DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for May 22-27: State strengthens drought rules; Obscure water contract pits farmers against each other; Delta water crisis linked to CA’s racist past; and more …

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May 27, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 5/27: Proposed water tunnel puts Delta under scrutiny; Some Valley towns have sunk nearly a foot in just one year; Supervisors hold off on Vina GSA legal finance support; Raising Mono Lake requires a new plan; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 27, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 5/26: Exchange contracts pit farmers against each other; Newsom’s proposed budget doubles land repurposing funds; New Paso basin water regulations would ‘exacerbate overdraft’; Tapping icebergs, fogs and other “unconventional water sources”; and more …

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May 26, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Wildlife Conservation Board beginning at 10am. Agenda items include discussion and selection of a new Board Chairman and presentations on Cedar Creek Hatchery Dam removal, Marshall Ranch flow enhancmement; Van Norden Meadow...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/25: State Water Board adopts emergency water conservation regulation; Tribes, environmental groups demand better management of the Bay-Delta; Gray fighting bill could lead to higher river flows; Requirements proposed for chemical in tires that harms salmon; and more …

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May 25, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Conservancy Board will meet from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items include...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/24: Newsom urges aggressive action as historic drought looms over summer; CA Senate proposes $2 billion program to balance water supply and water rights; Tracking water storage for Sierra Nevada and Upper Colorado River Basins; Sustaining steelhead populations in the Bay Area’s backyard; and more …

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May 24, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board will meet beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/23: Sacramento Valley struggles to survive unprecedented water cuts; CA regulators not considering research on the risks of oil field wastewater; Water Commission finalizes white paper on groundwater trading programs; and more …

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May 23, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar from 11am to 12pm. The California-Nevada Drought Early Warning System May 2022 Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar is part of a series of regular drought and...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: More heat, more drought: new analyses offer grim outlook; History of water in California a tale of grand projects, drought and disaster; ‘Water is not going to magically appear,’ says Interior’s Tanya Trujillo; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 22, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … More heat, more drought: new analyses offer grim outlook for the U.S....

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for May 15-20: SGMA Implementation update: State Water Board prepares for intervention; Ag titan water feud in Kern County; Hurtado calls for a crackdown on water profiteering; and all the water news of the week

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May 20, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 5/20: Hurtado wants feds to probe hedge funds’ acquisition of water rights; The West, reliant on hydro, may miss it during heat waves; USGS scientists explain how aquifer compaction is measured; Lake Tahoe to the Delta: Sacramento region plans 750-mile trail network; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 20, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Hurtado wants feds to probe hedge funds’ acquisition of water rights “State Sen. Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) and state Sen. Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) are calling for U. S. Attorney General Merrick Garland...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/19: Accusations continue to fly between two valley ag titans in water feud; Hurtado calls for a crackdown on water profiteering; Met votes to participate in voluntary agreements; The Big Gulp 🌾💧🚜 You’ve got to flood it to save it; and more …

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May 19, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … SoCAL: Schools & Stormwater Symposium from 9am to 12pm. This event highlights how...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/18: Farmers across state face new water cuts; Governor Newsom highlights state and local action to combat drought; Sites Reservoir: Does drought-prone California need another reservoir?; Ridgecrest: Groundwater Authority begins plan to import water; and more …

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May 18, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Water Commission will meet beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include consideration...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/17: PPIC policy brief: Tracking where water goes in a changing Delta; Hydropower’s future is clouded by droughts, floods and climate change; Court case to decide fate of Long Valley in rural Mono County; Federal cybersecurity agency seeks $80m to better protect water systems; and more …

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May 17, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 8am to 3pm. Agenda items include Discussion of the next steps on the current and completed reviews; Science needs assessment, and draft response of the Delta Science...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/16: How California can survive another historic drought; San Luis Obispo County cities, towns call for cutbacks as drought worsens; The Southwest’s drought and fires are a window to our climate change future; 1 in 6 Americans live in areas with significant wildfire risk; and more …

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May 16, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: LiDAR Derived Products Stakeholder from 9am to 12pm. The California Water Data...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Water usage is up, but officials focused on wrong problem, say advocates; Drought could mean ‘devastation across the board’ for fowl on Pacific Flyway; Newsom’s proposed budget includes funding for drought; Cal Am not fazed by rejection of SoCal desal project; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 15, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California is in a water crisis, yet usage is way up. Officials...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for May 8-13: Farmers’ perspectives of SGMA implementation; Delta science update; Huntington Beach desal rejected; Urban water use up 19%; and more …

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Weekly Digest

May 13, 2022

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