DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

DAILY DIGEST, 7/25: How low CA’s reservoirs are; Why has agriculture been so slow to embrace the use of grey water?; Water recycling explained; The Colorado River drought is the first climate disaster the U.S. legally has to deal with; and more …

July 25, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: State Water Board’s Racial Equity Action Plan: Mecca/Zoom from 4:30pm to...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Drought drying up Mono Lake; DWR on Delta Conveyance: A fresh look yields a new project; Tire manufacturers support alternatives analysis for critical tire safety additive 6ppd; Why murdering overgrown swamp rats is the environmental success CA deserves; and more …

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July 24, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Mono Lake was supposed to have been saved from going dry. Now,...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for July 17-22: Recommendations to update CA water rights laws; 5 questions with Jon Rosenfield; Environmental blocks of water; plus all the top water news of the week

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July 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, 7/22: Deepening drought prompts readoption of curtailment regulation for the Delta; Shasta Lake at 38% capacity heading into hottest months of the year; Public comment period opens for re-submitted GSPs; Lake Powell, Mead could collapse without more water cuts; and more …

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July 22, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Southern California Water Coalition Quarterly Luncheon: Rethinking our approach to landscape and...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/21: Despite more stored water than in 2021, CA will keep closing spigots; Policies choking off water from Valley hasn’t been savior for fish, report finds; Delta Conveyance Project hits another roadblock; Ridgecrest: Groundwater Authority strikes tentative deal to buy water; and more …

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July 21, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: 2022 U.S. Drought and Heat Webinars: The West from 9am to 10am....

DAILY DIGEST, 7/20: How Boeing created a nature preserve that may also preserve pollution; Food and farming forum focuses on times of scarcity; Agencies looking to “Plan B” as more valley towns on brink of going dry; Board begins CEQA Process for Bay-Delta Plan Update; and more …

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July 20, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Water-Energy Nexus in California: New research and tools from 9am to 10:30am. Presentation will focus on a recent study from the Pacific Institute and Next 10 that examines how the energy and...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/19: CA winning the war on nutria; Karen Ross on water management restructuring; Some Shasta County residents devastated by federal cutbacks; More cuts on the Colorado River likely; and more …

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July 19, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: CII Water Conservation from 9am to 12pm. As we plan for continued...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/18: A new gold rush pits money and jobs against CA’s environment; CA wants to “step away” from single-species management; Why a triple-dip La Niña could be bad news; ‘Water police’ patrol drought-hit Los Angeles streets; and more …

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July 18, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee will meet from 1pm to 3pm. The...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Idle crop land may double as water crisis deepens; State celebrates two tidal habitat restoration projects benefitting Delta smelt; White paper on designing a block of water for the environment; Build more houses! Use less water! Can we have it both ways?; and more …

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July 17, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California’s idle crop land may double as water crisis deepens “California’s historic drought may leave the state with the largest amount of empty farmland in recent memory as farmers face unprecedented cuts...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for July 10-15: Update on the Water Board’s stormwater strategy; Drivers and trends Delta water temperature; Third year of La Nina?’; and all the top California water news of the week

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July 15, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 7/15: Third year of La Niña could deepen drought; Five things to know about drought in the West; The ambitious South Bay Salt Ponds Project; How a 19th-century drought gave us the L.A. We know today; and more …

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July 15, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Central Valley Flood Protection Board at 10am. Agenda items include Reclamation District...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/14: Their wells went dry in a drought, leaving no water to fight fire; SF’s power position means few local drought restrictions. But can it last?; Experts react to celebrities using excessive water amid drought restrictions; Farmers in lower basin unite to solve drought crises; and more …

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July 14, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 9am to 3:30pm. Agenda items include an update on the Delta Conveyance Project; a discussion of the work plan for the Delta Conveyance Project EIR Review; discussion...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/13: Should CA use desal to quench its thirst?; PG&E plans to decommission Potter Valley Project; Salmon eggs returned to McCloud River; GBUAPCD requests state hearing on conditions on Mono Lake; and more …

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July 13, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Expanding Frontline Communities’ Access to Federal Funding from 10am to 11am. Overview...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/12: DWR plans for future drought with salinity barrier study; Maintenance repairs on Oroville Dam Spillway start this week; 2022 is California’s record driest year, so far, NOAA says; California’s future without agriculture; and more …

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July 12, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Draft Environmental Assessment for the Salton Sea Management Program 10-Year Plan...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/11: Water expert reveals how farms could save cities from drought; Why is the water so cold at California beaches?; Why have all the trees been dying?; When SCOTUS meets WOTUS; and more …

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July 11, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: California Water Plan: Climate Change at 10am. The workshop will provide details on the science, tools, and processes DWR has been developing and applying for climate resilience. There will also be information on...