DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY DIGEST, 9/29: Already unrecognizable at only 24% full, Lake Shasta still falling; CA’s rainy season is starting later; Lawsuit seeks to block Poseidon desalination plant in Huntington Beach; What water lessons the US and Iran can learn from each other; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBCAST: Coast to Coast – Direct Potable Reuse Regulatory Development from 10am to 12pm. In this webcast, a panel of experts will discuss the state regulatory development process for direct potable reuse in...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: The changing climate’s snowball effect; A ‘thirsty’ atmosphere is propelling NorCal’s drought into the record books; Restore the Delta resigns from Delta Conveyance Design & Construction Authority SEC; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … The changing climate’s snowball effect “It begins at the height of winter in the mountains, when the landscape is particularly inhospitable. The surveyors arrive on skis, snowshoes, and snowmobiles. Some fly in...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/22: Californians falling far short on water conservation as drought worsens; Wake up and smell the coffee … made in the US; Conservation groups challenge approval of water pumping program; The Creek Fire one year later; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Resources Control Board will meet at 9am. Agenda items include consideration of a drought-related curtailment order for diversions on Mill and Deer Creeks, and consideration of various resolutions pertaining...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: NorCal water agency leads ‘unprecedented’ effort to douse wildfire risk; The politics of climate change in one CA congressional district; The future of trout fishing in the West could be in hot water; The 5 best places to bask in CA’s fall colors; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … NorCal water agency leads ‘unprecedented’ effort to douse wildfire risk “To the north of the Yuba Watershed, the Dixie Fire has burned nearly a million acres.  To the south, the Caldor Fire...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/15: Farmland repurposing program awaits Gov. Newsom’s OK; New opportunities for trading surface water in the Sac Valley under SGMA; Growing uncertainty in the Central Valley; In response to Western drought, a flood of legislation; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … TOWN HALL: Sonoma County Drought Town Hall will begin at 5:30pm.  Sonoma County Water Agency and Second District Supervisor David Rabbitt will host a virtual Drought Town Hall via Zoom webinar. The focus...