DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

DAILY DIGEST, 1/25: Storm deluge stirs hope for water supply; Calif. Water company shifts TCP cleanup costs to polluters; Madera Co. ditches plan to tinker with groundwater penalties; Water crisis not registering as a priority with Californians; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Conservancy Board from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items include updates on the Ecosystem Restoration and Climate Adaption Grant Program, the Community Enhancement Grant Program Update, and Delta Drought Response Pilot Program Update,...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Snowpack is robust, but experts worry hot, dry weather coming; No Delta smelt found in fall fish survey; Water district roiled by bitter infighting, criminal charges against GM; Constituents want McCarthy to do more on water; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … The West’s snow boom could ease the water crisis. But experts worry more hot, dry weather is coming “A parade of storms has given the West some relief from its historic drought,...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/19: How long will storm break last?; San Joaquin County residents voice opposition to Delta Tunnel project; Fallowing with a (re)purpose; Dam removal puts salmon in hot pursuit of cold water; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 9am to 3pm. The Delta ISB will meet to discuss its review of the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Delta Conveyance Project, which was released by the...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/18: Can we capture more water in the Delta?; California faces catastrophic flood dangers — and a need to invest billions in protection; New research shows dangerous levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in freshwater fish; What will happen to Las Vegas if Lake Mead water level gets too low?; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Water Commission beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include election of Commission officers,...

DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Storm-battered California gets more wind, rain and snow; A drought turned to floods, but forecasters didn’t see it coming; Delta smelt limiting how much water can be captured for cities and farms; and more …

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The above scultpure, “Embrace”, is a tribute to Martin Luther King that was unveiled on the Boston Common last Friday. Read more from Architectural Digest here: A Striking New Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Captures the Feeling of Love [cmtoc_table_of_contents]...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/13: Another onslaught of atmospheric river storms through the weekend; Surging rivers highlight a big dam problem for California; Lake Mendocino’s rising levels put Army Corps of Engineers back at the helm of release valves; New groundwater report shows people keep moving to AZ despite shrinking supply; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Wildlife Conservation Board beginning at 12pm. Agenda items include consideration of project funding...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/12: California’s deadly, record-setting storms are about to get an encore; Snowpack outpacing highest year on record; Storms proving beneficial for state’s forests; Congressman LaMalfa introduces the ‘Protect Our Water Rights’ Act; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Clean Water, Complicated Laws: Water Quality 101, from 10am to 10:30am. Join BB&K’s leading water quality attorneys for a webinar series as presenters provide practical guidance on water quality issues, laws and regulations....