DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

DAILY DIGEST, 6/26: Reclamation increases 2020 CVP allocation for Friant Division; Water agencies and advocates join in seeking federal funds to reduce water costs; State senate passes $200B budget plan; Harmful Algal Bloom Report; National Water and Climate Update; and more …

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ONLINE MEETING: Central Valley Flood Protection Board beginning at 9am. Agenda items include AB 1958, DWR Monthly Report, 2022 Central Valley Flood Protection Plan Update, Small Community Flood Risk Reduction Program, Delta levee subventions, Sacramento River Bank Protection Project, and PL84-99...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/25: Interior requests funding for Shasta Dam raise, Sites Reservoir and Friant-Kern Canal under WIIN Act; Appellate Court upholds State Water Board’s drought emergency regulations and curtailment orders issued for Deer Creek; CDFW hatcheries complete release of 20 million young salmon; and more …

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ONLINE MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council will meet beginning at 9am. Agenda item include the Delta Lead Scientist Report, Appointment of members...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/23: Supreme Court won’t consider Klamath farmers’ water fight; CA still benefits from wet 2018-19; Marking ten years of the Delta Stewardship Council; Newsom, California lawmakers agree how to close deficit; and more …

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WEBINAR: Understanding the human dimensions of agro-ecological systems: What motivates farmer decision-making and policy change? from 11:30am to 12:45pm.  This series of public webinars on the human dimensions of California water and environmental management and policy issues is part of...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/19: Delta Conveyance Project moves forward; Ag shrinking under weight of Calif. regulations; Filling Trump void, California steps in to protect birds, wetlands; California and EPA tussle over water quality protections; and more …

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FREE WEBINAR: Greater Ventura County Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem (GDE) from 10am to 12pm.  Intended for stakeholders interested in learning more about how to assess groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDEs) in groundwater sustainability planning, and how to engage in the local groundwater...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/16: Groundwater accountability sparks clash of Central Valley ag titans; Budget includes funding for Salton Sea; 4 key data management milestones to ensure water sustainability; and more …

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ONLINE MEETING: The State Water Resources Control Board meets at 9:30am.  Agenda items include an update on the Board’s actions and responses to COVID-19; Consideration of a proposed Resolution to adopt a definition of “Microplastics in Drinking Water”; and Consideration...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/12: Unusually warm May contributes to expanding drought in the West; Climate change threatens U.S. mortgage market; Trump executive order: environmental streamlining or political quagmire?; and more …

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ONLINE MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 9am to 11:30am.  Agenda items include:  Discussion and potential action regarding the DISB’s operating guidelines;  Election of the New Delta ISB Chair-elect; and Delta ISB updates and discussion on Ecosystems (Non-native Species)Review, Monitoring...