DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY DIGEST, 5/9: Water rights: Newsom wades into the deep end; Reclamation takes advantage of full Shasta reservoir to release flows for migrating salmon; Metropolitan: “We’re the squirrels of the water system”; California is using Arizona as a dumping ground for tons of hazardous waste; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Environmental Flows Workgroup from 10am to 12pm. Agenda items include Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Context of Instream Flows, Proposed Bypass Flow Program for Coastal Low-Flow/Seasonal Streams, and Upstream Tech Modeling...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 30 – May 5: California taps beavers to restore watersheds; El Niño is looming. Here’s what that means; DWR conducts May 1 snow survey; A new breed of water speculator is remaking the American West; 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, 5/4: Wave-powered pilot desal project in Fort Bragg set to test; Is desal absurdly cheap, as Elon Musk claimed?; What the ‘Big Melt’ has revealed about the Valley’s flood response; Supervisor Perez, Salton Sea Authority raise opposition to bill that could threaten Salton Sea progress; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: California Financing Coordinating Committee 2023 Spring Funding Fair beginning at 9am.  The funding...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/3: A new spike’ in global temperatures in the forecast; Winnemem Wintu and partners join to return endangered salmon to historic habitat; Third District upholds Oroville hydropower facilities relicensing EIR against numerous CEQA challenges; A new breed of water speculator is remaking the American West; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Second revised draft initial biological goals for the Lower San Joaquin River beginning at 9:30am.  The Board will hold a workshop to receive oral public comments on the second revised draft initial biological...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Cool and wet conditions return; AI programs consume large volumes of scarce water; Lake Shasta approaches full pool; Congressman Valadao’s WATER for California Act passes out of House Natural Resources Committee; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Big shift in weather is headed to California. Here’s a timeline for what to expect in May “May is set to start off a lot like February, as chances for rain and...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/27: Experts: 100% water allocation does not mean the water crisis is over; Bill requiring Bay Delta Plan update before tunnel diversion permit is considered passes committee; Tulare Lake could remain for two years in the Central Valley; As temperatures rise, flood threat grows along Los Angeles Aqueduct; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Regional Water Board beginning at 9am in Bakersfield.  Agenda items include an informational item on Groundwater Protection Targets (Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program), two Waste Discharge Requirements, Several NPDES Program Permits, and...