DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY DIGEST, 8/26: Indigenous nations fighting for water rights in the Delta; Lawmakers urge Justice Department to investigate ‘drought profiteering’; Drought conditions static as state’s reliance on groundwater grows; Construction crews race to build replacement canal as Central Valley sinks; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/25: As Colorado River dries, the US teeters on the brink of larger water crisis; Klamath district complies with water shutoff after feds threaten funding; The State Water Board takes enforcement action against illegal diversions on Shasta River; What must happen to save the Colorado River, now that the feds aren’t stepping in; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council will meet beginning at 10am in Stockton. The Delta...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/24: Klamath irrigators defy order to stop water diversions; Tribes, Delta EJ groups ask State Water Board to reconsider Delta Plan; The SJV Blueprint and SoCal; Roadway runoff: Simple filtration columns along roads can remove toxic substances; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: How to Develop Innovative Drinking Water Partnerships and Find Funding: 3 Projects To Inspire You from 10am to 11am.  This presentation will describe how water professionals can identify opportunities, funding, and partners...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Direct Potable Reuse coming soon; Exploring water, drought and La Nina for 2022; Feds cut water off to Klamath farmers for remainder of season; The Colorado River drought is coming for your winter veggies; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … What’s in your drinking water? If you live in one of these states, it might soon be recycled sewage “The idea of drinking water that was recently sewage swirling down your toilet...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/18: Drought-stricken farmers promised billions in water projects; Is the Central Valley ready for a megaflood?’; State Water Board adopts general order for restoration projects; Study: Rainwater everywhere contains unsafe levels of PFAS; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Landscape-scale Resilience – Collaborating Across the Tule River and Deer Creek Watersheds from 1pm to 3pm.  The event will provide an overview of longer-term and recent efforts to support resilience in the...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/15: Pipe dreams: Why far-fetched western water projects won’t go away; Taps have run dry in a major Mexico city for months, could it happen here?; Basin states unlikely to meet federal deadline to draft plan to save Colorado River reservoirs; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Take It to The (Water) Bank: Ensuring Regional Water Supply Reliability from 12pm to 1:30 pm.  Innovation, partnerships, and new water supply programs are a key component of drought resiliency. Learn about...

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...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/12: Newsom unveils long-term strategy to bolster water supply, Agencies and stakeholders react; New signatories to voluntary agreements; Clock ticks down on Colorado River cuts. What will feds do?; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board (TOUR) from 9am to 4pm.  The Delta ISB will tour the State Water Project’s Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant and John E. Skinner Delta Fish Protective Facility, the...