DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

DAILY DIGEST, 2/24: Cold storm brings rain, blizzard warnings; CA invests in critical Central Valley water infrastructure projects; Water Forum brings diverse interests together on the Lower American River; Seawater intrusion in Monterey worsening; and more …

February 24, 2023

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

DAILY DIGEST, 2/23: Reclamation announces CVP allocation; SWP allocation rises to 35%; Amid well-drilling and pumping, calls grow for stronger groundwater regulation; Anderson Dam retrofit project receives big federal loan; and more …

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February 23, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Regional Water Board beginning at 9am. Agenda items include an Executive...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/22: California is bracing for back-to-back winter storms; Farmers race to sink water into ground after storms; Proposed legislation would grant Water Board new authority over surface water diversions; Ninth Circuit restores Trump-era gut of Clean Water Act rule; and more …

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February 22, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board beginning at 9am. Agenda items include a drought update and board member reports. Click here for the full agenda and remote access instructions. WEBINAR: DWR’s Water Shortage Vulnerability...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/21: Frigid air, snow in the forecast this week; CA water mismanagement called out by lawmakers; Are the feds risking endangered salmon for fries and potato chips?; LA’s progress on capturing stormwater slow; and more …

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February 21, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: After the Storm – A Timely Update on California’s Water Supply from 12pm...

DAILY DIGEST, Presidents’ Day weekend edition: Did winter storms replenish depleted groundwater supplies? Here’s what data shows; Los Angeles DWP battles to keep spigot open at Mono Lake; Changes needed to save Lake Powell, experts say; and more …

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February 19, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Did winter storms replenish California’s depleted groundwater supplies? Here’s what data shows...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb 12 -17: Storms in the forecast; Newsom suspends environmental laws to store more Delta water; What CA’s big winter storms mean for the future; Customized water pricing a strategy for drought; and more …

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February 17, 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, 2/17: Storms headed for California next week; Water agencies struggled to take advantage of deluge; What CA’s big winter storms mean for the future; Water utilities brace for imminent EPA proposal on PFAS in water; and more …

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February 17, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Storms headed for California to boost already healthy snowpack “After a mostly dry...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/16: How better data can help manage drought, floods, and more; CA debates what to do with water from recent storms; Water board urged to declare emergency at Mono Lake; Disruptive technology: The answer to water challenges?; and more …

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February 16, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Wildlife Conservation Board beginning at 10am. The Board will select a board chair,...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/15: Newsom suspends environmental laws to store more Delta water; Mono Lake Tribe seeks to assert its water rights in call for emergency halt of water diversions to Los Angeles; Harder’s Second try at killing ‘a zombie’; Does the US need a federal Department of Water?; and more …

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February 15, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Water Commission beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include Resolutions of Necessity for the Yolo Bypass Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Fish Passage Project; a briefing on the State Water Project: Maintaining Operational Flexibility;...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/14: Newsom signs executive order to increase statewide stormwater capture; DWR, Reclamation submit request to adjust water right permit conditions to conserve storage; California’s snowpack is melting faster than ever; Reclamation hopes for 100 percent water allocation; and more …

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February 14, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Environmental Flows Workgroup from 10am to 12pm. Agenda items include JEDI initiative,...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/13: Harder pushes back on Newsom’s embrace of Delta tunnel; A new strategy for drought: Customized water pricing; The effect of the Fall x2 outflow action on Delta smelt; Wall Street sees profits in dropping Colorado River levels; and more …

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February 13, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … VIRTUAL MEETING: Sacramento Regional Water Bank Stakeholder Forum from 6pm to 8pm. The public...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Storm to bring cold air, snow this week; Army Corps plan Stockton meeting on Delta Tunnel; Commentary: Imperial Valley has sacrificed enough; One wet year won’t solve Colorado River woes; and more …

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February 12, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Potent storm set to deliver colder air, heavy snow to western US “A significant shift toward colder conditions is in store for the western United States through the middle of the week...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/9: Duarte, once fined $1M for destroying wetlands, now fighting clean water rules in Congress; Josh Harder: ‘We will not let them take our water’; Dan Walters on CA’s long and complicated water history; Evaporation critical to CA’s Colorado River supplies; and more …

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February 9, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Planning and Conservation League: Groundwater recharge, updating CA water laws from 9am to...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/8: CA’s storms left behind a ‘generational snowpack.’; Storms could supercharge wildfire season; Dan Walters: Western states play game of chicken over Colorado River; Reclamation faces Solomonic choice in picking plan to save Colorado; and more …

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February 8, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Draft Funding Recommendation Water Desalination Grant Program – Proposition 1 Grants Continuous...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/7: Rain brings little relief to depleted groundwater; Response to Marshall Fire prevented drinking water crisis; Tribe, salmon win in fight over Upper Klamath Lake water; Fresno County officials ignored water warnings, taxpayers paying the price; and more …

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February 7, 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, update on monthly water production and conservation data reported by urban retail water suppliers, and...