DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

DAILY DIGEST, 2/26: One of NorCal’s most polluted properties may finally be cleaned up; Arsenic in landfills still leaching into groundwater; Major winter storm to bring up to 10 feet of snow in Sierra Nevada this week; Mapping Earth’s atmospheric rivers could help improve predictions for intense rain; and more …

February 26, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Say goodbye to El Niño – what does new weather pattern mean?; ;Los Angeles just showed how spongy a city can be; Tulare Lake is gone, but the toll lingers; Colorado River impasse could lead to legal chaos; and more …

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February 25, 2024

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb. 20-23: New models zoom in on snowpacks and storms; Water could be limited to cities, farms this year; DWR submits change in point of diversion petition for Delta tunnel; and more …

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February 23, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/23: Future extremes: New models zoom in on California snowpacks and storms; DWR submits change in point of diversion petition for the Delta Conveyance Project; The good news, bad news on CA’s water supplies; For Sale: Water Authority’s de-salted ocean water; and more …

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February 23, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/22: Water managers could limit water to farms, cities; ‘Snow drought’ fears overturned in a flash; Experts urge CA to avoid pitfalls in water deals in the Delta; ETGSA responds to Friant lawsuit; and more …

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February 22, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/21: For Delta farmers, the only certainty is change; New tool to protect communities from floods while preserving water supply; Snowpack and reservoir levels after storms; Non-native basses primarily eat native fishes in Stanislaus River; and more …

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February 21, 2024

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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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February 20, 2024

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb. 11-16: Dual storms to renew flooding, landslide risk; CA’s wild weather year could get even weirder; Train derailment spills coal into Feather River; and more …

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February 16, 2024

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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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February 16, 2024

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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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February 15, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC HEARING: Idaho-Maryland Mine Final Hearing beginning at 9am. The Nevada County Board of...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/14: More winter weather on the way; Seminar details “devastating” amount of acreage expected to go out of production; The city of tomorrow will run on your toilet water; Metropolitan: Fixing a budget hole; and more …

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February 14, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Pacific storm train to bring one-two punch of wet weather and renewed flooding...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/13: Wet weather on tap this weekend; Atmospheric rivers boosts CA’s hydropower supplies; Train carrying over 100 tons of coal derails & spills into Feather River; Dam removal project ‘going exactly according to plan’; and more …

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February 13, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … HYBRID MEETING: SAFER Drinking Water Program from 9:30 am to 5pm. The SAFER Advisory Group will hold its first meeting of 2024. The meeting will onboard new members, give an overview of team member...

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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February 12, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: California Water Culture: An overview of how California’s unique waterways have been transformed,...

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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February 11, 2024

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

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb. 4-9: How much did this week’s storms help water supply?; El Niño’s end may be near. Here’s what’s coming next.; Newsom’s salmon strategy gets mixed reviews; Farmers in Tulare County set to test groundwater market; and more …

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February 9, 2024

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