DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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...

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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— [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, 5/23: 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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— [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, 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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— [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...