DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

DAILY DIGEST, 11/23: The future of Madera County groundwater; Groups question effectiveness of CA’s cap-and-trade program; Here’s what the water sector wants from Congress, President-elect Biden; and more …

November 23, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook from 11am to 12pm:The California-Nevada Drought Early...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Lawsuit challenges Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir; Sunny skies ahead and no rain in sight; Colorado River management plan mostly worked amid epic drought; Three ways AI can enhance water governance; and more …

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November 22, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Lawsuit challenges Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir “A proposed dam in California’s Central...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/20: Pre-construction underway on Delta Conveyance Project; Trump Admin finalizes Shasta Dam raise plan; Joint project with USAF opens spawning habitat for steelhead; San Diego CWA Board approves next phase of regional water conveyance system study; and more …

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November 20, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9am. Agenda items include 2022 Central Valle7 Flood Protection Plan update, Tribal update, Lookout Slough restoration project; an action item on the levee...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/19: New habitat project completed to benefit Delta smelt; Delta smelt get a review, but no change in status; Kern farmers tapped for $14M to study delta tunnel; Lawsuit says water district responsible for Naya Rivera’s drowning; and more …

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November 19, 2020

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

DAILY DIGEST, 11/18: Klamath River dams closer to removal after deal signed; Predicting urban water needs with Zillow and census data; St. Helena threatened with lawsuit over groundwater extraction; Biden transition team reviewing USDA and EPA; and more …

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November 18, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: The California Water Commission meets beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include conveyance...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/17: Biggest storm of season so far set to hit NorCal today; Zero Delta smelt found in September midwater trawl; Outsiders wary of San Diego’s multibillion-dollar pipeline plan; and more …

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November 17, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: The State Water Board meets at 9am. Agenda items include consideration of two proposed orders for Administrative Civil Liabilities from the Administrative Hearings Office, LA Watershed Management Programs, and the 2019-20 Annual...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/16: Adults salmons’ anchovy diet may be causing juvenile mortality; Planning for a shorter rainy season and more frequent extreme storms; ‘Accounting’ for better decisions: Making the most from Canada’s water accounts; and more …

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November 16, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news and commentary today … Adults salmons’ anchovy diet may be causing juvenile mortality “On...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: First rains bring little precip,but another storm on the way; Ignoring mega-flood risk may spell disaster, experts say; Yuba Water Agency sues California Water Board; and more …

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November 15, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … First rains of year didn’t bring much to Northern California — but...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/13: Rain, snow headed to NorCal this weekend; Q&A with Felicia Marcus on safe drinking water; Restoration brings salmon, people back to Clear Creek; Meadow restoration in the Sierra Nevada; and more …

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November 13, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board meets from 11:30am to 1:30pm. The Delta ISB will moderate a panel discussion on the state of knowledge on food-webs in the Bay-Delta to help orient new...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/12: Will the West figure out how to share water?; Drought developing in much of the West; Reimagining the Colorado River by exploring extreme events; Overlooked Army Corps rulemaking would shrink federal stream protections; and more …

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November 12, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE WORKSHOP: Headwater Mercury Source Reduction Workshop from 9:30am to 3:00pm. The workshop...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/11: Pricey tunnel sparks talk of water sales; LAO Report on drinking water; Update on approaching atmospheric rivers; and more …

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November 11, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: High Latitude Hydrology: Water in a Changing World from 11:30am to 1pm. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/10: New PPIC Report: Priorities for CA water; DWR releases Oroville Dam report; Wildfires emerge as threat to water quantity across parched West; 2020 delivers setbacks for some long-planned Western water projects; and more …

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November 10, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: The Challenge of Completing 401 Water Quality Certifications from 10am to 11am: The Challenge of Completing 401 Water Quality Certifications,” part of the Water Quality Issues 3-Part Webinar Series hosted by the...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/9: Rain, snow in NorCal and more on the way; Small dam, big deal: York dam removed in Napa Valley; Seasonal wetlands ‘best success story’ of repurposing rice straw; Closely divided Congress complicates policy landscape for 2021; and more …

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November 9, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ON TV TONIGHT: KVIE/PBS Rob on the Road Features French Meadows Forest Restoration...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Biden to move fast to strike down Trump’s enviro agenda; Cal Am re-files desal application with Coastal Commission; Colorado River bugs spark two experiments with opposite goals; Experts distrust the tap, but prefer it to bottles; and more …

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November 8, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Election section … Biden to move fast to strike down Trump’s environmental agenda “The EPA and Interior Department under...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/6: Rain, snow in the forecast for NorCal; Repairs set to begin on Friant-Kern Canal; Cal Am refiles with Coastal Commission for desal plant; Poseidon spends big on OC election; and more …

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November 6, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE EVENT: Squaring the Hydro Circle: Tapping Water Reuse in Silicon Valley from 10am to 11:30am The Cure for any election hangover. Dr. Anne Thebo and Cora Kammeyer discuss the Pacific Institute’s investigation...