DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Hilary takes aim at Southern California; State Water Board begins rulemaking to Make Conservation a CA Way of Life; Tools for tracking Lake Tahoe’s clarity were invented at the Vatican; Group proposes to fill Lake Mead by draining Lake Powell; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Hurricane Hilary … Flooding disaster threatens Southern California as Hilary takes aim “Hilary was making its presence felt in Southern California at the beginning of the weekend despite steadily losing wind intensity off the coast of Baja California. AccuWeather...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/17: Central Valley farmers are having a climate reckoning; Hurricane remnants may bring ‘high impact’ deluge to CA; The digital future of water management; 25,000 pounds of trash removed from ocean; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 9am to 2pm. Agenda items include a discussion on its review of the draft Pyrethroid Research Plan by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board and forming...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/14: IID hires Kightlinger for Colorado River talks; How much water is left in the Colorado River? Fear of the ‘Big Melt’ turns to big relief; Time to dance the salmon home; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Growing a Sustainable Future: The Role of Agrivoltaics in California’s Water-Energy-Food Nexus from 1:30pm to 2:30pm.  Agrivoltaics is the co-location of solar panels on agricultural lands that results in the co-production of agricultural...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/11: Odds of a ‘strong’ El Niño grow again; Brief update on the progress of the inadequate SGMA subbasins; Even with full reservoirs, San Francisco Bay sturgeon are dying again. Why?; The West has a checkerboard problem; Friant repairs on schedule, canal lining begins; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Central Valley Flood Protection Board beginning at 10am. Central Valley Flood Protection Plan Resolution Implementation – Operations: Board staff will provide an update on the Board’s implementation goals detailed in Resolution of Adoption...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/7: Forest fuel mapping and drones represent the next wave of firefighting; A lifeline for winter-run chinook salmon; Irrigators and environmentalists disagree over reducing Eel River’s Flow at Scott Dam; Off-roaders damage SLO County beaver dam as battle over Salinas River brews; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar **tomorrow** … TUESDAY: PUBLIC MEETING: Delta Cross Channel Gates Modernization Project from 4:30pm to 6:00pm.  The Bureau of Reclamation is holding a hybrid public meeting Aug. 8 to provide an update on the Delta Cross Channel...