DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY DIGEST: Legislation to repair Friant-Kern Canal advances; State wetlands policy returns to original intent; Stanford study offers a way to map where flooded fields best replenish groundwater; No hole in Shasta Dam says Reclamation; and more …

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In California water news today, Legislation to repair Friant-Kern Canal receives 7 – 0 bipartisan support, advances to appropriations committee; State wetlands policy returns to original intent; Stanford study offers a way to map where flooded fields best replenish groundwater;...

DAILY DIGEST: Researchers study reservoir evaporation for better budgeting of Colorado River water; Firefighting aircraft ‘increasingly ineffective’ amid worsening wildfires; Trump’s efforts to spur projects hit NEPA wall; Climate change poses security risks say intelligence reports; and more …

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In California water news today, Researchers Study Reservoir Evaporation For Better Budgeting of Colorado River Water; Firefighting aircraft ‘increasingly ineffective’...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Oroville residents submit petition to ‘hold DWR accountable’ to federal agency; Boosting nature by removing dams; Aging workforce hits water plants especially hard; Richard Frank on the new wetlands regulations; Sunday podcasts; and more …

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In California water news this weekend, Oroville residents submit petition to ‘hold DWR accountable’ to federal agency; Boosting nature by removing dams; Aging workforce hits water plants especially hard; UC course helps landowners track water use; What’s Being Done to...

DAILY DIGEST: New wetland regulations; Newly rebuilt Oroville Spillway used for first time; Snow survey results; EPA Secretary Blumenfeld on Newson’s water and climate priorities; Lawmakers introduce legislation in Congress for CO River Drought Contingency Plan; and more …

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In California water news today, California adopts new wetland protections as Trump administration eases them; Reconstructed Oroville Dam spillway used for first time since February 2017 crisis; Sierra Snowpack a ‘Supply Dream’ at 162% of Average; Farmers welcome federal agencies’...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Governor’s drinking water tax plan advances in Assembly, but faces resistance; Oroville Dam spillway about to face its first big test; Public trust doctrine draws attention in courts; Desal’s potential for CA’s water supply; and more …

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In California water news this weekend, Governor’s drinking water tax plan advances in Assembly, but faces resistance; Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer joins clean water fight; After near-disaster, Oroville Dam spillway about to face its first big test; California’s public trust...

DAILY DIGEST: Spillway could be used next week, DWR says; More snow and rain for NorCal today; Rising seas bring rising water management challenges; A honking fluttering spectacle; Colorado River drought plan gets first congressional hearing; and more …

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In California water news today, Spillway could be used next week, DWR says; More snow and rain for NorCal today, California could experience more atmospheric rivers in the future; Rising seas bring rising water management challenges; A honking fluttering spectacle;...