DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

DAILY DIGEST, 3/5: New report: U.S. dams, levees get D grades; How bad is the drought? Depends on who you ask; Prioritizing forest management; Are clean rivers too expensive? Ninth circuit will decide; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE EVENT: 2021 Western Water Symposium from 9am to 12:30pm.  This event will feature speakers to address various issues (e.g. history, present, and future) relating to water in California today. Presentations will be...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/2: Pattern change to bring precip, but drought worries remain; Hertzberg introduces Drought Resilient Communities Act; CA Trash Monitoring Playbook now available; New study identifies mountain snowpack most “at-risk” from climate change; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Board meets beginning at 9am.  Agenda items include the Board’s response to COVID-19 and an informational item on proposed notification and response levels for Perfluorobutane Sulfonic Acid (PFBS).  Click...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/26: Delta smelt on the brink while hatchery smelt thrive; Poor salmon forecasts make fishing restrictions likely; West Coast sea level rising faster than global average; Congress on track to approve millions more in water debt relief; and more ..

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include the 2022 Central Valley Flood Protection Plan update and tribal engagement and an informational item on Army Corps projects within...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/23: Newsom pushes Huntington Beach desal plant; Smoothing the bumps in the road to ecosystem restoration; A dam good example of collaboration on CA water issues; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Towards Rapid, Reproducible, and Robust Modeling from 10am to 11am.  Modern decision-support environmental modeling is difficult! This difficulty can be attributed to the breadth of topical knowledge required and the associated...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/19: Is this winter’s sketchy snowpack the new normal?; Using vineyards to recharge California’s groundwater; What CA needs to do to avoid a Texas-style electricity crisis; Private trout farm in NorCal works with Service, others for conservation; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Water Quality Matters: Understanding and Addressing PFAS in our Water from 10am to 11:30am.  This Southern California Water Coalition program will explore PFAS, what it is, how we can treat the...