DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

DAILY DIGEST, 3/17: A very wet winter has eased California’s drought, but water woes remain; CDFW testing ‘parentage-based tagging’ of fall-run chinook salmon; CA’s atmospheric river storm strengthens almond markets; Ironhouse Sanitary district wants to develop Delta island; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Colorado River Basin Governance, Decision Making, and Alternative Approaches from 12pm to 1pm.  As one of the most overallocated and highly managed rivers in the US, the Colorado River faces significant challenges from...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/14: New AR brings heavy snow, rain; Will Shasta Dam spill?; An epic snowpack may test water management in the San Joaquin Valley; The Hodge approach is the best solution to California’s water disputes; and more …

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Daily Digest
[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife beginning at 9:00am.  Among the bills to be heard:   A.B.No. 30 Atmospheric Rivers: Research, Mitigation, and Climate Forecasting Program.  Click here for more details....

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for March 5-10: Storm paradox: Too much water in reservoirs, too soon; La Nina is gone, odds for El Nino increase; How Carslbad desal plant is generating change; The toxic myth of the Gold Rush; and more …

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Weekly Digest
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, 3/8: Atmospheric river gaining strength as it nears NorCal; Drought to deluge: Managing water for climate extremes; Western legislatures take on foreign land ownership; Pure Water Monterey officials fret grants could be lost; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board at 9:30am. Agenda items a drought update; urban water conservation data; consideration of adoption of guidelines for the Expedited Drinking Water Grant Funding Program; and consideration of a...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: The West is blanketed in snow, but water problems aren’t over; Snowpack hits highest level this century for March; Fishermen’s groups call for immediate closure of salmon season; EPA mandates states report on cyber threats to water systems; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … The West just got blanketed in snow, but its water problems aren’t over “Finally, the bounty arrived.  Hillsides, canyons and peaks in the West have seen blankets of snowfall in recent days...