DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY DIGEST, 4/27: Drought restrictions could soon extend statewide; Stunning DDT dump site off L.A. coast much bigger than expected; Searles Valley Minerals files lawsuit to stop SGMA fee; Species or ecosystems: How best to restore the natural world?; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: The Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water will meet at 9am.  Bills to be heard include a bill to establish the Canal Conveyance Capacity Restoration Fund, a bill to extend...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/23: Critics push for statewide drought declaration as warm temps trigger unprecedented snowpack decline; Klamath water users bring legal challenge to Klamath Project ops; San Diego: Agencies reach agreement over water deliveries; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9am.  Agenda items include a briefing on 2022 Central Valley Flood Protection Plan update; a briefing on the Merced Watershed Flood MAR study, and Board’s...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/22: Newsom declares drought in two counties, Reactions from legislators, stakeholders; Bone-dry CA set to receive relief; New tool could guide floodwater management, combat drought; Santa Barbara County adopts amendment to SWP contract; Huntington Beach desal hearing tomorrow; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Regional Water Quality Board beginning at 9am. Agenda items include consideration...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/19: Villapudua presses Newsom over drought emergency; Research inside hill slopes could help wildfire and drought prediction; Klamath Drainage District exercises state permit for diversion of water; Battle lines set over proposal to drill for natural gas in Suisun Marsh; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Board meets at 9am.  Agenda items include an update on monthly water production and conservation data reported by urban retail water suppliers; a presentation on the Small Water Systems...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/16: Three states, one river and too many straws; Costa, Feinstein introduce bill to restore Valley canals; Hurtado introduces the State Water Resiliency Act of 2021; Peter Gleick on the drought; Karuk Tribe critical of Klamath River water plan; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Southwest Drought Briefing from 10am to 11am. The most recent U.S. Drought Monitor indicates that all of the Southwest is experiencing some level of drought, and forecasts indicate these conditions are expected...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/13: Biden admin declares CA drought disaster. What is Newsom waiting for?; Water technologies offer drought lifelines; SSJID pulls plug on water deal tied to spring pulse flow; IID decides to stand pat on Abatti’s Supreme Court petition; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: The Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water will meet beginning at 9am.  Items to be heard include numerous bills regarding oil and gas; also drought planning, environmental equity.  Click here...