DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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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 for the agenda and remote access links. WATER ENERGY EDUCATION ALLIANCE: Results of a statewide water and wastewater workforce needs...

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...

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...

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 Ecosystem Restoration and Climate Adaption Grant Program Update, Community Enhancement Grant Program Update, 2022 Delta Drought Response Pilot Program Report...

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, weekend edition: Dual storms to swipe California with flooding rain, mountain snow; High drama, ugly deeds, politics swirl amid the waters of a re-emerging Tulare Lake; Microplastics found in Sierra snowpack; A solar solution to the West’s changing climate?; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] California storms continue … Dual storms to swipe California with flooding rain, mountain snow “The end of winter will not bring relief from a historically stormy cold season in California. AccuWeather meteorologists warn that twin storms early this week...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/16: California to get break from storms, but not for long; CDFW using winter storms to help increase survival of hatchery released chinook salmon; Water restrictions lifted for 7 million in Southern California, but region still urged to conserve; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: DWR’s County Drought Resilience Planning Assistance from 1pm to 2:30pm.  DWR will provide financial and direct technical assistance to counties for developing their County Drought Resilience Plan to provide needed water shortage protection...