DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Tribes accuse State Water Board of discrimination and urge EPA oversight of Bay-Delta; Tribes decry Klamath water proposal; Hoopa Tribe files suit against Reclamation over Trinity River; States are on the clock for big Colorado River cutbacks; and more …

December 18, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Tribes accuse California water board of discrimination and urge EPA oversight of...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 11-16: Metropolitan declares drought emergency; Water providers still predict shortages next year; Lawsuit filed to halt removal of Klamath River hydroelectric dams; and more …

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December 16, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 12/16: Planning for dry times: The West considers more reservoirs and aquifers; More comments submitted on Delta Conveyance Project EIR; San Diegans poised to pay skyrocketing price for Poseidon’s desalinated water; More questions than answers at Colorado River water meetings; and more …

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December 16, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Central Valley, CA Well & Pump Webinar from 8am to 11am. This webinar will give water well contractors, hydrogeologists, engineers, and groundwater end-users (municipal, agricultural, and commercial) recommendations for well shutdown and...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/15: Metropolitan declares drought emergency for SoCal; Restore the Delta Files comments on Delta Conveyance DEIR; A simmering revolt against groundwater cutbacks in California; Lawsuit filed to halt removal of Klamath River hydroelectric dams; and more …

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December 15, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council beginning at 9am. Agenda items include an update on...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/14: Water wells go dry as California feels warming impacts; Atmospheric patterns influencing the upcoming dry stretch in NorCal; Court directs Delta landowner to restore sensitive tidal channels and marsh; Water sector angles for climate funds; and more …

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December 14, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Pure and Delicious: Water Reuse Outreach with Beer from 11am to 12pm. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/13: Water providers still predict shortages next year; Past and present of the Central Valley Project; Accelerating water resilience through infrastructure finance; Pollution cleanup method destroys toxic “forever chemicals”; and more …

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December 13, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Investing in Local Projects: Groundwater, Water Supplies, and Infrastructure from 10am to 11am. From carefully managing the Orange County Groundwater Basin to increasing local supplies, the Orange County Water District remains leaders...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/12: Storm dumps heavy snow in Sierra; High tech snow flights to cover most of CA’s watersheds this year; Friends of the Eel River file lawsuit against Humboldt County; L.A. looks to water from a contaminated Superfund site; and more …

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December 12, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Science Advisory Panel on Constituents of Emerging Concern (CECs) in Aquatic...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Heavy rain, snow blows through CA; Residents say Delta Tunnel is an environmental crime story; Dan Walters: Could the Pacific Ocean be California’s savior?; Cal Am refuses to sign deal for Pure Water Monterey expansion; Doheny desal plant clears final regulatory hurdle; and more …

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December 11, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Heavy rain, wind, snow blows through California into Sierra “A winter storm...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 4-9: How much habitat restoration has occurred in the Delta and Suisun Marsh since 2007?; Heavy snow, rain on the way; La Nina forecast to fade by April, easing drought; Sac River winter-run salmon face worst year ever; and more …

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December 9, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 12/9: Storms to unleash heavy snow, rain into the weekend; CDFW midwater trawl survey reports zero Delta smelt in November; Tribal, federal leaders cheer Klamath River dam removals; Madera County farmers won’t pay $246 per acre, for now; and more …

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December 9, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Regional Water Board beginning at 9am. Agenda items include an...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/8: La Nina forecast to fade by April, easing California drought; Delta residents gather to protest Delta tunnel proposal; Household water wells are drying up in record numbers as California drought worsens; Fort Bragg considering wave energy-powered desalination in latest novel water move; and more …

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December 8, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 9am to 3pm. Agenda items include a...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

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December 7, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include extension of compliance dates for ocean cooling water intake structures and consideration of a proposed resolution readopting the Prohibited Wasteful Water...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/6: Parts of the West have double the normal snowpack but it’s too early to get excited; Court grants petition challenging Delta tunnel soil investigation project New study says repurposing retired farmland around disadvantaged communities in the Central Valley would benefit the economy and environment; PPIC Fact Sheet: Water and energy in California; and more …

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December 6, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include a...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/5: Sacramento River winter-run salmon face worst year ever; These Imperial Valley farmers want to pay more for their Colorado River water; Desal offers only partial solution to growing drought; Waves of precipitation keep coming for West Coast; and more …

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December 5, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Planning and Funding Climate Resilient California Coastal Infrastructure from 2pm to 3pm. ...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: More unsettled weather takes aim at West Coast; Cal Am desal plant faces tough road ahead to meet Coastal Commission conditions; Interview with outgoing Westlands longtime GM Birmingham; and more …

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December 4, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … More unsettled weather takes aim at West Coast “Most along the West Coast have been no stranger to unsettled weather as of late, with frequent rounds of cold rain near the coasts,...