DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

DAILY DIGEST, 3/23: From bulldozers to helicopters, Boswell-Vidovich battles continue; As drought intensifies, a return to wild, unrestricted waterways offers solutions; Sisk Dam to get $100 million safety upgrade; Bill introduced to prevent corporations from profiting off water rights; and more …

March 23, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Conservancy Board Meeting from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items include Delta...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/22: State warns 20,000 water users of coming shortages; Drought prompts request to temporarily change how much water is sent to the Delta; How a tropical weather phenomena influences CA rain and snow; Century old Colorado River Compact imperfect, but immovable; and more …

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March 22, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife beginning at 9am. Bills...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/21: Third year of drought strangling CA agriculture; Solar panels over California canals test possible joint-siting benefits; 3 of California’s 5 biggest water users are in the Coachella Valley. Who’s consuming the most?; and more …

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March 21, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Crossings Amid Climate Change: Reconnecting California’s Landscapes from 12:30 to 1:45pm. California is one of the world’s biodiversity hot spots, with a remarkable richness of plants and animals. Many animals in our...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: State Water Project allocation slashed; Reclamation and DWR seek temporary changes to Delta outflow requirements to preserve water storage; UC Merced researchers, state leaders talk secure water future for the Valley; ‘A national treasure’: This law saved Tahoe 22 years ago. It’s still delivering; and more …

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March 20, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California slashes State Water Project allocation as year begins with record dryness...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for March 13-18: DWR Director Nemeth talks drought; Black swan events in the water industry; plus all the top water news of the week

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March 18, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/18: Sites Reservoir on track for $2.2B federal loan; More areas of extreme drought growing in CA; How serious is CA’s water crisis and what’s causing it?; Delta park near Antioch closing down due to ‘no resources’; and more …

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March 18, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Big new Northern California reservoir on track for $2.2 billion federal loan “A long-delayed plan to build a giant reservoir in Northern California to help withstand the U.S. West’s notorious droughts got...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/17: Official: State to zero out water supplies again amid dry winter; Judge clears Biden Delta plan to replace Trump’s biops; Study shows thousands of jobs could be impacted without proper water allocation; Water Commission increases potential funding for seven water storage projects; and more …

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March 17, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Salton Sea Birds from 12pm to 1:30pm. Join this Pacific Institute webinar...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/16: Judge OKs plan for water projects pending review of Trump-era policies; Californians used more water as state braces for another dry year; Drought is a growing threat to Central Valley farms, food, and people; Judge rejects challenge to extension of SWP contracts; and more …

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March 16, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Sacramento River Temperature Management Considerations beginning at 9am. The State Water Resources...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/15: Climate scientists reconsider the meaning and implications of drought in light of a changing world; Forestland management benefits salmon and steelhead in NorCal; PG&E, the Mountain Maidu, and a very powerful river; SGMA adaption coming early in Westlands Water District; and more …

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March 15, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board beginning at 9am. Agenda items include an update on monthly water production and conservation data reported by urban retail water suppliers; A workshop for the Proposed Statewide...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/14: Newsom administration boosts state funding for drought emergency; Guide for CA’s new farmland repurposing program; NOAA maps show how CA’s winter compared to other states; Water, commercial companies face more urgent reporting of hacks; and more …

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March 14, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee Restoration Subcommittee Meeting from 1:30pm to 3:00pm. ...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Locally led solutions for groundwater sustainability are advancing; Groups defend needed regulations for the Delta; Drought foreshadows another tough year in the Klamath basin; Congress approves funds to fix Whittier Narrows Dam; and more …

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March 13, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Through challenges of drought, locally led solutions for groundwater sustainability are advancing...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for March 7-12: Climate change and the SWP; HABs in the Delta; plus all the top water news of the week

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March 11, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/11: State, local leaders urge residents to conserve water amid worsening drought; Water board looks to raise fees again; Modernizing California’s water supply reporting system; Good news for nationwide water projects; and more …

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March 11, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Northern California Water Association from 9am to 12pm. Join the Northern California...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/10: Snow drought expands as time is running out to replenish water supplies; Company considering reopening Grass Valley gold mine; Doheny desal plant easily wins first state approval; With Russia targeting west, U.S. water systems on high alert; and more …

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March 10, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ACWA 2022 Virtual Legislative Symposium from 9:00am to 12:30pm. ACWA’s legislative symposium has...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/9: Feds not giving “fair share” of water to all contractors, some say; Lawmakers push for more flexible water operations; Causes and consequences of epic Western US drought; An interview with the San Joaquin Valley Partnership; and more …

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March 9, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Delta Independent Science Board will meet from 9am to 5pm. The Delta ISB will meet to discuss next steps for its monitoring enterprise review and its water supply reliability estimation review,...