DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

DAILY DIGEST, 7/27: Audit: State Water Board lacks urgency in addressing failed water systems; The future of San Joaquin Valley farming could be ‘dryland farming’; Feds double water supply for Valley farms, cities; Fates of fish and flow of the Eel River still uncertain; and more …

July 27, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 7/26: Latest blow in Boswell-Vidovich water war could bring state control over region’s groundwater; Report cites ways to extend California’s urban water supplies; DWR to release draft environmental impact report for Delta tunnel this week; Folsom Lake’s water level is dropping quickly. Here’s why; and more …

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July 26, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Farmland in Transition: The San Joaquin Valley from 11am to 12:15pm. As...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/25: How low CA’s reservoirs are; Why has agriculture been so slow to embrace the use of grey water?; Water recycling explained; The Colorado River drought is the first climate disaster the U.S. legally has to deal with; and more …

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July 25, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: State Water Board’s Racial Equity Action Plan: Mecca/Zoom from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. The State Water Board invites you to attend a workshop to learn about our ongoing racial equity efforts and...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Drought drying up Mono Lake; DWR on Delta Conveyance: A fresh look yields a new project; Tire manufacturers support alternatives analysis for critical tire safety additive 6ppd; Why murdering overgrown swamp rats is the environmental success CA deserves; and more …

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July 24, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Mono Lake was supposed to have been saved from going dry. Now,...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for July 17-22: Recommendations to update CA water rights laws; 5 questions with Jon Rosenfield; Environmental blocks of water; plus all the top water news of the week

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July 22, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 7/22: Deepening drought prompts readoption of curtailment regulation for the Delta; Shasta Lake at 38% capacity heading into hottest months of the year; Public comment period opens for re-submitted GSPs; Lake Powell, Mead could collapse without more water cuts; and more …

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July 22, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Southern California Water Coalition Quarterly Luncheon: Rethinking our approach to landscape and building design for water efficiency from 12pm to 2pm in Long Beach. Attend the luncheon at the Long Beach Yacht...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/21: Despite more stored water than in 2021, CA will keep closing spigots; Policies choking off water from Valley hasn’t been savior for fish, report finds; Delta Conveyance Project hits another roadblock; Ridgecrest: Groundwater Authority strikes tentative deal to buy water; and more …

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July 21, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: 2022 U.S. Drought and Heat Webinars: The West from 9am to 10am....

DAILY DIGEST, 7/20: How Boeing created a nature preserve that may also preserve pollution; Food and farming forum focuses on times of scarcity; Agencies looking to “Plan B” as more valley towns on brink of going dry; Board begins CEQA Process for Bay-Delta Plan Update; and more …

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July 20, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Water-Energy Nexus in California: New research and tools from 9am to 10:30am. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/19: CA winning the war on nutria; Karen Ross on water management restructuring; Some Shasta County residents devastated by federal cutbacks; More cuts on the Colorado River likely; and more …

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July 19, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: CII Water Conservation from 9am to 12pm. As we plan for continued extreme drought and a 4th dry year, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) is hosting a public workshop to get...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/18: A new gold rush pits money and jobs against CA’s environment; CA wants to “step away” from single-species management; Why a triple-dip La Niña could be bad news; ‘Water police’ patrol drought-hit Los Angeles streets; and more …

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July 18, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee will meet from 1pm to 3pm. The...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Idle crop land may double as water crisis deepens; State celebrates two tidal habitat restoration projects benefitting Delta smelt; White paper on designing a block of water for the environment; Build more houses! Use less water! Can we have it both ways?; and more …

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July 17, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California’s idle crop land may double as water crisis deepens “California’s historic...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for July 10-15: Update on the Water Board’s stormwater strategy; Drivers and trends Delta water temperature; Third year of La Nina?’; and all the top California water news of the week

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July 15, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 7/15: Third year of La Niña could deepen drought; Five things to know about drought in the West; The ambitious South Bay Salt Ponds Project; How a 19th-century drought gave us the L.A. We know today; and more …

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July 15, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Central Valley Flood Protection Board at 10am. Agenda items include Reclamation District...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/14: Their wells went dry in a drought, leaving no water to fight fire; SF’s power position means few local drought restrictions. But can it last?; Experts react to celebrities using excessive water amid drought restrictions; Farmers in lower basin unite to solve drought crises; and more …

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July 14, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 9am to 3:30pm. Agenda items include an...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/13: Should CA use desal to quench its thirst?; PG&E plans to decommission Potter Valley Project; Salmon eggs returned to McCloud River; GBUAPCD requests state hearing on conditions on Mono Lake; and more …

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July 13, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Expanding Frontline Communities’ Access to Federal Funding from 10am to 11am. Overview & Objectives: WaterNow Alliance, in partnership with River Network, will host a 1-hour virtual seminar for utility and community leaders...