DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

Compilations of California water news and commentary from around the state and the nation.

DAILY DIGEST, 7/27: What is CA doing to help increase groundwater storage?; How much snow is left in July?; Understanding orphan wells and their threat to water sources; Many of California’s threatened species live in reused water — for better or worse; and more …

July 27, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: California Water Commission: Preparing for Drought in a Non-Drought Year beginning at 9:30am....

DAILY DIGEST, 7/26: SB 389: Legislature considers granting State Water Board unprecedented authority; How many dead trees there are in CA might surprise you; Report: Status of 2020 Urban Water Management Plans; No salmon at the 59th Annual Klamath Salmon Festival; and more …

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July 26, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Conservancy Board from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items include update on various...

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 …

Maven

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July 25, 2023

[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...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/24: States lose federal water funds as lawmakers redirect money to pet projects; Cannabis farmers tackle sustainability; CA’s oil wind-down rankles neighboring farmers; Post-wildfire mudslides, floods not caused by water-repellant soil; and more …

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July 24, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar from 11am to 12pm. The California-Nevada Drought...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: How CA’s weather catastrophe turned into a miracle; Burney residents told to boil water for 10th straight day; The implications of PG&E’s spin-off proposal on Sonoma County water supply; House paint has a microplastic problem; and more …

Maven

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July 23, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … How California’s weather catastrophe turned into a miracle “Californians were preparing for...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for July 16-21: SGMA implementation in the San Joaquin Valley, Raising Shasta Dam, Yolo County files lawsuit against DWR, Push to add solar panels over canals, and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

July 21, 2023

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, 7/21: Environmentalists push feds to add solar panels over US canals; SGMA inadequate subbasins update; Skiing in August?; The case of the Colorado River’s missing water; and more …

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July 21, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WEBINAR: Draft Seawater Desalination Siting and Streamlining Report from 11am to 12pm. The...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/20: Enough water for 11 million households went into aquifers this year; How is demand management developing in SGMA groundwater sustainability plans?; Designing groundwater pricing policies to cope with water woes; Countless dead trees, plants seen in Las Vegas neighborhood amid new water fees; and more …

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July 20, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: FIRO-MAR from 9am to 12pm. The workshop will address FIRO decision support tools,...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/19: How CA’s water planners keep taps flowing, farms growing; Recycled water could recharge aquifers in the Central Valley; Yolo County files lawsuit against DWR alleging CEQA violations; AT&T to pause prior plans to remove lead cables under Lake Tahoe; and more …

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July 19, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: California Water Commission: Preparing for Drought in a Non-Drought Year beginning at 12pm. You are invited to a California Water Commission workshop to explore ways that the State can adapt to the changing...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/18: Droughts in Western states drive up emissions and threaten human health; Snowmelt still raging in July; PG&E proposes reducing Russian River flow, transferring Potter Valley Project to subsidiary; Excessive use: Nearly 60K Las Vegans hit with water district’s new fee; and more …

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July 18, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Colorado River post-2026 operating guidelines from 9am to 10am. The Bureau of...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/17: CA Republicans fighting again to raise the Shasta dam; When will CA experience another drought?; Klamath dam removal proceeds on schedule; Freeing up Colorado River water from CA farms will take more than just money; and more …

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July 17, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Addressing Nonpoint Source Pollution through EPA’s National Nonpoint Source Program Webcast from 11:30am...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: When El Niño exacerbates global warming: Record heat, record flooding, record wildfires; State Water Board extends deadline for protest period for proposed Sites Reservoir to Aug. 31; Changes coming to prevent misuse and abuse of Tahoe beaches; and more …

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July 16, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … When El Niño exacerbates global warming: Record heat, record flooding, record wildfires “If you feel like record-level extreme weather events are happening with alarming frequency, you’re not alone. Scientists say it’s not...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for July 9-14: California’s unnatural river flows; Water rights bill moves forward; Tahoe has high concentration of microplastics; Direct Potable Reuse regs; and more …

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July 14, 2023

A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/14: Climate change increasing stress on thousands of aging dams; Algal blooms posing risks to human health becoming more frequent; Why Arizona keeps growing alfalfa in the desert even as water concerns grow; and more …

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July 14, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 9am to 1:30pm. The Delta ISB will meet...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/13: Lake Tahoe has an alarmingly high concentration of microplastics, study finds; Water rights bill moves forward; Millerton Lake reaches full capacity, spills over the top; State Water Board releases draft report on expediting permitting for seawater desalination plants; and more …

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July 13, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Clean Water, Complicated Laws: Funding Stormwater and Wastewater Programs from 10am to 10:30am. Join BB&K’s leading water quality attorneys for a webinar series as presenters provide practical guidance on water quality issues, laws...

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