DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

DAILY DIGEST, 6/9: The past, present and future of the West’s water woes; If the CA wine industry wants to survive, it must use less water; The problem with pools; Court rules minimum ratio groundwater pumping rate mandate violates Prop 26; and more …

June 9, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 6/8: Curtailments expanded through out the Delta watershed; Water usage increases as drought continues; State Board approves Russian River water sharing agreement; Carbon credits versus the “big gulp”; and more …

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June 8, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The Delta Independent Science Board meets from 2pm to 5pm. Agenda items include...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/7: CA water rights buyback proposal met with enthusiasm, resistance; Will CA’s new groundwater rules hurt small-scale farms and farmers of color?; Much still uncertain as State Water Board consider historic water sharing agreement for Russian River watershed; Colorado River’s water deficit keeps growing, with no end in sight; and more …

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June 7, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Department of Food and Agriculture from 10am to 2pm. In-person in Sacramento; remote access available. Agenda items include a drought update, Prop 1 and Delta updates, Sacramento Valley drought impacts, PPIC’s Ellen...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/6: CA lawmakers mull buying out farmers to save water; As CA’s big cities fail to rein in water use, rural communities already tapped out; California needs more water infrastructure to ease shortage: Expert; A growing movement to reclaim water rights for indigenous people; and more …

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June 6, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … California lawmakers mull buying out farmers to save water “After decades of...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Groundwater managers race to rework incomplete GSPs by July deadline; A tale of two desal plants; San Diego argues for exemption from drought rules; District installs flow restrictors for those not following the rules; and more …

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June 5, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … As new deadline looms, groundwater managers rework ‘incomplete’ plans to meet California’s...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for May 19-June 3: Dr. Peter Moyle: An intro to Delta fishes; GSA says protecting all domestic wells ‘unreasonable’; Study shows subsidence will likely continue for decades; and more …

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June 3, 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, 6/3: State and federal water managers prepare for dry summer conditions; Progress update on long-term water efficiency standards; A watershed approach to fire, floods, and drought; Big data and farmers create instant wetlands to help migrating birds; and more …

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June 3, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … State and federal water managers prepare for dry summer conditions “The Department of...

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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June 2, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: County Drought Plan Requirements for State Small Water Systems and Domestic Wells...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/1: Urban water use is latest target for drought cutbacks; Even amid worsening drought, enviros sharpen knives for Sites Reservoir; Bill to accelerate Bay-Delta Plan defeated; SoCal water restrictions take effect; and more …

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June 1, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water beginning at 9am. Click here for full agenda and audio link. EVENT: Global Climate Change and Water Conflict—where might we be headed? beginning at...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/31: Drought resurrects Sites Reservoir; Drinking water rate assistance program; Water for development; The hatchery crutch; and more …

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May 31, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … California drought resurrects decades-old plan for controversial Sites Reservoir “A long-dead proposal...

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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May 29, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Weather’s unwanted guest: Nasty La Nina keeps popping up “Something weird is...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for May 22-27: State strengthens drought rules; Obscure water contract pits farmers against each other; Delta water crisis linked to CA’s racist past; and more …

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May 27, 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, 5/27: Proposed water tunnel puts Delta under scrutiny; Some Valley towns have sunk nearly a foot in just one year; Supervisors hold off on Vina GSA legal finance support; Raising Mono Lake requires a new plan; and more …

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May 27, 2022

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

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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May 26, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Wildlife Conservation Board beginning at 10am. Agenda items include discussion and selection...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/25: State Water Board adopts emergency water conservation regulation; Tribes, environmental groups demand better management of the Bay-Delta; Gray fighting bill could lead to higher river flows; Requirements proposed for chemical in tires that harms salmon; and more …

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May 25, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Conservancy Board will meet from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items include consideration of Delta Conservancy Draft 2022 Implementation Plan; updates on Prop 1, Delta Drought Response, and Community Enhancement Grant programs;...