DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY DIGEST, 9/26: More than 90% of CA out of historic drought as water year ends; El Niño set to strengthen this winter, what does it mean for NorCal?; Will CA take step toward a more equitable water rights system?; Groundwater cleanup of contaminated Zeneca site to begin next month; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Community Water Center Drinking Water Tool Webinar from 10am to 12pm. Community Water Center has updated the Drinking Water Tool to visualize more drinking water threats, and we invite you to provide feedback...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Sept 17-22: First atmospheric river of the season in the forecast; El Niño getting stronger, odds tilting toward another wet winter; Will a pending water rights bill be a game changer?; and more …

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A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service and you will receive notification of this post on Friday mornings.  Readers on daily email service can add weekly email...

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, 9/20: California halts some Arrowhead water bottling activities; Thousands of California wells are at risk of drying up despite SGMA; Hydropower delays pose grid threat as permits lapse; Feds’ cash stream supports Colorado River conservation — but the money will dry up; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PPIC EVENT: Managing Water and Farmland Transitions in the San Joaquin Valley from 9am to 1:30pm. Achieving groundwater sustainability is vital to the health of the San Joaquin Valley’s communities, agriculture, environment, and economy—but...

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, weekend edition: Will a pending water rights bill on Gov. Newsom’s desk be a game changer? It depends; Lawmakers pass bill requiring schools to test for lead in drinking water; CA wilderness polluted by balloons; CV-SALTS: Salt and nitrate control programs breaking new ground; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Will a pending water rights bill on Gov. Newsom’s desk be a game changer in California water? It depends “A water rights bill that made it through the Legislature this year is,...

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...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/14: Lawmakers move to ban decorative lawns; How might small farms fare under SGMA?; Evaluating the multiple benefits of increasing floodplain inundation; Could intense storms push America’s failing dams to the brink?; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 9am to 3pm. Agenda items include Delta Lead Scientist Report, Draft Pyrethroid Research Plan Review, Food-webs Review, Subsidence Review, Decision-making under Deep Uncertainty Review, Delta ISB Postdoctoral Scholar...

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