DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY DIGEST, 1/3: Forecasters warn of ‘brutal’ storm arriving Wednesday; Failed Consumnes River levee traced to private land owner; Fight to end Los Angeles water imports from Mono Lake; Rehearing request, new lawsuit in Monterey desal saga; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] California storms continue … San Francisco, Los Angeles to receive more heavy rain “More moisture-packed storms are expected to pay a visit to California during the first week of 2023 following an atmospheric river that dropped a historic amount...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/29: More rain, snow, risk of flooding in the forecast; Water quality activist Bill Jennings dies at age 79; New twist for Potter Valley Project; A brief look at reservoir and hydrologic conditions; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] California storms … Flooding concerns rise with excessive rainfall and runoff in the forecast “A series of storms hitting California for the last week of 2022 is bringing dangerous travel conditions and growing flood concerns. The second and third...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/27: Potential Category 4 atmospheric river to hit Northern California; How tracking atmospheric rivers could transform California’s reservoir levels during drought; When the state cut their water, they created a collaborative solution; In Arizona, Colorado River crisis stokes worry over growth and groundwater depletion; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Potential Category 4 atmospheric river to hit Northern California “Southern California experienced a...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/26: Heavy snow, rain in the NorCal forecast; El Niño is coming—and the world isn’t prepared; Loss of wetlands has greatly harmed salmon numbers but there is hope; Trespass cannabis grows polluting surface water; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Northern California to see ‘brunt’ of incoming storm, with rain, winds and possible thunder early this week “Heavy rain, strong winds and possible thunderstorms are in the forecast for the Bay Area and...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/22: Some San Joaquin Valley farmers are rebelling against groundwater measures; Depletion of groundwater is accelerating in California’s Central Valley, study finds; A series of storms setting up to hit Northern California; After 2022’s fatal algal bloom, scientists fear the Bay’s sturgeon could go extinct; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Some San Joaquin Valley farmers are rebelling against groundwater measures “As water managers throughout the San Joaquin Valley scramble to reign in groundwater pumping, they’re running into a serious roadblock: angry farmers.  Across...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/19: Chinook return to CA’s far north — with a lot of human help; Low lake level prompts Mono Lake Committee to seek State Water Board action; In Bakersfield, a lawsuit aims to turn a dry riverbed into a flowing river; Local, state and federal agencies to partner in feasibility study for long-term restoration of the Salton Sea; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Saving salmon: Chinook return to California’s far north — with a lot of human help “Chinook salmon haven’t spawned in the McCloud River for more than 80 years. But last summer, thousands...

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