DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

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 …

July 28, 2023

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

DAILY DIGEST, 7/27: What is CA doing to help increase groundwater storage?; How much snow is left in July?; Understanding orphan wells and their threat to water sources; Many of California’s threatened species live in reused water — for better or worse; and more …

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July 27, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: California Water Commission: Preparing for Drought in a Non-Drought Year beginning at 9:30am....

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 …

Maven

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July 26, 2023

[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, 7/25: Moving beyond crisis management for winter-run chinook; How well-managed dams and smart forecasting can limit flooding; What the stalled El Niño means for weather, water; Google’s water use is soaring. AI is only going to make it worse; and more …

Maven

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July 25, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: California Water Plan Update 2023 – Recycled Water RMS from 10am to...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/24: States lose federal water funds as lawmakers redirect money to pet projects; Cannabis farmers tackle sustainability; CA’s oil wind-down rankles neighboring farmers; Post-wildfire mudslides, floods not caused by water-repellant soil; and more …

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July 24, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar from 11am to 12pm. The California-Nevada Drought...

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 …

Maven

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July 23, 2023

[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...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for July 16-21: SGMA implementation in the San Joaquin Valley, Raising Shasta Dam, Yolo County files lawsuit against DWR, Push to add solar panels over canals, and more …

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July 21, 2023

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DAILY DIGEST, 7/21: Environmentalists push feds to add solar panels over US canals; SGMA inadequate subbasins update; Skiing in August?; The case of the Colorado River’s missing water; and more …

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July 21, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WEBINAR: Draft Seawater Desalination Siting and Streamlining Report from 11am to 12pm. The...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/20: Enough water for 11 million households went into aquifers this year; How is demand management developing in SGMA groundwater sustainability plans?; Designing groundwater pricing policies to cope with water woes; Countless dead trees, plants seen in Las Vegas neighborhood amid new water fees; and more …

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July 20, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: FIRO-MAR from 9am to 12pm. The workshop will address FIRO decision support tools, studies, and concepts as well as Winter 2022/23 AR activities and FIRO test sites. Please register to join the workshop:...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/19: How CA’s water planners keep taps flowing, farms growing; Recycled water could recharge aquifers in the Central Valley; Yolo County files lawsuit against DWR alleging CEQA violations; AT&T to pause prior plans to remove lead cables under Lake Tahoe; and more …

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July 19, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: California Water Commission: Preparing for Drought in a Non-Drought Year beginning at 12pm. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/18: Droughts in Western states drive up emissions and threaten human health; Snowmelt still raging in July; PG&E proposes reducing Russian River flow, transferring Potter Valley Project to subsidiary; Excessive use: Nearly 60K Las Vegans hit with water district’s new fee; and more …

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July 18, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Colorado River post-2026 operating guidelines from 9am to 10am. The Bureau of...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/17: CA Republicans fighting again to raise the Shasta dam; When will CA experience another drought?; Klamath dam removal proceeds on schedule; Freeing up Colorado River water from CA farms will take more than just money; and more …

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July 17, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Addressing Nonpoint Source Pollution through EPA’s National Nonpoint Source Program Webcast from 11:30am to 1:30pm. Join EPA’s Watershed Academy for this webcast to learn more about the national nonpoint source program and the...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: When El Niño exacerbates global warming: Record heat, record flooding, record wildfires; State Water Board extends deadline for protest period for proposed Sites Reservoir to Aug. 31; Changes coming to prevent misuse and abuse of Tahoe beaches; and more …

Maven

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July 16, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … When El Niño exacerbates global warming: Record heat, record flooding, record wildfires...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for July 9-14: California’s unnatural river flows; Water rights bill moves forward; Tahoe has high concentration of microplastics; Direct Potable Reuse regs; and more …

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July 14, 2023

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DAILY DIGEST, 7/14: Climate change increasing stress on thousands of aging dams; Algal blooms posing risks to human health becoming more frequent; Why Arizona keeps growing alfalfa in the desert even as water concerns grow; and more …

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July 14, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 9am to 1:30pm. The Delta ISB will meet to discuss its reviews and activities. This will include discussing public comments received on draft prospectuses for its reviews on...