DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

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 …

March 9, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Delta Independent Science Board will meet from 9am to 5pm. The...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/8: Scientists worried for the fate of winter run salmon; Water board digs into data for climate planning; Flood control partnerships aim for a safer Sacramento; Los Angeles sues Monsanto over PCB water pollution; and more …

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March 8, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: The Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife will hold a...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/7: Judge orders both sides to neutral corners in Kern County ditch bank battle; Stretching California’s rice belt; Megadrought to hit the wine industry hard; How wildfires affect life underwater; and more …

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March 7, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: A Conversation with DWR Director Karla Nemeth from 10am to 11am. RWA Executive Director Jim Peifer will join Director Nemeth in a virtual discussion about the statewide water supply outlook for 2022...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Drought, water cutbacks take financial toll on Central Valley farmers; DWR awards $49M to small communities for drought assistance; Stuart Somach receives the 2022 Will S. Green Award; Lake Powell to temporarily decline below 3,525 feet; and more …

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March 6, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Drought, water cutbacks take financial toll on Central Valley farmers: ‘It’s getting...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb. 27-March 4: Three Delta Agencies: Who they are and what they do; SGMA implementation update; GHG & carbon budgets; plus all the top water news of the week

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March 4, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/4: Extreme drought expands as a little rain returns; Climate change a contributor to Oroville Dam spillway incident; Fong zeroes in on lack of water storage spending; Yuba River floodplain project restores natural processes; and more …

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March 4, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Northern California Water Association from 9am to 12pm. Join the Northern California Water Association for their 30th annual meeting, “The Evolving Landscape in the Sacramento River Basin: Ridgetop to River Mouth Water...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/3: California drought, Australia floods: Two sides of La Niña amplified by climate change; Wildlife managers boost hatchery production; Rain and snow in the forecast; Pushing back on seawater intrusion in the Parjaro Valley; and more …

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March 3, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: SAFER Program: Advisory Group meets from 8:30am to 12:00pm. Agenda includes...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/2: Skimpy snowpack points to another long dry summer; Valley water agencies ask for more water; Change is afoot in the Delta; Lake Powell likely to drop below critical level in next two weeks; and more …

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March 2, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Water Plan Policy Advisory Committee will meet from 9am to 12pm....

DAILY DIGEST, 3/1: Sierra Nevada snowpack disappearing, third year of drought all but inevitable; Tiny tire particles inhibit growth of organisms, studies find; Cascading climate calamities target west’s water, legal system; and more …

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March 1, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Resources Control Board will meet beginning at 9am. Agenda items include a drought update, monthly water production and conservation data reported by urban retail water suppliers, Consideration of a...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/28: Boswell-Vidovich ditch bank battle continues; Precipitation in the forecast this week; Reforming water rights; The digital world’s real-world impact on the environment; and more …

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February 28, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Delta Lead Scientist Ask Me Anything at 12pm. Join Delta Lead Scientist...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Undamming the Klamath may be a reality this year; LaMalfa leads letter requesting more flexible water operations; Why did California regulators choose a firm with ties to Chevron to study irrigating crops with oil wastewater?; and more …

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February 27, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Undamming the Klamath may be a reality this year “Twenty years ago,...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb 20-25: Delta Conveyance Project update; State Water Project operations; and all the top California water news of the week

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February 25, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/25: “Massive dollars” needed to clean tainted groundwater from Kern County’s banking projects; Controversial Kings Co. water pipeline faces familiar foe in legal drama: CEQA; Wetlands help fight climate change, but the kind of wetland matters; and more …

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February 25, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 2/24: How can information about atmospheric rivers optimize reservoir operations?; Farmers to see paltry federal water deliveries; Huntington Beach desal hearing delayed; Feds water projections for Lake Powell and other reservoirs are “too rosy”; and more …

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February 24, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 2/23: As climate warms, overhauling CA water projections gains urgency; CA to become first state to tackle microplastic pollution; Agencies working to sustain groundwater; Bringing out the best in wild birds on farms; and more …

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February 23, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: proposed Statewide Sanitary Sewer Systems Waste Discharge Requirements General Order from 9am to 3:30pm. The State Water Resources Control Board will receive public written comments on the proposed Statewide Sanitary Sewer...