DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

DAILY DIGEST, 11/17: Largest dam-removal project in U.S. history gets the go-ahead in CA; Climate-challenged California must learn to thrive with less water; California reeling: When mudslides follow wildfires; Fate of possible Marina desal plant will be decided today; and more …

November 17, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include a public...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/16: Water rules add to challenges for farmers; Hard truths about California’s water future; More on election shakeup at Westlands; Can seismic instruments act as early warning systems for flooding?; and more …

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November 16, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Conservancy Board Meeting beginning at 8:30am. Agenda items include Consideration of...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/15: Coastal Commission to review Monterey desal project this week; PPIC REPORT: Priorities for California water; Election brings shakeup at Westlands; Bill would impose water tax on exported crops; and more …

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November 15, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Delta Island Adaptations from 9am to 1pm at the Jean Harvie Community Center, 14273 River Road; Walnut Grove. The Delta Island Adaptations Project Team invites the public to discuss proposed land...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/14: The critical need for snowpack in NorCal; Are native fishes and reservoirs compatible?; Dan Walters: Could the ocean slake California’s thirst?; Inside agencies, ‘it changes everything’ when Congress flips; and more …

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November 14, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Delta Lead Scientist Ask My Anything: Science Leadership at 12pm. Join Delta...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Amid California’s drought, environmental laws get scrutiny; DWR testing water quality at Lake Oroville; In CA, where water is a human right, some communities still go thirsty; “Drop out” from race for seat on a powerful Kern water board appears poised to win; and more …

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November 13, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Amid California’s drought, environmental laws get scrutiny “The impacts of California’s interminable...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Nov 6-11: Reducing reliance on the Delta; How can California boost its water supply?; San Francisco cuts deal with water regulators to avoid severe restrictions; and more top CA water news of the week …

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November 11, 2022

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, 11/11: Veterans Day edition: San Francisco cuts deal with water regulators to avoid severe restrictions; California sues over ‘forever chemicals’ that taint water; The Colorado River is imperiled; why it matters to you; and more …

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November 11, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Tuolumne River agencies, Contra Costa sign on to voluntary agreements … San Francisco cuts deal with California water...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/10: Scientists say changes to sturgeon fishing rules needed; Ranchers fined $50 for defying drought regulations; Remaking the river that remade LA; Coachella Valley Water District to slash aquifer replenishment to reduce Colorado River water use; and more …

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November 10, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Deciphering the 2022 Interagency Sea Level Rise Technical Report: Introducing the Companion Application...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/9: Efforts to protect groundwater are tested by drought; Fortifying San Luis Reservoir against earthquake; Tiny, rural Allensworth takes on climate change; and more …

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November 9, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Fall 2022 Groundwater Sustainability Agency Forum from 9am to 12pm. DWR is hosting a virtual Fall 2022 Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) Forum for GSA members and representatives on November 9, 2022, from...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/8: Rural ranchers face $4,000 proposed fine for violating state drought order; Congress members seek to open up up Hetch Hetchy to water recreation; Disappearance of Chinook salmon devastates California tribes; How Owens Valley air pollution increases L.A. water bills; and more …

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November 8, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: SAFER Report on Point-of-Use and Point of Entry beginning at 9am. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/7: How can California boost its water supply?; The Delta: Carbon credits versus the Big Gulp; The paradox of ‘use it or lose it’; Fallbrook, Rainbow would save on water bills by leaving San Diego wholesaler, report finds; and more …

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November 7, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … How can California boost its water supply? “Over and over again, drought...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Wet and cool November pattern coming up, with abundant mountain snowfall; Proposal to place solar panels over LA Aqueduct advances; Supreme Court will reconsider Navajos’ claim for more water from the Colorado River; Proposed Central Valley dam likely to move forward after judge’s ruling; and more …

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November 6, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Wet and cool November pattern coming up, with abundant mountain snowfall “In recent days, much of California saw a pretty abrupt shift from dry and anomalously warm conditions to damp, windy, and...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Oct 30 – Nov 4: California’s water cops unprepared, overwhelmed; Hoopa Valley Tribe sues feds over water contracts; How are California’s cities managing the drought?; and more …

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November 4, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 11/4: Zero Delta smelt found in Midwater Trawl; Patterson dam project dealt setback; Bill introduced to revisit SF-Hetch Hetchy deal; More rain, snow on the way; and more …

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November 4, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board (Yolo Bypass Tour) from 8am to 2pm. The...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/3: CA’s water cops unprepared, overwhelmed; NorCal farmers say water regulations not working; CA tribe anguished as water, sacred fish vanish; When Saudi Arabia comes to town and buys all your water; and more …

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November 3, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: California Financing Coordinating Committee Virtual Funding Fair from 9am to 2pm. The California Financing Coordination Committee (CFCC) conducts free funding fairs statewide each year to educate the public and offer potential customers...