DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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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...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/15: CA faces a big snowmelt this spring; Dan Walters: Tulare Lake will be revived this year; DWR releases semi-annual groundwater report; US forecaster says El Nino could arrive by summer 2023; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Water Commission will meet beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include Resolutions of Necessity for Yolo Bypass Big Notch Project; Water Storage Investment Program projects update, the Harvest Water Program virutal site visit...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: California to be slammed again by another atmospheric river event; Regs relaxed for storing flood water; State water agency rescinds controversial Delta order that put fish at risk; Colorado River senators meet quietly to facilitate states’ water talks; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California to be slammed again by another atmospheric river event “Days of heavy rainfall and melting snow that triggered Flash Flood Emergencies and that were blamed for the deaths of at least...