DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

DAILY DIGEST, 8/11: Seven stats that explain the West’s epic drought; Farmers can save water with wireless technologies, but there are challenges – like transmitting data through mud; How wildfires affect snow in the American West; In a coastal California town, three iconic smokestacks are coming down. A community mourns; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Regional Water Board beginning at 9am.  Agenda items include a summary of the work accomplished by the 19 water quality programs in the Region over FY 2021/22, and objectives for...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/8: In dry CA, salty water creeps into key waterways; Dan Walters: Old issue plagues Newsom’s Delta tunnel project; CA leaking: people, pipes, and prices; Peter Moyle: Fish by fish, bird by bird; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: SAFER: Overview of Proposed Updates to the Drinking Water Cost Assessment Model from 12pm to 2pm. The State Water Resources Control Board will hold a public webinar to provide an opportunity for...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/5: Court victory for clean water and state regulators in California; CA family creates drinking water out of thin air; Cadiz water to benefit Salton Sea, Torres Martinez Tribe; Arizona, California farmers draft their Colorado River conservation strategy; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … VIRTUAL TOUR: Orange County’s Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) from 10am to 11am.  Join us for a tour of Orange County’s Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS), the world’s largest advanced water purification system for potable...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/2: Worsening drought drives California water prices to all-time high; Ruling: State can seek enviro safeguards for Oroville Dam beyond federal regulations; San Francisco Estuary Partnership releases 2022 Estuary Blueprint; Beyond PFAS to plastics: The emerging contaminant that lies ahead; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board meets beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include an update on monthly water production and conservation data reported by urban retail water suppliers, a Public Hearing to consider...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: With conservation trending in the right direction, Newsom rallies water agencies to do more; Two Sierra fires have very different outcomes. Why?; Two new decisions on the Potter Valley diversion from the Eel River; Beneath L.A. is a sea of water. Can it quench our thirst?; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … With conservation trending in the right direction, Governor Newsom rallies local water...