DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

Compilations of California water news and commentary from around the state and the nation.

DAILY DIGEST, 4/25: “Big melt” begins for Sierra Nevada snowpack; Report: A framework for fair and effective water right curtailment; Growing crops with less groundwater; Dan Walters: California’s lengthy battle for water rights moves into the Legislature; and more …

April 25, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water beginning upon adjournment of Public...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/24: Snowpack data debunked: 2023 was no record year; Californians fear catastrophic floods; State overhauls its sea level rise plan; Growers to meet with regulators over flooded Salinas River; and more …

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April 24, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife beginning at 9:30am. Click here...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: California’s ‘Big Melt’ accelerates; How modernizing infrastructure can help to capture more storm flow; This California town hasn’t had clean drinking water in 11 years; Sacramento waters rise, but Klamath Basin stays dry in ‘rain shadow’; and more …

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April 23, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … It’s here: Why this may be the moment California’s ‘Big Melt’ accelerates “The colossal snowpack atop the Sierra Nevada will begin to melt more quickly as soon as this weekend as above-average...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST: Water contractors get full supply from the state and federal systems; JPL may soon offer a crystal ball for droughts, floods; Will California get enough rain to fill its pricey new reservoir?; and more …

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April 21, 2023

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DAILY DIGEST, 4/21: Water agencies will get full allotment thanks to huge snowpack; Tech and data’s outsized role in CA’s water strategy; Video: Evaluating Delta Tunnels construction; Arizona blocks plans for new deepwater wells at Saudi-owned farm; and more …

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April 21, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Capturing and Managing Water from Large Storms from 12pm to 1pm. Presenter: Jay...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/20: JPL may soon offer ‘crystal ball’ for droughts and floods; Water theft proves lucrative in a dangerously dry world; Dollars and dams: Building safety into California’s future; “This is what success looks like on the Colorado River”, and more …

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April 20, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Flume Household Water Use Index: Q1 2023: Where is water going in 2023? from 10am to 11am. Join Flume Data Labs as we present the Flume Household Water Data Index, Thursday, April 20th....

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 …

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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...

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