DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

DAILY DIGEST, 2/17: Tentative order released for Poseidon water project; Labor, water dominate CA fruit growers’ concerns; Fight over Klamath dams goes to FERC; How an atlas of SF Bay is helping deal with sea level rise; and more …

February 17, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The California Water Commission meets at 9:30am. Agenda items include the Commission’s 2021...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/16: Why are our cities sinking?; Adaptation can compound climate change impacts on energy and water; Ag lender perspective on water futures; How water utilities are responding to covid-19 with GIS; and more …

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February 16, 2021

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

DAILY DIGEST, weekend/holiday edition: Trump’s CA water plan troubled federal biologists. They were sidelined; Wetlands restoration can improve water quality in Central Valley; Double blast of lawsuits fired at proposed Kern groundwater bank; and more …

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February 14, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Trump’s California water plan troubled federal biologists. They were sidelined “Federal scientists and regulators repeatedly complained they were sidelined by Donald Trump’s administration when they warned of risks to wildlife posed by...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/12: Rain, snow on the way; Regulatory changes on the horizon for State Water Board; Stormwater could become an important water source; Salton Sea: Could ocean water import be long-term fix?; and more …

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February 12, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FLOOD BOARD WORKSHOP: New regulations submitted to the Office of Administrative Law beginning...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/11: Water wars heat up; Your water heater a secret weapon in climate change fight; Report makes case for funding longer-range weather forecasting; Group claims DWR plan will cut off access to Liberty Island recreation; and more …

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February 11, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 10am to 12pm. Agenda items include current...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/10: California’s aging dams face new perils; Diversifying water supplies includes aquifer recharge; How is the Delta Conveyance Project Financed?; Chevron Refinery leaks 600 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay; and more …

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February 10, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: CV-SALTS Permittee Webinar: Salt Compliance in the Central Valley from 10am to 12pm. The Central Valley Salinity Coalition (CVSC) is hosting a live webinar for permitted dischargers, consultants, and other parties...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/9: Accounting for a decade of headwater forest management; Congressman Valadao wants to RENEW the WIIN Act; New timeline of Camp Fire could guide lifesaving research and action; Hackers hit Florida water supply; and more …

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February 9, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: What can we learn from the...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/8: Can Newsom end the water wars?; Can Japanese smelt replace Delta smelt?; Climate change ravaged the West last year and 2021 could be worse; The conundrum of water affordability; and more …

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February 8, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Collaboration Across IRWM and SGMA: Coordinating Project Development from 12pm to...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Central Coast water regulation raises concerns; Rising toxic groundwater in the Bay Area; The human right to water in SoCal communities; Colorado River outlook darkens dramatically in new study; and more …

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February 7, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Central Coast water regulation raises concerns “Farm groups say a proposed regulatory permit known as the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program for Central Coast agriculture, which regulates waste discharge from irrigated lands throughout...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/5: High-tech forecasting model scores scientific win at Lake Mendocino; CA’s rainy season now starts a month later than it used to; San Diego’s quest for pipeline from Imperial Valley; EPA nominee Regan talks future of WOTUS; and more …

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February 5, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Draft Proposition 68 Floodplain Management, Protection, and Risk Awareness Grant Program...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/4: Sierra snowpack still below average after winter storms; New federal law may boost Delta, Bay restoration; Winery wastewater guidelines impact half of all CA operations; 5 technologies for harvesting water in dry areas; and more …

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February 4, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: A New Source of Water Supply for Southern California: A Panel Discussion...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/3: Rural Valley cities secure permanent water supply in deal with Feds; Sierra snow grows, but Bay Area has 3rd biggest rainfall deficit since 1849; How the West’s conflagrations challenge winemakers; A consensus builder for EPA when some want a fighter; and more …

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February 3, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Ecological Drought: An Introduction from 8:30am to 9:30am. This webinar is the first in a four-part series that seeks to raise awareness of ecological drought, share actions that strengthen ecosystems resilience...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/2: New Delta carbon market could boost Bay Area water security; FEMA releases additional funds for Oroville spillways; LADWP responds to LA Times article; Wildfires in CA already nearly triple the statewide average; and more …

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February 2, 2021

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

DAILY DIGEST, 2/1: State still aiming for 55 GPD water conservation target; Is CA still heading for a multi-year drought?; The Western US a hotspot for snow droughts; Study: Moratoria on utility shutoffs reduced covid-19 infection rates; and more …

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February 1, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Despite rainfall, state still aiming for 55 gallon per person water conservation...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Storm stats are in and it’s not over yet; A tale of two GSAs; LADWP ends free water deal for Long Valley ranchers; Shrinking Lake Mead inches closer to water shortage declaration; and more …

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January 31, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Storm train to chug along in West through midweek “Following a storm that pummeled some areas of California with over a foot of rain, yards of snow and hurricane-force winds, another storm...