DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

DAILY DIGEST, 4/19: Lake Shasta reaches 4-year high; Floods may taint more drinking water in California; Will CA’s next dam removal take place on Eel River?; Dan Walters: Imperial Valley nears day of reckoning for use of distressed Colorado River; and more …

April 19, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … VIRTUAL FORUM: 2023 Spring Groundwater Sustainability Agency Forum from 9am to 12pm. The Groundwater...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/18: Despite storms, many still coping with dry wells and awaiting fixes; El Niño is coming, and ocean temps are already at record highs; Reclamation increases Klamath River flows to prevent disease and promote salmon health; Not such small things: microplastics in our streams; and more …

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April 18, 2023

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

DAILY DIGEST, 4/17: Will California get enough rain to fill Sites Reservoir?; Big water year doesn’t mean more planted acres; Flooding wreaks havoc on dairy industry; Emergency drought regulations ‘catastrophic’ for Scott Valley agriculture; and more …

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April 17, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Will California get enough rain to fill its pricey new reservoir? “In January, a series of storms pummeled California, causing floods, mudslides, and widespread power outages. In just three weeks, 32 trillion gallons...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Thousands of acres are underwater, flood could triple in size this summer; Is fire retardant harming the environment; Klamath Project sees fourth year in a row of water supply cuts; How much water does ChatGPT ‘drink’?; and more …

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April 16, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Thousands of acres are underwater in California, and the flood could triple...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 9-14: What to expect during the potential ‘super El Niño’; State Water Board weighs status of six aquifer plans; Drought dwindles to less than 9% of California; and more …

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April 14, 2023

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DAILY DIGEST, 4/14: Drought dwindles to less than 9% of California; CA’s epic snowpack promises a whitewater rafting season for the ages; Klamath Water Users Association expects cut announcement to water supply; Destroy the Dam: An alternate approach to the Colorado River problem; and more …

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April 14, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Central Valley Flood Protection Board beginning at 10am. Agenda items include Flood Emergency Response Operations Update and a staff presentation and discussion covering the efforts of the Tulare Basin Advance Planning Unit. Click...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/13: What to expect during the potential ‘super El Niño’; State Water Board weighs status of six aquifer plans; CA to squander record rains, snowpack in deluge of regulations, GOP lawmakers say; and more …

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April 13, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Clean Water, Complicated Laws: What To Do When You Receive a Clean Water...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/12: Feds’ Colorado River choice: California’s rights or Arizona’s future?; House panel dives head-first in drought, flood issues during Tulare hearing; San Joaquin Valley eyes historic snowpack with trepidation; Banks, pension funds and insurers have been turning CA’s scarce water into enormous profits; and more …

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April 12, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … GRACAST: The Pulse of an Aquifer: Making Sense of Geophysical Data in California’s San...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/11: Could sightings of jelly-like creatures on CA beaches signal El Niño on the horizon?; An epic 31 atmospheric river storms transformed California, but why?; Still no full allocation despite record snowpack; Lake Tahoe’s clarity the best it’s been since 1980s; and more …

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April 11, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water at 9am. Click here for the full agenda and remote access links. CONGRESSIONAL FIELD HEARING: The WATER for CA Act beginning at 2pm at the...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/10: Epic snow and rain threatens disaster; Fishery commission closes salmon season; North Coast Water Board approves new Klamath fish hatchery; The Bay Area’s economy of mud; and more …

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April 10, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: The Wildfire-Stormwater Nexus from 4pm to 4:30pm. Presented by the UCLA Water Resource...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 2-7: The role of desal in CA’s water portfolio; Sea level rise and Delta wetlands; Maps show how California’s extremely stormy winter unfolded; and more …

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April 7, 2023

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DAILY DIGEST, 4/7: These maps show how CA’s extremely stormy winter unfolded; PFMC approves salmon fishing ban for much of West Coast; Sonoma County introduces slate of new regulations for water wells; Kern groundwater sustainability agencies work to reverse ‘inadequate’ status; and more …

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April 7, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … USGS Drought Science for the Colorado River Basin: What do we have? How do we use it? and Where is the cool communication tech? from 11am to 12pm. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducts...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/6: After floods in CA comes a scale for ‘atmospheric rivers’; Dramatic photos show how storms filled California reservoirs; Biden gives CA more than $690 million to improve water quality and infrastructure; With ‘horizontal levee,’ Palo Alto brings new approach to sea-level rise protection; and more …

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April 6, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Seeing the Forest: For the Wildlife from 12pm to 1pm. Join us for...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/5: CA’s thirsty future: The role of vapor pressure deficit; After record rains and snow, could Californians face record quakes?; Dan Walters: California’s water battles continue despite record rain and snow; Imperial Valley: As river runs dry, desert region is at a crossroads; and more …

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April 5, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WET Talk 11: Dr. Jay Lund: Save it for a Sunny Day: Water Storage...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/4: Sierra mountains blanketed in historic snowpack; Will there be more storms in April?; Costa introduces Bill to restore San Joaquin Valley Canals; A wet winter won’t stave off the Colorado River’s water cuts; and more …

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April 4, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include a drought update and current hydrologic conditions, quarterly lead scientist’s report, and an update on SGMA implementation. Click here for the full...