DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY DIGEST, 8/19: Valley water districts told they’ll have to pay $25M more for water next year; CA faces unprecedented dangers as record heat, dryness combine with fierce winds; Hurtado not satisfied with money allotted for canal restoration projects; Assemblymember Frazier anchors effort to remove abandoned boats from the Delta; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … THURSDAY: CONFERENCE: Sixth Annual California Water Data Summit from 9am to 4pm. Bringing...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/17: Colorado River water shortage declared for first time; CA could see cuts by 2024; Buy water, attorneys tell clients; Mark Arax: The well fixer’s warning; Calif. adapts to wildfire by urging people to flee; and more …

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

DAILY DIGEST, 8/13: CA’s dry season is turning into a permanent state of being; Glaciers on Mt. Shasta melting, causing mud flows; Climate change hits sushi supply chain; Can Santa Clara Valley’s salubrious paradise hold up in California’s changing climate?; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Regional Water Quality Board meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include consideration of an Order Amending the Waste Discharge Requirements General Order for Growers within the Sacramento River Watershed that are...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/10: CA water district pays millions over ‘unauthorized diversion’; Why is the Delta starving?; Hydropower levels under careful watch as drought ravages the West; Sites Reservoir commentaries: For and against; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Environmental Flows Workgroup from 10am to 12pm.  Agenda items include drought updates and the draft California Environmental Flows Framework Implementation Workplan.  Click here to review the draft workplan.  Click here for...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/6: Ag Secretary visits Valley, promises federal drought relief; Coalition sends letter opposing voluntary agreements; Kern ag interests raise concerns about State Board’s proposed work toward racial equity; Klamath: Protest tent next to A Canal headgates comes down; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California drought news today … U.S. Agriculture Secretary promising federal relief for CA farmers impacted by drought “Just days after state regulators announced water cutbacks for thousands of Central Valley farmers, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack promised federal...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/3: State cuts off hundreds of Russian River water users, more cutbacks to be considered today; New law allows enhanced penalties for water theft; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Resources Control Board meets at 9:00am. Agenda items include drought update and Consideration of a proposed Resolution to adopt an Emergency Curtailment and Reporting Regulation for the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta...