DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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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...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/3: Evaluating impacts of stormwater and road runoff on salmon and aquatic ecosystems; Dam releases attempt to boost Delta smelt habitat; Cuyama Valley residents call for boycott of carrots after two growers sue landowners over water rights; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Water rights 101 (Scott and Shasta Watershed) from 4pm to 5pm.  State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) staff will host two virtual meetings...

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, 7/31: As Klamath dam removal begins, tribes look to a future of growth; New Bullards Bar Dam is using a digital twin; CA’s hydropower averted blackouts; In the Utah desert, can golf justify itself?; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … As work begins on the largest US dam removal project, tribes look to a future of growth “The largest dam removal project in United States history is underway along the California-Oregon border —...

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 on the Delta Conveyance Project; consideration of the Yolo Bypass Comprehensive Study Feasibility Cost Share Agreement and Local Feasibility Cost...

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 …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: California Water Plan Update 2023 – Recycled Water RMS from 10am to 12pm.  The California Water Plan describes and updates a broad set of resource management strategies (RMSs) that help local agencies...