DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY DIGEST, 8/17: Feds order Colorado River cutbacks; When will this megadrought end?; How CA can strategically use every drop of water; What megafires can teach us about megafloods; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Board will meet beginning at 9:30am.  Agenda items include a board workshop on the proposed water loss performance standards regulation, and hear informational updates on proposed notification and response...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Risk of catastrophic California ‘megaflood’ has doubled due to global warming, researchers say; Could virtual networks solve drinking water woes for California’s isolated, disadvantaged communities?; Spaghetti sauce is under threat as water crisis slams tomatoes; All bad options’ as Biden administration faces Western water crisis; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Climate change and megafloods … If not by drought then by megaflood: Climate change may have doubled risk of disastrous flooding in California “In drought-ridden California’s history, megafloods have occurred about every century. Not often, but from a geological...

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...