DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

DAILY DIGEST, 4/28: Valley’s ‘water blueprint’ pushes for $6.5bil in water funds; Is NorCal next for water conservation rules?; Megadrought threatens CA power blackouts; Climate change is pushing toxic chemicals into drinking wells; and more …

April 28, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING/PUBLIC HEARING: Delta Stewardship Council beginning at 9am. At its regularly-scheduled meeting on...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/27: New water restrictions on tap for SoCal, Bay Area; Third year of drought pushes price of water to $2,000 an acre foot; With dwindling water supplies, the timing of rainfall matters; Why we need slow solutions to solve our water problems; and more …

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April 27, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Briefing on state and federal efforts on orphan wells from 10am to...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/26: Coastal Commission staff says Huntington desal plant should not be built; Southwest cities learn to thrive amid drought; Why the ag community is confused—and concerned—about an executive order on well drilling; In fight against Biden’s conservation plan, opponents bet on NEPA; and more …

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April 26, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife beginning at 9am. Click here for the complete agenda and remote access instructions. LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water beginning at 9am. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/25: Regulators banned fracking wastewater for irrigation, but allow wastewater from oil drilling; CA drought plan could exclude cannabis; The truth about salmon-safe alcohol; and more …

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April 25, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Standardizing Cost Reporting In Municipal Stormwater Permit from 1pm to 4pm. ...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Central Valley farmer’s bold water experiment setting example; Newsom proposes additional $2 billion for water conservation; Sea level rise is a threat to all Californians; PG&E granted annual license for the Potter Valley Project; and more …

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April 24, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Central Valley farmer’s bold water experiment setting example for California “A Central...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 17-22: Managing the forest for water supply; Plenty of precip but not a drought buster as state prepares for the dry months ahead

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April 22, 2022

A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service and you will receive notification of this post on Friday mornings. Readers on daily email service can add weekly email...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/22: California Senate OKs lower standard for indoor water use; Central Valley Flood Protection Plan update released; Policy Brief: Drought and California’s agriculture; Colorado finds “forever chemicals” PFAS in 100% of fish sampled; and more …

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April 22, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 4/21: ‘Awesome’ April offers welcome storms, but drought persists; SGMA ‘will have devastating impacts,’ industry leader says; After wildfires, scorched trees could disrupt water supplies; CA’s radical plan to defend homes from sea level rise: move them; and more…

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April 21, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PPIC WEBINAR: Farming in a state of extremes from 11am to 12pm. California’s...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/20: State Water Board staff proposes readoption of emergency drought regulation in Bay-Delta; Gavin Newsom tours Oroville Dam, plans to ask legislature for $750M; Greater Kaweah GSA puts a price on pumping groundwater; Ridgecrest: Water District to begin planning water pumping optimization; and more …

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April 20, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Water Commission will meet beginning at 9:30am. The Commission will consider taking action on Resolutions of Necessity for the Yolo Bypass Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Fish Passage Project (Big Notch Project). ...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/19: More rain, snow in the forecast; How a suburb of San Francisco used cottage cheese to clean up groundwater; The top 10 most endangered rivers in America; Valley farmers worried as groundwater levels remain low; and more …

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April 19, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water beginning at 9am. View...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/18: Wet weather to provide drought relief across West; Kern groundwater plans sparking fears of state intervention; Klamath Tribes protest water released from Upper Klamath Lake; Multiple feet of snow in forecast this week for Lake Tahoe; and more …

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April 18, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: The secret lives of water bloggers from 12pm to 1pm: Have you ever...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 10-15: Atmospheric rivers; Urban water conservation shows slight decrease; Daylighting Delta data; plus all the week’s top water stories and more …

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April 15, 2022

A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service and you will receive notification of this post on Friday mornings. Readers on daily email service can add weekly email...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/15: Gov. Newsom’s drought order brings new ag well activity to a standstill; Kings County pipeline takes center stage in election; Ex-manager indicted in multi-million dollar water theft scheme; As drought hammers Mono Lake, LADWP must look elsewhere for water; and more …

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April 15, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar tomorrow … SATURDAY EVENT: Guided Paddle Tour along the Cosumnes River & Sloughs from 9am...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/14: West Pacific typhoon may help direct some substantial late-season precip to parts of CA; ‘More significant land fallowing’ expected this year with ongoing drought; Metropolitan Water District votes to fund Sites Reservoir Project; Can hunting survive in CA?; and more …

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April 14, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Proposed Drought Emergency Regulation for the Russian River Watershed beginning at...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/13: Water cuts leave hard choices for farmers; Innovative urban water strategies offer opportunity for drought relief; A glimmer of hope for small town’s long struggle for clean water; EPA hits reset on pesticides and endangered species work; and more …

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April 13, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Stakeholder meeting from 10am to 12pm. The meeting will focus on the development of Groundwater Protection Targets. The meeting is open to the public and all interested stakeholders. ...