DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY DIGEST, 9/27: One of the most intense El Niños ever observed could be forming; An important groundwater bill lands on the governor’s desk; Why CA can’t provide safe drinking water to all its residents; Decades later, closed military bases remain a toxic menace; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Eminent Domain for Water Infrastructure Projects – When Does the “Process” Really Start? from 11am to 12pm.  With many water infrastructure projects underway and hopefully many more in the future, agencies are having...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Atmospheric river storm approaches California, Pacific Northwest; Coastal Cleanup brings thousands of volunteers to shorelines; Efforts to attract salmon to Putah Creek come early this year; Process starts for new era managing Colorado River; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Atmospheric river storm approaches California, Pacific Northwest; 1st week of fall to see rain “The arrival of an atmospheric river storm to California will coincide with the first week of fall.  The...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/22: Atmospheric river forecast to bring rain to NorCal; El Niño is getting stronger, and odds are tilting toward another wet winter for California; Reclamation awards $34.3 million for Central Valley Project and facility improvements; Summer 2023 in review: a look back at drought across the U.S. in 10 maps; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Flood Protection Board beginning at 9am: Agenda items include an informational...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/21: How pollution from dry cleaners left California sitting on cancer-linked ‘time bombs’; NASA tech lets scientists see snow-water through the trees; Microplastics from tires contribute heavily to waterways pollution; Newsom weighs restrictions on watering decorative grass; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: California Water Plan Update 2023 – Conjunctive Use RMS and Recharge Area RMS from 9am to 12pm.  The California Water Plan describes and updates a broad set of resource management strategies (RMSs) that...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/19: PPIC Report: Managing Water and Farmland Transitions in the San Joaquin Valley; A celebrity-studded L.A. water district has a very big drought idea: Seafloor desalination; Here are all the climate and environment bills that CA just passed; Army Corps was unprepared for amount of seepage from Isabella Dam that is now swamping residents; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board beginning at 9:30am:   Agenda items include consideration of...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/18: ‘Unprecedented times’ threaten to bring down CA’s salmon industry; Charts show what might be in store w/El Niño; The ‘Big Melt’ could have been much worse; Nice rice price buoys Butte County growers; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … ‘Unprecedented times’ threaten to bring down historic California industry “On summer days in Half Moon Bay’s Pillar Point Harbor, people usually line up to buy king salmon direct from the source. But with...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/15: El Niño just ramped up. What does it mean for California weather?; Water Board advances water resilience and safe drinking water through $1.2 billion in financial assistance; Bill to eliminate lead in schools passes, Salton Sea bill stalled; Does every year need to be a massive climate year?; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … El Niño just ramped up. What does it mean for California weather? “El Niño just ramped up.  On Thursday, the Climate Prediction Center extended its El Niño advisory for a fourth straight month....