DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/29: Reclamation increases CVP allocation; Newsom cuts funding for floodplains; Voluntary Agreement highlights habitat questions; Will this winter’s megastorms end the Bay Area’s toxic algae problem?; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Drinking Water Professional Community Webinar on EPA’s Proposed PFAS NPDWR from 11am to 12pm.   EPA is hosting an informational webinar for the drinking water professional community on March 29, 2023, about EPA’s recently...

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, 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 “Coming out from one of California’s wettest winters on record, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an order Friday to rollback some...

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 Delta Lead Scientist Report, Delta Independent Science Board update, and a panel focusing on Sherman Island perspectives and issues.  Click...

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,...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/20: 12th atmospheric river is headed toward CA; Hoping to “take the pressure off” flooded areas, a levee is cut in the old Tulare Lake; California’s terrible deluge hides a silver lining; South Lake Tahoe: The mountain town buried by California winter chaos; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] California storms … A 12th atmospheric river is headed toward storm-fatigued California, threatening even more floods “Still reeling from an onslaught of powerful storms and destructive floods, California is bracing for a 12th atmospheric river that’s expected to bring...