DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

DAILY DIGEST, 6/19: Legislature’s budget sidesteps fight with Newsom over Delta tunnel; After a winter deluge, California rivers are too dangerous to enjoy; Story of the rising tides: King Tides project map out now; Lakes Powell, Mead levels rise as government plans future water rules; and more …

June 19, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Fish Restoration Grant Program Peer Review Committee from 12pm to 2pm. Agenda...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: It may be a record wet year but state doling out millions to prep for next drought; Budget passes by deadline, but still room for ‘shaping’; Metropolitan to get $21 million to transform Delta island; San Joaquin River open again in Fresno County, but the snow runoff danger isn’t over; and more …

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June 18, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … It may be a record wet year but the state is still...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 11-16: Implementing groundwater recharge in the Central Valley, Unpredictable El Niño, The path forward for SGMA, Will Delta tunnel hold up the budget?, and more …

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June 16, 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, 6/16: West gets reprieve from drought, but forecasters predict change as El Niño approaches; Will Newsom’s Delta tunnel plan hold up the budget?; Science stories: Getting into the weeds; Feds announce start of public process to reshape key rules on Colorado River water use by 2027; and more …

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June 16, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Hanford Water Town Hall from 6pm to 8pm. Are you concerned about the...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/15: Delta tunnel hangs over budget talks as legislators challenge Gov. Newsom’s plan; What are the dirtiest beaches in California?; Historic winter leads to severe problems for LADWP at Owens Lake; Interior Department initiates process to develop future guidelines and strategies for protecting the Colorado River; and more …

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June 15, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Water Conservation Showcase from 8am to 5pm at the San Ramon Valley Conference...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/14: Charts show how unpredictable El Niño can be; The promise and potential of solar canals; Monterey Bay proposed desalination plant divides wealthy communities and poorer ones; Imperial Valley farmers await water deal; and more …

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June 14, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 9am to 5pm. Agenda items include an open forum on the upcoming food webs workshop, Seminar on Decision making under deep uncertainty, discussion of wubsidence review, and presentation...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/13: Step inside California’s covert control room that’s moving ‘more water than places to put it’; Could Mother Nature cut off California’s water guarantee?; Return of El Niño threatens new levels of economic destruction; IID adds $10 million to pay for on-farm conserved water; and more …

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June 13, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: 2021 Reinitiation of Consultation on the Long-Term Operation of the Central Valley...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/12: Californians were asked to cut water use 15% during the drought. How close did they get?; Facing the dragon: CA’s nasty ecological debts; Giant magnet hanging from a helicopter could solve water shortages; The Future of Water: A new book from water expert Peter Gleick; and more …

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June 12, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Californians were asked to cut water use 15% during the drought. How close...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: The path forward for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act; Lake Oroville hits 100% capacity; Balancing aquatic habitat and human water supply in CA; Dan Walters: CA water rights at risk as three legislative proposals advance; and more …

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June 11, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … The path forward for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act “The legislation that launched the state’s comprehensive regulation of groundwater, commonly known as SGMA, was passed in 2014. One of the foundational principles...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 4-9: Groundwater recharge and water rights, Yolo Bypass floodplains and fish food, El Nino arrives, Water rights legislation, Delta tunnels report, Sites Reservoir, and more …

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June 9, 2023

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DAILY DIGEST, 6/9: California ranchers intentionally violated an emergency water order. Now lawmakers want to triple the fines; Ag land values benefit from recharge, runoff; Report on water tunnels called flawed; Domestic wells still going dry in San Joaquin Valley; and more …

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June 9, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Central Valley Flood Protection Board beginning at 10:00am. The 2022 Central Valley Flood Protection...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/8: NOAA declares the arrival of El Nino; DWR and partners experiment with soft release method to improve Delta smelt survival; Valley groundwater will need more than one epic water year for long-term rebound; 1 MAF authorized for groundwater recharge this year; and more …

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June 8, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water upon adjournment of the session will hold an informational hearing on the Governor’s infrastructure proposal. Click here for the agenda and remote access instructions. WEBINAR:...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/7: Two California lakes are making comebacks with different results; New CDFW policy recognizes ecological value of beavers; Conservationists help drought stricken California wildlife area store more water; The Grand Canyon, a cathedral to time, is losing its river; and more …

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June 7, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Environmental Quality beginning at 9am. Agenda and remote access...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/6: How Sierra Nevada snowpack confounds Central Valley groundwater readings; New legislation seeks changes to water rights; Beyond the yuck factor: Cities turn to ‘extreme’ water recycling; Bay Area groundwater back to pre-drought levels; and more …

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June 6, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife beginning at 9am. Four bills...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/5: ‘Improvised, spotty and belated’: Will California reform its oversight of water rights?; Thunderstorms and heavy rain returning; Water wasted to the sea?; Too much, too little: Water management in cities under climate change; and more …

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June 5, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Invasive Species Lunchtime Talk – Rapid Response and Eradication of Caulerpa in California: Lessons learned from 12pm to 1pm. This presentation will provide an overview of infestations of marine algae in the genus...