DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

DAILY DIGEST, 1/11: Is 2021 the year Delta smelt go extinct?; Dry weather pattern to continue with no rain in sight; Plan to upgrade the L.A. River seeks to atone for past injustices; In Trump admin’s final days, Army Corps reduces stream protections; and more …

January 11, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: MWELO Guidebook and Local Agency Updates from 10am to 1pm. This DWR...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: ‘Fossil water’ may be vanishing from California; Dry conditions to persist for weeks; What is the future of Borrego’s water and land-use planning?; and more …

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January 10, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … ‘Fossil water’ may be vanishing from California “A dinosaur bone. The footprint...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/8: Zero Delta smelt found in fall midwater trawl survey for the third year in row; Delta National Heritage Area Management Plan Advisory Committee goes to work; Tackling data center water usage challenges amid historic droughts, wildfires; and more …

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January 8, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … 2021 Delta Science Proposal Solicitation from 2pm to 3pm: This webinar will review the application requirements of the 2021 Delta Science Proposal Solicitation Notice and to answer questions from prospective applicants. Registration will...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/7: Researchers propose a framework for evaluating impacts of climate change on CA’s water, power; Delta Conveyance Project alternatives screening process; Sacramento: Flood board makes no-fence policy official; and more …

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January 7, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Researchers propose a framework for evaluating impacts of climate change on California’s...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/6: Price tag for Pacheco Pass Dam nearly doubles to $2.5B; Why the American West is fighting for water protections; More on water futures; Effects of fire on CA’s natural resources; and more …

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January 6, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Price tag nearly doubles to $2.5 billion for huge new dam project...

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January 5, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Resources Control Board meets at 9am. Agenda items include an update on current hydrologic conditions and results from the 2019 Volumetric Annual Report of Wastewater and Recycled Water in...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/5: Harnessing rice fields to resurrect California’s endangered salmon; When wildfire burns a high mountain forest, what happens to the snow?; Four U.S. water stories to watch in 2021; and more …

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January 5, 2021

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

DAILY DIGEST, 1/4: Barrage of storms aiming for West Coast; The Delta – a short history of big changes; Water futures trading index elicits questions, concerns; Water sector commends Congress for relief in appropriations package; and more …

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January 4, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Barrage of storms to aim for West Coast through early January “As...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Rain, snow on the way to NorCal; Court rules against California’s wetlands regulatory program; Wall Street eyes billions in the Colorado’s water; and more …

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January 3, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Time to hunker down: Northern California in for stormy days with winter storm watch looming “Northern California is in for a stormy few days, as three separate storm systems are forecast to...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/31: December storms can’t overcome CA’s dry fall; Final feasibility report to raise Sisk Dam sent to Congress; 2020 was a year of climate extremes. What can we expect in 2021? and more …

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December 31, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … December storms can’t overcome dry fall in California “The first snow survey...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/30: Dismal snowpack is bad sign for water supplies; Water authority and GSA to settle on sagging Friant-Kern Canal resolution; Trump signs bill with millions of dollars for the Salton Sea; and more …

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December 30, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Dismal California snowpack is bad sign for water supplies “A month into...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/29: Federal spending bill includes funding for dam repairs, snow measurement technology; Large energy storage project would create new reservoir above Isabella Lake; If ancient drought choked the Southwest for centuries, what does the future hold?; and more …

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December 29, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Federal spending bill includes funding for dam repairs, snow measurement technology “The proposed federal spending bill for 2021 includes funding for the Oroville Dam, Sites Reservoir Project and new snow measurement technology. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/28: Rural, urban CA areas feud over water; Disease is decimating CA’s wild ducks and shorebirds; The good, bad and alarming of CA’s environmental year; Sea otters could get new home in SF Bay; and more …

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December 28, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … CBS This Morning: Rural, urban California areas feud over water “A century-long...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Stormy weather for final week of 2020; Michael Kiparsky on water futures; $638 million in water-bill debt relief in coronavirus package; and more …

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December 27, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Stormy weather to slam West Coast in final week of 2020 “Following...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/24: Sacramento Valley overflows with opportunities to view winter wildlife; First snow survey of the season coming Dec 30; Rain, snow for Christmas in NorCal; and more …

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December 24, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Photos: Sights to See: Sacramento Valley overflows with opportunities to view winter wildlife “Located on the southerly end of the Pacific Flyway migratory route, the Sacramento Valley provides some of the top...