DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: After the blazes: Poisoned water and ‘a flood on steroids’; Possible atmospheric river this week; CA’s water crisis hits farmworkers hardest; Trout don’t follow the weather forecast; and more …

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  [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … After the blazes: Poisoned water and ‘a flood on steroids’ “Historic wildfires raging from California to Colorado are weakening watersheds and setting the stage for deadly mudslides and flooding and, in...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/9: Making the most of water for the environment; DWR releases draft Guidebook for 2020 Urban Water Management Plans; Newsom: ‘No patience for climate change deniers’ amid historic wildfires; Nation’s largest solar farm approved for Tulare County; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … DELTA SCIENCE NEEDS: Pre-workshop virtual discussion series from 9:15am to 10:30am The final session on September 9 will kickoff at 9:15 AM via Microsoft Teamswith a panel discussion among Joaquin Esquivel (State Water...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/4: Judge to decide if SF Bay salt ponds are protected US waters; New report: San Joaquin Valley Water System Investment Program; Foster Farms accused of wasting water to kill chickens; New online portal for algal blooms; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Judge to decide if San Francisco Bay salt ponds are protected US waters “A Justice Department lawyer urged a federal judge Thursday to uphold the Trump administration’s finding that vast salt ponds...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/3: EPA opens new Western office to deal with mine cleanup; The impact of Groundwater Sustainability Plans on domestic wells; ‘Dangerous heat’ forecast for California over Labor Day weekend; Wildfire suppression efforts are more aggressive than ever, but is there an ecological cost?; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant Program from 10am to 12pm. On July...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/1: Legislature kills last-ditch bill with funding for Friant-Kern Canal, narrowly rejects restrictions on plastics; Delta Council Chair Tatayon recuses herself from Delta Conveyance proceedings; Microplastics – They’re everywhere; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: The State Water Resources Control Board meets beginning at 9:30am. Main agenda item is Consideration of Adoption of the proposed Amendment to the Water Quality Control Policy on the Use of...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Water district fires nearly all of its employees after they refuse to follow board’s illegal votes; Consultants list 10 lessons learned over 5 years of SGMA implementation; AGs challenge trump weakening of ‘Magna Carta’ of environmental law; ESA to potentially reflect a new ‘habitat’ definition under proposal; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar this evening … Source to Sea: Klamath science episode at 5pm After years of advocacy and...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/28: California and the Forest Service have a plan to prevent future catastrophic fires; CPUC approves structural change to water bills; Paso Robles to lose $458M due to SGMA implementation; and more …

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Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9am. Agenda items include updates on the EcoRestore program, the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan, Preseason flood coordination, Sacramento and San Joaquin...