DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Runoff this year much improved over 2021; Could Delta island become more than cow pastures?; In CA, water wars threaten local food systems; Ninth Circuit upholds dismissal of lawsuit over tainted water; and more …

July 3, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California’s drought is dire. But there’s a surprising bright spot that may...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 26-July 1: Update on Voluntary Agreements; Smarter gambling with water; Who is winning the pursuit of water?; and more top CA water news of the week

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July 1, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 7/1: Lookout Slough tidal habitat restoration project breaks ground; A watershed moment with DWR’s Kamyar Guivetchi and Ajay Goyal; DWR delivers $2 million for urgent drought relief projects; Irrigators, tribes object to extending Klamath Project interim operations plan; and more …

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July 1, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Groundbreaking celebrates California’s largest tidal habitat restoration project “Today, state, federal, and local agencies gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the largest tidal habitat restoration project in California history. The Department of...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/30: CA well water bill survives Senate committee; Another group of Kern County water districts forming own GSA; Feds are raising San Luis Reservoir dam 10 feet. Why not 20 feet?; An evaluation of the effectiveness of Fall Outflow Actions for Delta smelt; and more …

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June 30, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … RWA Coffee & Conversation with State Water Board Chair Joaquin Esquivel from 9am...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/29: Preliminary data show water savings increase for May 2022; The West just experienced an aspect of the climate crisis that scientists have warned of for years; The value of investing in water capture, reuse, and urban watersheds to address climate emergencies; Newsom has a plan to keep the lights on in California — using fossil fuels; and more …

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June 29, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: 30×30 Advisory Committee from 3pm to 5pm. Join the California Natural...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/28: Who is winning the pursuit for water — and who is losing?; CA’s ‘broken’ water supply forecast to be audited; Scaling integrated water management; California’s Dixie Fire shows impact of legacy effects, prescribed burns; and more …

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June 28, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife at 9 a.m. Click here for the full agenda and remote access link. LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water at 9...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/27: Huge reservoir near Bay Area could be expanded to store more water; Farmers encouraged to participate in pesticide notification workshops; New tools may predict wildfire season severity, rainfall months ahead; and more …

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June 27, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Huge reservoir near Bay Area could be expanded to store more water...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: New water saving technology could make difference in farm profitability; Sac County supports bill to clean up abandoned boats; Delta bridges; Saudi water deal threatening water supply in Phoenix; and more …

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June 26, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … New technology saving water and environment could make difference in farm profitability...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 19-24: Delta tunnel project, biops, voluntary agreements, future of almonds, Pacheco Dam lawsuit, and more California water news of the week

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Weekly Digest

June 24, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 6/24: Groundbreaking for state’s largest floodplain salmon rearing habitat project; New efforts underway to remove abandoned boats along Sacramento waterways; Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley sets priorities; State’s largest reservoirs at critically low levels; and more …

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June 24, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Delta Counties’ Water Summit on the Delta Conveyance Project at 9am. Join...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/23: New Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program is already oversubscribed; California’s water market; Assemblyman Gray, others call on state to do better with water; IID implements court-sanctioned water distribution plan for ag and cities; and more …

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June 23, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include a public...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/22: What’s next for the plan to replumb the Delta?; Flow Deal: Peace treaty or Trojan Horse?; Lawsuit filed against $2.5B Pacheco Dam; Californians finally climbed on water conservation wagon in May; and more …

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June 22, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … CUAHSI WEBINAR: Hydrologic Science and Indigenous Voices from 9am to 10am. This series indigenous leaders in water leaders/voices of water/science; explores how hydrological sciences are defined and who is included in that definition....

DAILY DIGEST, 6/21: Lake Oroville hits peak at just over half full; Moving levees to benefit rivers, wildlife and communities; Skies are sucking more water from the land; What the future of almonds looks like in a dry CA; and more …

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June 21, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 6/20: Thousands of baby salmon get a big lift on trip to the San Francisco Bay; What La Niña means for California’s summer; Pure Water Soquel embraces one water approach; As Colorado River reservoirs drop, Western states urged to ‘act now’; and more …

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June 20, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water beginning at 10am. Complete...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: B.F. Sisk dam safety project breaks ground; Should the state ban grass to save water?; CDFW trucks salmon smolts around adverse river conditions; Lake Oroville reaches peak for the year; and more …

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June 19, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … B.F. Sisk dam safety project breaks ground “The US Bureau of Reclamation has kicked off its 120th anniversary year this week at San Luis Reservoir with the groundbreaking of the B.F. Sisk...