DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: The environmental downside of cannabis cultivation; Officials: State reservoirs looking ‘robust’; The West’s worst fires aren’t burning in forests; Why what you know about the water cycle might be misleading; and more …

June 23, 2019

In California water news this weekend, The Environmental Downside of Cannabis Cultivation; Officials: State reservoirs looking ‘robust’; California fishermen report...

DAILY DIGEST: Who owns groundwater? Lawsuit seeks to answer the question; State thanks ‘robust’ storms for higher water allocation; The Delta Conveyance Design and Construction Authority’s role in assisting DWR; Native Americans want more than California’s apology; and more …

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June 21, 2019

In California water news today, Who owns groundwater? Lawsuit seeks to answer the question; State Thanks ‘Robust’ Storms for Higher...

DAILY DIGEST: Newsom Catches Heat for Using Climate Funds on Drinking Water Plan; How 1 farmer navigates CA’s strict limit on groundwater; NOAA Fisheries adopts new plan for West Coast ecosystem science and management; Groundwater pumping has significantly reduced US stream flows; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 20, 2019

In California water news today, Newsom Catches Heat for Using Climate Funds on Drinking Water Plan; Radio show: How 1 Farmer Navigates California’s Strict Limit On Groundwater; California Lawmakers Approve Plan to Improve Water Management With a Network of Stream...

DAILY DIGEST: State distributes grants to help implement SGMA; CDFW documents statewide impact of recent drought on fish and aquatic species; Wildlife and way of life in the North Delta?; Trump says ‘air and water are the cleanest they’ve ever been’ in US; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 19, 2019

In California water news today, State distributes grants to help implement SGMA; CDFW Documents Statewide Impact of Recent Drought on...

DAILY DIGEST: Wet winter is a boon for skiers and water supply, but increases wildfire threat; Paying for clean water with climate change money worries some CA lawmakers; Harder pushes for passage of water bill; Environment and energy debates take center stage in Washington DC; and more …

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June 18, 2019

In California water news today, Wet California winter is a boon for skiers and water supply. But it brings a...

DAILY DIGEST: Communicating the value of water: The ABCs of water communication; Reclamation gives westside farmers another nudge for water; Win-loss budget outcomes for ag climate programs; CA’s wildfire season is starting and officials are bracing for the worst; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 17, 2019

In California water news today, Communicating the Value of Water: The ABCS of Water Communication; Reclamation gives westside farmers another nudge for water; Win-loss budget outcomes for ag climate programs; California needs a big pot of money for wildfires. But how...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: New CA bill could revolutionize how the U.S. tackles plastic pollution; The U.S. isn’t nearly as dry as it was a year ago; A Delta conundrum; Forecast-coordinated operations program; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 16, 2019

In California water news this weekend, New California Bill Could Revolutionize How the U.S. Tackles Plastic Pollution; The U.S. Isn’t...

DAILY DIGEST: Water conservation and unintended consequences on wastewater; Garamendi’s Flood Insurance for Farmers Act passes out of committee; Hike, boat, swim, and fish in the Delta, CA’s first National Heritage Area; Report: ‘Most dangerous’ hackers targeting U.S. utilities; and more …

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June 14, 2019

In California water news today, As Californians Save More Water, Their Sewers Get Less and That’s a Problem; House committee...

DAILY DIGEST: The water marketplace; Fight over the Klamath Dams impacting enviro protections across US; Soil sampling work to advance data for Delta conveyance; State budget to fund research into atmospheric rivers; Virtual reality helps Silicon Valley design water infrastructure; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 13, 2019

In California water news today, The Water Marketplace; A Fight Between Humboldt Stakeholders Over the Klamath Dams is Impacting Environmental Protections Across the Country; Public can comment on draft abandoned vessel plan; Soil Sampling Work to Advance Data for Delta...

DAILY DIGEST: High heat quickly melting away CA’s snowpack; Rare June heat wave has San Francisco hotter than Las Vegas; Communities take a new look at storing water underground; Dams can help ranchers w/drought, but could they also contribute to it?; and more …

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June 12, 2019

In California water news today, High Heat Quickly Melting Away California’s Snowpack; Rare June heat wave grips San Francisco as...

DAILY DIGEST: A civil rights hero focuses on a new fight at the Capitol: clean drinking water; Rim Fire tour provides striking view of wildfire challenges; As water scarcity increases, desal plants are on the rise; State, local governments seeking climate change ‘solutions’ have plenty of options; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 11, 2019

In California water news today, A civil rights hero focuses on a new fight at the Capitol: clean drinking water; Effort...

DAILY DIGEST: CA budget moves toward final votes, has money for drinking water; Hatchery-born coho salmon helping save species in the Russian River; Lake Tahoe snowmelt will be massive and dangerous; Colorado exploring program to pay farmers for temporarily stopping their water use; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 10, 2019

In California water news today, California Budget Moves Toward Final Votes, Has Money for Drinking Water; Hatchery-Born Coho Salmon Are Helping Save the Species From Extinction in the Russian River; Lake Tahoe snowmelt will be massive and dangerous; Ventura’s water...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: 7 places that are sinking faster than anywhere else in US; FERC launches inquiry into salmon stranding on Feather River; WOTUS review stumps advisers; States test how many more diversions Colorado River can bear; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 9, 2019

In California water news this weekend, 7 places that are sinking faster than anywhere else in the US; Oroville operations...

DAILY DIGEST: Monterey Bay is swimming in microplastic; Keeping green during drought; Attempt to plug a wasp nest sparked the biggest wildfire in CA history; States take up PFAS fight: ‘Is this the next asbestos?’; Planning the next century of the Contra Costa Canal; and more …

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June 7, 2019

In California water news today, The New Pollution: Monterey Bay is Swimming in Microplastic; Keeping Green During Drought; Attempt to...

DAILY DIGEST: Water, water everywhere, but in CA; enough’ water is never enough; Scientists share on-going research at Camp Fire Symposium; Why California’s water-obsessed farmers vote for Trump; USGS, scientists test drone-based river analysis; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 6, 2019

In California water news today, Water, water everywhere: Good and bad of California’s rising reservoir levels; In California, ‘enough’ water is never enough; Scientists share on-going research at Camp Fire Resource Monitoring and Research Symposium; Why California’s Water-Obsessed Farmers Vote...