DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY DIGEST, 6/8: Curtailments expanded through out the Delta watershed; Water usage increases as drought continues; State Board approves Russian River water sharing agreement; Carbon credits versus the “big gulp”; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The Delta Independent Science Board meets from 2pm to 5pm. Agenda items include an update on the Delta Conveyance Project and a discussion of the work plan for the future review of the...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/7: CA water rights buyback proposal met with enthusiasm, resistance; Will CA’s new groundwater rules hurt small-scale farms and farmers of color?; Much still uncertain as State Water Board consider historic water sharing agreement for Russian River watershed; Colorado River’s water deficit keeps growing, with no end in sight; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Department of Food and Agriculture from 10am to 2pm.  In-person in Sacramento;...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Groundwater managers race to rework incomplete GSPs by July deadline; A tale of two desal plants; San Diego argues for exemption from drought rules; District installs flow restrictors for those not following the rules; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … As new deadline looms, groundwater managers rework ‘incomplete’ plans to meet California’s sustainability goals “Managers of California’s most overdrawn aquifers were given a monumental task under the state’s landmark Sustainable Groundwater Management...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/2: GSA says protecting all domestic wells is “unreasonable”; New report on SGMA and small farmers; Stanford study shows subsidence will likely continue for decades even if groundwater levels stop declining; Cuyama Valley landowners face an adjudication lawsuit; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: County Drought Plan Requirements for State Small Water Systems and Domestic Wells – SB 552 from 10:30am to 12:00pm.  This is the first of three webinars to inform and solicit input from...

DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Weather’s unwanted guest: Nasty La Nina keeps popping up; Gray declares victory in effort to keep reservoir projects moving forward; Solano Supes reiterate opposition to Delta tunnel project; The failed recovery plan for the Delta and Delta smelt; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Weather’s unwanted guest: Nasty La Nina keeps popping up “Something weird is up with La Nina, the natural but potent weather event linked to more drought and wildfires in the western United...