DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

DAILY DIGEST, 8/3: Evaluating impacts of stormwater and road runoff on salmon and aquatic ecosystems; Dam releases attempt to boost Delta smelt habitat; Cuyama Valley residents call for boycott of carrots after two growers sue landowners over water rights; and more …

August 3, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Water rights 101 (Scott and Shasta Watershed) from 4pm to 5pm. State Water...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/2: In 2021 people used all the runoff in the Delta watershed—how it happened and lessons learned; New state budget maintains water and natural resources funding in an uncertain economy; Water order takes shape for North Coast vineyards; Temperatures to soar again in Southwest, ramping up fire concerns; and more …

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August 2, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LUNCH-MAR: Flood-MAR in Madera County from 12:30pm to 1:30pm. The guest is Stephanie Anagnoson,...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/1: The algae bloom is back in San Francisco Bay; CA plans to turn sewage into drinking water; Tiremakers ordered to find alternative for salmon-killing chemical; What happens to the Grand Canyon if the Colorado River dries up?; and more …

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August 1, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Department of Food and Agriculture from 10am to 2:30pm. Agenda items include a departmental update, federal resources for beginning farmers and ranchers, small-scale/beginning farmer assistance, California Ag Land Equity Task Force, and land...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/31: As Klamath dam removal begins, tribes look to a future of growth; New Bullards Bar Dam is using a digital twin; CA’s hydropower averted blackouts; In the Utah desert, can golf justify itself?; and more …

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July 31, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … As work begins on the largest US dam removal project, tribes look to...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: CA having its best wildfire season in 25 years; Delta waters, explained; What’s it like to hike the High Sierra this year?; Winning water independence through effective use of real-time groundwater data with Water Replenishment District; and more …

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July 30, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Why California is having its best wildfire season in 25 years “It’s...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST: Moving beyond crisis management for winter-run chinook; Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations; Delta tunnel project history; SB 389 water rights bill; and more …

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July 28, 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, 7/28: The history of the Delta water tunnel project and why people are against it; Biden-Harris Administration invests $50 million in CA water storage projects; Kings County: Local water district challenges water export ordinance; Water Authority defectors survive second round of legal threats; and more …

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July 28, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Flood Protection Board beginning at 9am. Agenda items include an update...

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 …

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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 grant programs, Nutria eradication project update, Delta agency updates, EcoRestore update, and Delta Conveyance Project update. Click here for the...

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 …

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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...

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 …

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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 another year of unrelenting drought in 2023. Instead, they got months of incessant rain and some of the heaviest snowfall...

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 …

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July 21, 2023

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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, studies, and concepts as well as Winter 2022/23 AR activities and FIRO test sites. Please register to join the workshop:...