DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY DIGEST, 5/13: Coastal Commission unanimously rejects Huntington Beach desal plant; Drought update: April showers bring … little relief; The good, bad and insipid in CA’s water conservation graphics; Lake Powell’s drought is part of a growing threat to hydropower everywhere; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Special section:  California Coastal Commission unanimously rejects Huntington Beach desalination plant A salty dispute: California Coastal Commission unanimously...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/12: California regulators set to vote on desalination plant; Court of Appeal sides with parties seeking attorneys’ fees for challenge to California WaterFix; Which regions are saving the most — and least — water; Monterey has four affordable housing projects in the works, but not enough water to give; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The California Coastal Commission will meet this morning beginning at 9am in...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/11: State ignores Gavin Newsom’s conservation goal, increases water use; The Delta: The biggest potential water disaster in the US; California growers demand action on state’s water supply; Russian River emergency regulations readopted; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Making Conservation a California a Way of Life: How forthcoming efficiency standards may impact local wastewater management from 1pm to 4pm.  The State Water Resources Control Board staff will hold an...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: State’s largest reservoirs at critically low levels; Agencies submit the 2022 Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan; Why drought conservation has been a bust so far; Valley leaders, residents call for more action on water; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … The two largest reservoirs in California are already at ‘critically low levels’ and the dry season is just starting “Against the backdrop of the water crisis in the Colorado River Basin, where...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/5: April showers may bring May flowers, but winter snow is water in the bank; Dairy farmers concerned over water scarcity; Webinar recap: A restored California is a resilient California; AP analysis finds growing number of poor, high-hazard dams; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: SAFER: 2022 Drinking Water Needs Assessment Results from 9am to 12pm. This workshop will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to learn about: the 2022 Risk Assessment and Affordability Assessment results for public water...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/3: Valley could see a “mass migration” of farmworkers as land is fallowed under SGMA; Why farmers often pay higher water rates and fees during drought; Beyond “paper” water: The complexities of fully leveraging tribal water rights; Why Morro Bay is struggling to remove a trio of smokestacks; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: A Restored California is a Resilient California from 9am to 10:30am.  This...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/2: Kings Co. Supervisor emerges as pricey proxy fight over water; Newsom takes stance on prickly enviro issues; In the face of megadroughts, L.A. is transforming how it uses water; Senators to unveil climate-focused water infrastructure bill; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Delta Lead Scientist Ask Me Anything at 12:00pm. Join Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen and the Delta Stewardship Council’s California Sea Grant Social Science Extension Specialist Dr. Jessica Rudnick to discuss...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/29: Why the lawn is terrible for the water crisis; Salmon swimming in Battle Creek for first time in a century; Newsom reveals new plan to tackle California heat waves; NASA scientist discovers new means to measure snow depth from space; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Why the Great American Lawn is terrible for the West’s water crisis “As California plunges even deeper into its multiyear megadrought after an alarmingly dry winter, officials are eyeing what experts say is...