DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: 600,000 years of history, and Tulare Lake isn’t done yet; Despite state investment in Corcoran levee, concerns remain for incarcerated population; In a reduced climate budget, Newsom pivots to flood response and cuts drought; Kern River water to go into California Aqueduct; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Tulare Lake flooding … 600,000 years of history, and Tulare Lake isn’t done yet “Much like the shifting shorelines...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/10: Will CA’s ‘big melt’ cause catastrophic floods?; Report urges Metropolitan Water District to abandon Delta tunnel plan; New study to examine ag regulations; How the mirage of oil shale riches in Utah threatens the Colorado River; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING: Colorado River Draft SEIS from 4:30pm to 7:00pm. Reclamation will hold four virtual public meetings to provide information on the draft SEIS, answer questions, and take verbal comment.  This is the...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/9: Water rights: Newsom wades into the deep end; Reclamation takes advantage of full Shasta reservoir to release flows for migrating salmon; Metropolitan: “We’re the squirrels of the water system”; California is using Arizona as a dumping ground for tons of hazardous waste; and more …

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

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: How will water — or lack thereof — impact the economy?; Pesky pattern to keep West cool, dreary; Rural schools fear more flood damage; Delta Loop road trip; This year’s salmon run is a celebration along the Klamath River; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California water policy: how will water — or lack thereof — impact our economy in the 21st century? “How does California’s drought — or on the other end of the spectrum, an...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/4: Wave-powered pilot desal project in Fort Bragg set to test; Is desal absurdly cheap, as Elon Musk claimed?; What the ‘Big Melt’ has revealed about the Valley’s flood response; Supervisor Perez, Salton Sea Authority raise opposition to bill that could threaten Salton Sea progress; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: California Financing Coordinating Committee 2023 Spring Funding Fair beginning at 9am.  The funding fair will provide the opportunity to learn more about available grant, loan, and bond financing options for infrastructure projects from...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/3: A new spike’ in global temperatures in the forecast; Winnemem Wintu and partners join to return endangered salmon to historic habitat; Third District upholds Oroville hydropower facilities relicensing EIR against numerous CEQA challenges; A new breed of water speculator is remaking the American West; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Second revised draft initial biological goals for the Lower San Joaquin River beginning...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/1: What the looming El Nino means for weather and the world; Water deliveries could be affected by years of land subsidence; San Diego farmers want to ditch expensive water supplier; Hatcheries alone cannot save species and fisheries; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Bay Area Council Water & Climate Resilience Committee from 10am to 12pm.  Join the Bay Area Council Water & Climate Resilience Committee to discuss policies impacting the Bay Area’s resilience to drought, floods,...