more …

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June 3, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: The perils of PFAS from 11am to 12pm. Brought to you in partnership with Huxley’s Institute of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry and the Western Washington University Alumni Association. Click here for...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/2: Irrigators say they plan to force open Klamath headgates and release water; Fishing groups present alternative plan to save salmon; The numbers California’s drought manager wants you to see; Search for groundwater gets high-tech boost; and more …

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June 2, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Protocols for Water and Environmental Modeling from 9:30am to 11:30am. California Water...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/1: Senate advances bill to spend $785mil to repair Valley canals; A look back on the Oroville Dam with Practical Engineering; U.S. Southwest, already parched, sees ‘virtual water’ drain abroad; Below aging U.S. dams, a potential toxic calamity; and more …

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June 1, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The State Water Resources Control Board meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include...

DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Time running out to save endangered salmon in Sacramento River; Drought driving water prices up; Dry conditions could cut Friant water to zero in a replay of 2014-2015 drought; Arizona hopes to import out-of-state water in face of crisis; and more …

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May 30, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Conservationists say time running out to save endangered salmon in Sacramento River “As the extreme drought causes various agencies to squabble over dwindling water supplies, conservationists say the state is still not...

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