DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/20: Wet pattern persists; How freeing rivers can help ease flood risks and revive ecosystems; No Delta smelt in survey for a 6th year; Friant files suit against ETGSA; and more …

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DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Dual storms to renew flooding, landslide risk; No more Delta smelt? The Delta tunnel project threatens their extinction; Taxpayer group delivers petition regarding Blue Triton to USFS; Key Colorado River negotiator says talks must shift away from status quo amid ‘crisis’; and more …

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/15: Farmers, tribes reach ‘historic’ Klamath River deal; Judge rules to allow Blue Triton to continue taking water from San Bernardino Forest; New steelhead run record set on the Mokelumne River; Lake Mead hits 1,075 feet, where the water shortage started in the first place; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC HEARING: Idaho-Maryland Mine Final Hearing beginning at 9am.  The Nevada County Board of Supervisors has scheduled a Special Meeting on February 15 to hold a noticed public hearing and take final action on...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/12: The race to understand atmospheric rivers; Our El Niño winter could make way for a La Niña summer; How irrigation harms (or helps) streamflows in the west; Unlicensed cannabis grows use more water than licensed grows; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: California Water Culture: An overview of how California’s unique waterways have been transformed, how it happened, and what it means, from 7-8:30pm.  California is unique and arguably infamous for many reasons. Water in...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: More storms at the end of the week; CA’s flood defenses held this time, but they are weakening; La Niña on the horizon? California’s wild weather year could get even weirder; Long-term Colorado River rescue plan at an impasse? It’s north vs. south in the West; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California faces renewed ‘significant flooding risk’ as more atmospheric river storms loom...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/9: How much did this week’s storms help water supply?; El Niño’s end may be near. Here’s what’s coming next; Understanding impacts on water quality caused by 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise; Reclamation publishes overview of Colorado River evaporation history; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Central Valley Flood Protection Board beginning at 10am. The Board adopted the 2022 Central Valley Flood Protection Plan Update (Plan) through Resolution of Adoption 2022-29 (Resolution) on December 16, 2022. Through adoption of...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/8: ‘Super El Niño’ is here, but La Niña looks likely. What’s in store for the coming months; EPA, San Joaquin Valley Blueprint weigh in on Bay Delta update; California’s trees are dying in huge numbers — and Tahoe is the epicenter; Water levels at Tulare Lake receding despite recent storms; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … ‘Super El Niño’ is here, but La Niña looks likely. What’s in store...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/6: Not over yet: More rain in the forecast; The science behind CA’s atmospheric rivers; Newsom’s salmon strategy gets mixed reviews; L.A.’s flood-control system survived epic storm. But it’s losing battle with climate change; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board beginning at 9am.  Agenda items include consideration of a proposed Resolution reapproving the Final Initial Biological Goals for Lower San Joaquin River Flow Objectives; Consideration of a proposed...