DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

DAILY DIGEST, 9/13: State flows plan advances in, out of court; CA moving to ban decorative grass; Why nature’s infrastructure works better than ours; Locals fear a tech utopia could destroy Rio Vista’s ‘dirty Delta feel’; and more …

September 13, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: California Water Plan Update 2023 – Desalination RMS from 9am to 11:30am. The...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/12: State Water Board adopts initial biological goals for the Lower San Joaquin River; “Immense” flow of public funds to groundwater agencies is tapering off; DWR starting maintenance work on Oroville Dam spillway; Tulare Lake flood shrinks to less than half its peak size; and more …

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September 12, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: This is Not Your Usual Heat Extreme from 11am to 12pm. 2023 has...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/11: Stormwater biofiltration increases coho salmon hatchling survival; Climate change, invasive clams are fueling algae growth on Lake Tahoe; Can golf cure its water addiction?; As the Colorado River declines, some upstream look to use it before they lose it; and more …

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September 11, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Flood-MAR Network from 2:30pm to 5:00pm. Agenda items include Flood-MAR Permitting Flowchart and Table, Flood-MAR Implementation Guidance Materials, Flood-MAR Publications, and Action Team Updates. Click here for the full agenda. Click here to...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Lawmakers approve plan to strengthen oversight of water rights; DWR officials renew the push for Delta Conveyance Project; Why the California Forever dream would be a nightmare; Here’s what 7 states say about solving the West’s water crisis; and more …

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September 10, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Lawmakers approve plan to strengthen oversight of California water rights “California legislators...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Sept. 5-8: Agrivoltaics: Combining ag with solar; Will El Nino be a whopper?; SJV Blueprint engages in the Delta reconsultation process; and more …

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September 8, 2023

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DAILY DIGEST, 9/8: San Joaquin Valley Blueprint engages in the Delta reconsultation process; New California law bolsters groundwater recharge; Thousands of domestic and public supply wells at risk despite SGMA; and more …

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September 8, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Ensuring a sustainable future: San Joaquin Valley Blueprint engages in the Delta reconsultation process “The Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley is pleased to announce what it hopes you will find exciting...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/7: New CA law taps science to improve water management; New water conservation regs could force big cuts in some areas; Will this year’s El Niño be a whopper?; Heralded winemaker sues Napa County over water wells; and more …

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September 7, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board beginning at 9:30am. Agenda includes Public Workshop on...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/6: Restored Dutch Slough fights climate change and attracts wildlife; Rural land grab in Solano County prompts hearing; Combining agriculture and solar PV for a sustainable future; Summer 2023 was the hottest on record globally; and more …

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September 6, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water beginning at 9am. Click here...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/5: CA Senate candidates have no position on Delta tunnel; Silicon Valley billionaires’ land grab for utopian development draws fury, fears; New groundwater recharge guidance documents; As Colorado River shrinks, California farmers urge ‘one-dam solution’; and more …

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September 5, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Department of Food and Ag from 10am to 2:30pm. Agenda items include CDFA’s Racial Equity Action Plan, an update on the CA Water Commission drought work, and regenerative agriculture. Click here for the...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug. 27-Sept. 1: Open ET changing CA water management; Klamath Dams removal begins; Feds lawsuit over Delta standards deemed premature; and more …

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September 1, 2023

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DAILY DIGEST, 9/1: New permanent water conservation rules are coming to CA; Billionaire land buys threaten state ag, water resources; Coalition of conservation groups unite in opposition to Sites Reservoir; Will El Niño end the Southwest’s megadrought?; and more …

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September 1, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … New permanent water conservation rules are coming to California — see how your...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/31: The world’s largest dam demolition has begun. Can the dammed Klamath River finally find salvation?; New challenges in the struggle to save Pacific salmon; Feds’ discrimination claim over CA salinity standards deemed premature; Mapping farms by size in the San Joaquin Valley; and more …

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August 31, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … USGS WEBINAR: Indigenous communities in the US: Leaders in climate adaptation from 6pm to 7pm. Learn about the effects of climate change on Indigenous communities, how Indigenous communities are adapting to climate change, and...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/30: The dire consequences of depleting CA’s groundwater; Will NorCal see another stormy winter this year?; How Open ET could transform water management; How safe is CA’s tap water?; and more …

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August 30, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: CASGEM Program Overview and Release of New Online System from 10am to 12pm. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/29: America using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow; Much of Hilary’s water wasted; Water shutoff looms again over Klamath Project; This brutal summer in 10 alarming maps and graphs; and more …

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August 29, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … America is using up its groundwater like there’s no tomorrow “Global warming has...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/28: Portfolio solutions for water – flood management; Can wastewater help us adapt to climate change?; Pat Mulroy on sustainable solutions for water crisis; and more …

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August 28, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Portfolio solutions for water – flood management [this is a repost of a blog originally published in March 2019] “The tweet below, shows slight (but still frightening) levee overtopping this week on Cache...