DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

Compilations of California water news and commentary from around the state and the nation.

DAILY DIGEST, 11/3: Another atmospheric river enters the forecast; Flows to increase; water districts cry foul; Disparities in CA’s tap water quality persist, new data shows; Blasting the ‘zombie’ out of water-saving tech; and more …

November 3, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Women in Water- Championing Women’s Engagement in the Water Workforce from 11am...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/2: Series of wintry storms take aim at NorCal; Ag groups and lawmakers concerned by new operating plan for water projects; CA farm town lurches from no water to polluted water; The science everyone needs to know about climate change, in 6 charts; and more …

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November 2, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Resources Control Board will meet beginning at 9am. Agenda...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/1: Study: Droughts may affect groundwater more than expected; How drought could make sea-level rise worse; Proposed ballot measure could save controversial Huntington Beach desal plant proposal if state regulators deny it; Current reservoir conditions; and more …

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November 1, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Study: Droughts may affect groundwater more than expected “On the Earth’s surface, the end of a drought is usually obvious. Rainfall arrives, streams and rivers increase in volume or begin to flow...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Key talks over water use break down, S.F. may face tighter regulation; Dan Walters column: Farmers lose two skirmishes in CA water war; Town refused to help its neighbors with water, so the state stepped in; and more …

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October 31, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Key talks over water use break down, S.F. may face tighter regulation...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/29: CA judge rejects Westlands water deal; Analyst: Initiative could lower water bills, cause reduction in other programs; Survivor salmon provide lifeline for chinook; Groundwater flow to Colorado River may decline by a third over next 30 years; and more …

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October 29, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: California Water Commission Groundwater Trading Safeguards for Vulnerable Water Users Workshop...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/28: Valadao leads request for oversight hearing on SWP/CVP interim operations plan; McCarthy, Valadao press for emergency provisions for more water for Valley farmers; Why is Millerton at 134% of historic average?; Ransomware attacks on utilities increasing; and more …

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October 28, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Delta Stewardship Council will meet beginning at 9am. Agenda items include Delta Lead Scientist Report, DWR 2021 Emergency Drought Salinity Barrier in the Delta, 2021 Van Sickle flooding event, and an...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/27: State moves toward higher flows on Tuolumne and nearby rivers. Irrigators vow a fight; Secretary Crowfoot: Rains helped, but drought is part of CA’s ‘new normal’; Lake Oroville rises nearly 30 feet after weekend rain, Shasta up 3 feet; and more …

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October 27, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Conservancy Board Meeting from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items include updates...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/26: Weekend storms smashed NorCal weather records; ‘Wildcard’ this winter leaves water resource planners with ‘great uncertainty’; New lawsuit against water transfers to the Valley; Current reservoir conditions; and more …

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October 26, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: PFAS Strategic Roadmap – EPA’s Commitments to Action: 2021-2024 from 11am...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/25: West Coast slammed by record-breaking bomb cyclone, but ‘not a drought buster’; Uncertainty over Potter Valley Power Plant continues to grow; State rebuffs Kettleman City’s pleas for minimum water supplies in 2022; and more …

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October 25, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Water Use Efficiency Standards for Commercial, Industrial and Institutional (CII) outdoor landscape areas from 9am to 12pm. DWR will provide an update on the development processes for the outdoor water use standard...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Grand finale bomb cyclone brewing at end of West Coast storm parade; Yes, people are now trading and investing in water as a commodity; Big tech data centers spark worry over scarce Western water; Two Basin Partnership pursues ‘Plan B’ for Scott Dam removal; and more …

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October 24, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Grand finale bomb cyclone brewing at end of West Coast storm parade...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/22: Another bomb cyclone brewing as part of West Coast storm train; It will take more than rain to end drought in Western US; Delta salinity barrier to stay in 2022; San Joaquin salmon coaxed through the long, hot summer; and more …

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October 22, 2021

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

DAILY DIGEST, 10/21: Level 5 atmospheric river to unleash flooding across CA; CA lawmakers call for delay to start of interim water plan; Open ET: New online water data platform launches; Berkeley Lab mobilizes to predict how Caldor Fire may lead to floods and land movement; and more …

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October 21, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE EVENT: California Financing Coordinating Committee Virtual Funding Fair from 9am to 2pm. The California Financing Coordination Committee (CFCC) conducts free funding fairs statewide each year to educate the public and offer potential...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/20: Beast of a bomb cyclone is set to wallop the West Coast; Governor Newsom expands drought emergency statewide as CA misses water conservation mark for 2nd month; Lack of water drying up new housing in rural communities; and more …

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October 20, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Potential Changes To The Water Unavailability Methodology For The Delta Watershed from...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/19: Parade of atmospheric rivers bears down on CA; Water district fights curtailment amid FERC relicensing; LAO analysis: Water funding ballot initiative; Source water, revenues drying up in California; and more …

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October 19, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Resources Control Board will meet beginning at 9am. Agenda...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/18: Bay Area weather service says, ‘The storm door is open’; CA, Feds ask judge to OK water restrictions amid pressure to rollback Trump plan; Poseidon makes controversial demand of CA regulators ahead of desal vote; and more …

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October 18, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee will meet from 1pm to 3pm. Agenda items include a panel discussion on Ecosystem-based Management during drought moderated by State Water Resources Control Board Chair Joaquin...

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