DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: It may be a record wet year but state doling out millions to prep for next drought; Budget passes by deadline, but still room for ‘shaping’; Metropolitan to get $21 million to transform Delta island; San Joaquin River open again in Fresno County, but the snow runoff danger isn’t over; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … It may be a record wet year but the state is still doling out millions to prep for California’s next drought “Even as some San Joaquin Valley communities still have flood damage...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/15: Delta tunnel hangs over budget talks as legislators challenge Gov. Newsom’s plan; What are the dirtiest beaches in California?; Historic winter leads to severe problems for LADWP at Owens Lake; Interior Department initiates process to develop future guidelines and strategies for protecting the Colorado River; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Water Conservation Showcase from 8am to 5pm at the San Ramon Valley Conference Center.  ​​We encourage attendees to join us in person to engage with our expo and network with other water industry...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/13: Step inside California’s covert control room that’s moving ‘more water than places to put it’; Could Mother Nature cut off California’s water guarantee?; Return of El Niño threatens new levels of economic destruction; IID adds $10 million to pay for on-farm conserved water; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: 2021 Reinitiation of Consultation on the Long-Term Operation of the Central Valley...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/12: Californians were asked to cut water use 15% during the drought. How close did they get?; Facing the dragon: CA’s nasty ecological debts; Giant magnet hanging from a helicopter could solve water shortages; The Future of Water: A new book from water expert Peter Gleick; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Californians were asked to cut water use 15% during the drought. How close did they get? “The results are in: As California endured its three driest years on record, urban water users made...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/9: California ranchers intentionally violated an emergency water order. Now lawmakers want to triple the fines; Ag land values benefit from recharge, runoff; Report on water tunnels called flawed; Domestic wells still going dry in San Joaquin Valley; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Central Valley Flood Protection Board beginning at 10:00am. The 2022 Central Valley Flood Protection Plan (CVFPP) Update was adopted by the Central Valley Flood Protection Board (Board) through Resolution of Adoption 2022–29.  Within Resolution...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/6: How Sierra Nevada snowpack confounds Central Valley groundwater readings; New legislation seeks changes to water rights; Beyond the yuck factor: Cities turn to ‘extreme’ water recycling; Bay Area groundwater back to pre-drought levels; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife beginning at 9am.  Four bills will be heard, followed by an informational hearing on the  Administration’s Policy Package: Water Resources Infrastructure.  Click here for the...