DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

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 …

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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Weekly Digest

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. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/12: CA could shrink water use in cities by 30% or more, study finds; New well regulations pose concerns for local water agencies; A farmer’s quest to beat California’s waves of drought and deluge; Challenges of forecasting water supply in a hotter climate; and more …

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April 12, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Briefing: The Untapped Potential of California’s Urban Water Supply from 9am to...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/11: Winnemem Wintu uses legal brief to argue for more just and equitable water stewardship; The reduced resilience of the CA salmon fishery; 42 million gallons of sewage entered L.A. waterways in past 15 years; How vulnerable to cyberattacks is US Water infrastructure?; and more …

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April 11, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … OFFICE HOURS: Tribal Engagement with Anecita Augstinez from 12pm to 1pm. Join Maven’s...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Pattern flip to bring cooler temps, precipation; Expert says California fire season could start early as May due to heatwaves, drought; Could Berryessa provide Napa water in a pinch?; How rising sea levels could push up a ‘toxic soup’ into Bay Area neighborhoods; and more …

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April 10, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Pattern flip to bring a cooldown to the Southwest, some rain, snow “Cooler weather is on the horizon for California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico residents. The record-setting heat that overtook...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 3-8: The California Environmental Flows Framework, Suisun Marsh: A bastion for fish; Plus all the top water news of the week

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April 8, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 4/8: The new ways CA is meeting the growing needs for water; Hurtado no longer calling for State Water Board to be dissolved; Ongoing drought demands updated models to better manage CA’s water; The Colorado River Basin looks to be locking in another dry year; and more …

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April 8, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board will meet from 9am to 5pm. Agenda items...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/7: TUCP will allow more water to be stored in Lake Oroville and Shasta Lake; Friant water officials dismayed over Federal water shuffle; A plan to save winter-run salmon; Can hydropower help solve the climate crisis?; and more …

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April 7, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Hexavalent Chromium Maximum Contaminant Level from 9am to 11am. The State Water Resources Control Board will hold two public workshops to present information and solicit public input regarding the proposed administrative...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/6: Despite cutbacks, some ag districts get full allotment of water; NASA finds new way to monitor underground water loss; Californians saved less than 1% in February; Trump-era water rule’s new flow draws out Roberts, liberal justices; and more …

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April 6, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Microplastics in Drinking Water: Key Issues and the Frontier of Contaminant Knowledge...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/5: Water trading can help struggling freshwater ecosystems; Judge’s order stops a Kings County pipeline; Central CA lawmaker pushes new legislation to ‘modernize’ state’s water management; Developers are flooding Arizona with homes even as historic Western drought intensifies; and more …

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April 5, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife will hold a hearing...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/4: ‘The truth is California does not have enough water’; CA Groundwater Conditions Report Water Year 2021; A small and unpretentious fish is sending a warning message; Feds slash water supplies for Valley communities; and more …

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April 4, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Office Hours: Proactive groundwater management strategies from 12pm to 1pm. On April 4, we’ll be hosting Maurice Hall, Vice-President, Climate Resilient Water Systems, for the Environmental Defense Fund. We’ll be discussing OpenET,...