DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY DIGEST, 1/7: Cost to rebuild key Bay Area dam nearly doubles to $1.2 billion; New climate report outlines challenges and opportunities facing the San Joaquin Valley; Climate change will dramatically increase flood risks facing Stockton, San Joaquin River; For first time in months, CA isn’t totally in drought’; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Anderson Dam: Cost to rebuild key Bay Area dam nearly doubles to...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/6: CA’s water systems are failing communities; Sen. Dodd introduces remote water monitoring bill; Petition against Sites Reservoir reaches 50,000 signatures; Four drought metrics paint bleak picture for Southwest; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Yolo Flyway Nights: Current Status of the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area (Virtual) at 7pm.  Joe Hobbs will give updates on the pollinator field project by River Partners, continued bridge and canal work...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/3: CA has topped last season’s rainfall. Will trend continue in 2022?; Can water futures trading combat water scarcity?; Growing seaweed to combat climate change; Mendocino County water agencies ask PG&E to increase flows from Potter Valley Project; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … California has topped last season’s rainfall. Will trend continue in 2022? “California begins the new year in much better shape for escaping its drought thanks to a massive October atmospheric river and...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/29: 17 feet of snow breaking records, but it’s not enough; Zero Delta smelt found in fall CDFW survey as captively-produced smelt released; Why water is being released from Folsom during drought; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … The nearly 17 feet of snow in California’s Sierra Nevada is crushing records. It’s still not enough “After months of extreme drought that triggered water shortages and stoked wildfires, heavy snow is...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Parts of California get a White Christmas after snowfall; Evacuation advisories lifted after inspection of Twain Harte Lake Dam; California loses bid to throw out lawsuit over drilling permits issued without environmental review; Kightlinger named Acting GM of Pasadena Water and Power; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Parts of California get a White Christmas after snowfall “Parts of California are getting a White Christmas after all, with snowfall pounding mountains across the state.  Other areas of California, however, saw...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/21: Atmospheric river conditions in forecast, heavy precip in CA; Danger in Droughtsville: CA’s urban water at risk; State enacts holiday water cutback despite rain in forecast; Groups call on CFTC to shut down ‘dystopian’ water futures market; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Incoming storms … CW3E AR Update: Atmospheric River Conditions are Forecast Over the US West Coast this Week with Heavy Precipitation in California “AR activity is forecasted to bring stormy conditions from the Pacific Northwest to Baja California...