DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Newsom signs order to expedite levee repair ahead of the next wet winter; Siskiyou County repeals water ordinances that residents said targeted Asian Americans; Birmingham commentary on raising Shasta Dam; Lake Mead 3 feet deeper than a month ago, expected to keep filling as Lake Powell drops; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Newsom signs order to expedite California levee repair ahead of the next...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/4: Scientists chart transformation of Klamath River amid nation’s largest dam removal project; Judge signs off on $1.7 million deal over Clean Water Act violations at California prison; PG&E adopts new wildfire mitigation strategy; This Colorado artist is demystifying the West’s water problems; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … ‘If you unbuild it, they will come’: Scientists chart transformation of Klamath River and its salmon amid nation’s largest dam removal project “The Klamath River Basin was once one of the world’s most...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/2: In 2021 people used all the runoff in the Delta watershed—how it happened and lessons learned; New state budget maintains water and natural resources funding in an uncertain economy; Water order takes shape for North Coast vineyards; Temperatures to soar again in Southwest, ramping up fire concerns; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LUNCH-MAR: Flood-MAR in Madera County from 12:30pm to 1:30pm.  The guest is Stephanie Anagnoson,...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/1: The algae bloom is back in San Francisco Bay; CA plans to turn sewage into drinking water; Tiremakers ordered to find alternative for salmon-killing chemical; What happens to the Grand Canyon if the Colorado River dries up?; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Department of Food and Agriculture from 10am to 2:30pm. Agenda items include a departmental update, federal resources for beginning farmers and ranchers, small-scale/beginning farmer assistance, California Ag Land Equity Task Force, and land...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/28: The history of the Delta water tunnel project and why people are against it; Biden-Harris Administration invests $50 million in CA water storage projects; Kings County: Local water district challenges water export ordinance; Water Authority defectors survive second round of legal threats; 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 update...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/26: SB 389: Legislature considers granting State Water Board unprecedented authority; How many dead trees there are in CA might surprise you; Report: Status of 2020 Urban Water Management Plans; No salmon at the 59th Annual Klamath Salmon Festival; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Conservancy Board from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items include update on various grant programs, Nutria eradication project update, Delta agency updates, EcoRestore update, and Delta Conveyance Project update. Click here for the...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: How CA’s weather catastrophe turned into a miracle; Burney residents told to boil water for 10th straight day; The implications of PG&E’s spin-off proposal on Sonoma County water supply; House paint has a microplastic problem; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … How California’s weather catastrophe turned into a miracle “Californians were preparing for another year of unrelenting drought in 2023. Instead, they got months of incessant rain and some of the heaviest snowfall...