DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

DAILY DIGEST, 2/22: Snow to spread across West as temperatures plunge; Cal Trout IDs top five obsolete dams to remove in CA; Hurtado proposes to dissolve State Water Board; Forest fires could boost Western US water supplies; and more …

February 22, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Soil Moisture 101: What It Means and How It’s Measured from...

DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Snow is in the forecast; Harder pushes to measure land subsidence nationwide; Dean ‘Dino’ Cortopassi, protector of the Delta, dies at 84; State water rules fail to make a splash in Santa Clara County; and more …

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February 20, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … A change in the weather pattern starts Sunday, bringing strong winds, then...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb. 13-18: Panel discussion: Updating CA water laws; Overview of CVP Operations; plus all the top California water news of the week

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February 18, 2022

A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service and you will receive notification of this post on Friday mornings. Readers on daily email service can add weekly email...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/18: Newsom’s water leaders tout new drought actions; Legislation introduced to dissolve Water Board; As drought conditions worsen, CA braces for ‘worst-case scenario’; Billions flow to water systems from federal pandemic relief funds; and more …

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February 18, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 2/17: Proposed dam project sparks opposition from fellow water users; Experts unsure if SGMA is working; State Water Board preps for worst case drought scenario; Will salmon simmer again?; and more …

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February 17, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 2/16: Sprinkling of snow little relief as La Nina expected to continue; The not-so-bright future of sustainable groundwater use in agriculture; Hatchery Delta smelt released to wild; For some Kern County farmers, overpumping groundwater could get pricey; and more …

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February 16, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The California Water Commission meets beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include the presentation of the 2021 Annual Review of the State Water Project, the first State Water Project briefing of 2022, an...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/15: A vision for more sustainable farmlands; Atmospheric river reconnaissance flights lays groundwork for improved forecasts; Pervasive Western drought exposes PFAS contamination in groundwater sources; and more …

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February 15, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … JOINT LEG HEARING: What’s up down below? An update on Sustainable Groundwater Management...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/14: Rain, snow forecast for mountains Monday; Fighting fire with fire: FIRO, flood, and drought; Western megadrought worst in 1,200 years; Wild pigs run amok in San Jose; and more …

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February 14, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Rain, snow forecast for mountains Monday “While the Bay Area’s dry spell...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Critics rip feds’ plan to save salmon; Climate crisis and systemic inequities drive push to reform CA water laws; Boswell bulldozers allowed to stay put, blocking Kings County pipeline project; and more …

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February 13, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Critics rip feds’ “half-baked” plan to save California salmon “Fishing groups and water suppliers fought the Biden administration’s proposed drought rules for California’s water system, telling a federal judge Friday the emergency...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb. 6-11: Protecting water quality while recharging aquifers; Delta Watermaster Report; plus all the top California water news of the week

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February 11, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/11: Pilot project to return salmon above Shasta Dam receives funding; Record-long snowless streak measured in the Sierra; Dahle: State grants incentivize farmers to leave; Water agencies attempt to put more water into parched Teviston; and more …

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February 11, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 9am to 4:30pm. The Delta ISB will...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/10: Winter heatwave forecasted for CA; SoCal offers millions to buy Sac Valley water; Lawmakers call for implementation of overdue water storage projects; How mapping beaver wetlands can chart a path to a better water future; and more …

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February 10, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed Water Loss Performance Standards Regulation beginning at 2pm. The State Water Board will conduct a public hearing regarding the subject proposed regulation at the time and place noted below. The...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/9: Conservationists and farmers unite to protect salmon; First-in-the-nation project to put solar panels over canals; Merced County almond farmer settles with EPA over Clean Water Act violations; Indian Wells Valley GA takes legal action to collect high fees; and more …

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February 9, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Drought Prediction and Water Availability National Listening Session Series – Introductory Webinar...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/8: Charts show where California reservoir levels stand after weeks of dry weather; Arrowhead water: BlueTriton hearing continues with testimony from members of the public; Oroville Dam Spillway crisis: 5 years later; and more …

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February 8, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: California Environmental Flows Workgroup from 10am to 12pm. Agenda items include...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/7: CA’s 2022 water year – both wet and dry; Turlock ID lands $20M grant to study solar panels on top of canals; Is oil wastewater safe for irrigation?; White Slough Tidal Wetlands Restoration Project a model for the future; and more …

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February 7, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … California’s 2022 water year – both wet and dry Jay Lund writes, “After two years of solid drought, and four months into California’s “wet” season, we don’t know if this year will...