DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

DAILY DIGEST, 10/28: Valadao leads request for oversight hearing on SWP/CVP interim operations plan; McCarthy, Valadao press for emergency provisions for more water for Valley farmers; Why is Millerton at 134% of historic average?; Ransomware attacks on utilities increasing; and more …

October 28, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Delta Stewardship Council will meet beginning at 9am. Agenda items include...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/27: State moves toward higher flows on Tuolumne and nearby rivers. Irrigators vow a fight; Secretary Crowfoot: Rains helped, but drought is part of CA’s ‘new normal’; Lake Oroville rises nearly 30 feet after weekend rain, Shasta up 3 feet; and more …

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October 27, 2021

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

DAILY DIGEST, 10/26: Weekend storms smashed NorCal weather records; ‘Wildcard’ this winter leaves water resource planners with ‘great uncertainty’; New lawsuit against water transfers to the Valley; Current reservoir conditions; and more …

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October 26, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: PFAS Strategic Roadmap – EPA’s Commitments to Action: 2021-2024 from 11am to 12pm. Join members of EPA’s PFAS Council – senior policy and technical leaders from across the Agency – to...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/25: West Coast slammed by record-breaking bomb cyclone, but ‘not a drought buster’; Uncertainty over Potter Valley Power Plant continues to grow; State rebuffs Kettleman City’s pleas for minimum water supplies in 2022; and more …

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October 25, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Water Use Efficiency Standards for Commercial, Industrial and Institutional (CII) outdoor...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Grand finale bomb cyclone brewing at end of West Coast storm parade; Yes, people are now trading and investing in water as a commodity; Big tech data centers spark worry over scarce Western water; Two Basin Partnership pursues ‘Plan B’ for Scott Dam removal; and more …

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October 24, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Grand finale bomb cyclone brewing at end of West Coast storm parade...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/22: Another bomb cyclone brewing as part of West Coast storm train; It will take more than rain to end drought in Western US; Delta salinity barrier to stay in 2022; San Joaquin salmon coaxed through the long, hot summer; and more …

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October 22, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9am. Agenda items include a legislative update, an update on the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan, and a briefing on Army Corps projects within...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/21: Level 5 atmospheric river to unleash flooding across CA; CA lawmakers call for delay to start of interim water plan; Open ET: New online water data platform launches; Berkeley Lab mobilizes to predict how Caldor Fire may lead to floods and land movement; and more …

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October 21, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE EVENT: California Financing Coordinating Committee Virtual Funding Fair from 9am to 2pm. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/20: Beast of a bomb cyclone is set to wallop the West Coast; Governor Newsom expands drought emergency statewide as CA misses water conservation mark for 2nd month; Lack of water drying up new housing in rural communities; and more …

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October 20, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Potential Changes To The Water Unavailability Methodology For The Delta Watershed from...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/19: Parade of atmospheric rivers bears down on CA; Water district fights curtailment amid FERC relicensing; LAO analysis: Water funding ballot initiative; Source water, revenues drying up in California; and more …

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October 19, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Resources Control Board will meet beginning at 9am. Agenda items include an update on the drought and current hydrologic conditions, update on monthly water production and conservation data, consideration...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/18: Bay Area weather service says, ‘The storm door is open’; CA, Feds ask judge to OK water restrictions amid pressure to rollback Trump plan; Poseidon makes controversial demand of CA regulators ahead of desal vote; and more …

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October 18, 2021

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

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Optimism wanes, uncertainty increases in forecast; Climate change intensifying competition for water in the West; Should state earmark billions for water projects every year?; Despite a punishing drought, San Diego has water; and more …

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October 17, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … It’s unclear what a ‘moisture-rich cold front’ expected to reach the SF...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/15: Democrats concerned over state’s lawsuit against biops; Unlined waste disposal pits endanger groundwater in San Joaquin Valley; Wildfire experts escalate fight over saving California forests; and more …

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October 15, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FRIDAY: The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board will meet beginning at 9am. Agenda items include consideration of approval of the strategic plan, consideration of an order to exempt managed wetlands; Delta...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/14: La Nina arrives, threatening to stoke droughts and roil markets; CVP begins water year with 3.21 MAF of storage; Fort Bragg downgrades water emergency; State begins effort to clean up toxic ‘Delano Plume’; EPA advances WOTUS rewrite; and more …

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October 14, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Wildfire: Weather, Water, Weeds, Wildlife, Day 3 from 2pm to 5:30pm: The...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/13: A developing mid-October storm aimed at SF Bay Area could end wildfire season; Maybe Snow? Weather experts say this winter is a toss-up; Research seeks resilience for aquifers; NEPA rules rewrite: Déjà vu all over again; and more ….

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October 13, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Navigating Onsite Water Reuse Regulations – Utility Perspective from 11am to 12pm. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/12: Creating collaborative recharge partnerships in the San Joaquin Valley; Lake Tahoe falls to alarmingly low level; Atmospheric rivers are stable for now — but change is on the way; Lawyers confused over water jurisdiction after conflicting rulings; and more …

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October 12, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Creating collaborative recharge partnerships in the San Joaquin Valley “Bringing the San Joaquin Valley’s groundwater basins into balance by the early 2040s is going to be challenging, but two neighboring groundwater sustainability...