DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: The oceans just reached their hottest temperature on record as El Niño looms; Largest reservoirs close to total capacity but one remains low; Ninth Circuit urged to save salmon dying in Sacramento River; By smallest of margins Mono Lake avoids water diversions quadrupling; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … The oceans just reached their hottest temperature on record as El Niño looms. Here are 6 things to watch for “Scientists have watched in astonishment as ocean temperatures have steadily risen over...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/30: Another San Joaquin Valley groundwater plan appears headed for rejection; Harder pushes funding to fight nutria; Accelerating new California water storage projects; 25.8 billion gallons of stormwater captured in SoCal; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … HYBRID EVENT: What is the Future of Agriculture in California? from 8:30am to 5:00pm.  The climate that has allowed California to become a global food producer is changing. Many producers already implement soil- and...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/28: New winter storm could push California’s snowpack to record high; Map shows unusual impact California storms are having on the ocean; Farms that haven’t flooded from storms still facing harvesting challenges; California’s ‘phantom lake’ returns with a vengeance, unearthing an ugly history of water; and more …

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

DAILY DIGEST, 3/27: Another strong weather system to bring rain, snow; Salmon populations expected to rebound thanks to drought-busting winter; Valadao to Biden admin: Why hold CA dams hostage?; Proposed legislation would make groundwater adjudications more fair; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 9am to 5pm. Agenda items include Election of a new Delta ISB Chair-elect; Delta Science Tracker presentation; Discussion on Decision-making Under Deep Uncertainty Review; Overview of impacts of...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: State Water Project allocation increases, drought restrictions rolled back; Chilly weather to precede another significant storm; The cure for winter flooding might be in this swamp; Flooding out other farmers was “premeditated”, one farmer asserts; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] State Water Project allocation increases, drought restrictions rolled back California wrings out months of rain to ease drought restrictions...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/24: Rain won’t end CA’s water troubles, but better infrastructure might; Klamath dam removals, habitat restoration begins; Groundwater rise raises the stakes at Richmond’s AstraZeneca site; 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 a legislative update, Information item on Putah Creek levees; Fiscal Year 2023-24 Governor’s Proposed Budget; and Natomas Levee Improvement Program (NLIP), Transfer...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/23: Where CA’s reservoirs are at after storms; Study offers insights on reducing nitrate contamination from groundwater recharge; Restoring wetlands: a strategy to address climate, biodiversity, and water; Cottage cheese injections and electric shocks: Emeryville attempts to reclaim toxic soil; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council beginning at 10am in Rio Vista. Agenda itens include the...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/22: California faces more flooding after strong Pacific storm; Ranking atmospheric rivers: New study finds world of potential; State Water Board expedites funding process for high–priority drinking water projects; Wall Street is thirsty for its next big investment opportunity: The West’s vanishing water; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Conservancy Board will meet from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items include an...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/21: California turns to farmland to funnel water into depleted aquifers; Sites Reservoir’s novel approach to storing water for the environment; Lake Shasta now three-quarters full, DWR reduces outflows from Lake Oroville; Salton Sea Partnership calls on Newsom to commit to measurable progress at Salton Sea; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include ocean acidification, a public hearing on the draft 2024 CWA 303(d) impaired waterbody listing recommendations, drought update and current hydrologic condtions, and...