DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

DAILY DIGEST, 10/3: Public hearing tomorrow on urban conservation reg, but does it make economic sense?; San Diego gears up to deal water across the West; Delta tunnel amendment proposal floated by Harder; What the new water year could bring; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board meeting begins at 9:30am. Agenda items include Current Hydrologic Conditions and Response, Consideration of a proposed Resolution adopting the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Fund Expenditure Plan for the Safe...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Dianne Feinstein’s complicated water legacy; CA weather set for abrupt seasonal shifts; Flood victims take steps to sue local, state agencies over winter floods; Creek beds to be used for groundwater recharge and to improve water quality in Kaweah subbasin; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Dianne Feinstein championed the environment. On California water, her legacy is complicated “It was 1990, and a self-identified city...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/27: One of the most intense El Niños ever observed could be forming; An important groundwater bill lands on the governor’s desk; Why CA can’t provide safe drinking water to all its residents; Decades later, closed military bases remain a toxic menace; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Eminent Domain for Water Infrastructure Projects – When Does the “Process” Really Start? from 11am to 12pm.  With many water infrastructure projects underway and hopefully many more in the future, agencies are having...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Atmospheric river storm approaches California, Pacific Northwest; Coastal Cleanup brings thousands of volunteers to shorelines; Efforts to attract salmon to Putah Creek come early this year; Process starts for new era managing Colorado River; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Atmospheric river storm approaches California, Pacific Northwest; 1st week of fall to see rain “The arrival of an atmospheric river storm to California will coincide with the first week of fall.  The...

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, 9/21: How pollution from dry cleaners left California sitting on cancer-linked ‘time bombs’; NASA tech lets scientists see snow-water through the trees; Microplastics from tires contribute heavily to waterways pollution; Newsom weighs restrictions on watering decorative grass; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: California Water Plan Update 2023 – Conjunctive Use RMS and Recharge Area RMS from 9am to 12pm.  The California Water Plan describes and updates a broad set of resource management strategies (RMSs) that...