DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

DAILY DIGEST, 7/21: Where are the new reservoirs funded from Prop 1?, State Water Board considers resolution on racial equity; What is the future of WOTUS for farmers?; The Western drought is worse than you think. Here’s why; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING:  The State Water Board will meet at 9am.  The State Water Board will hear two matters from the Administrative Hearings Office: Consideration of a proposed Order on the pending petitions of the...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Downloading the facts from the first groundwater plan assessments; In first valley visit, U.S. Senator gets pushed on farm water; State budget includes money for canal repairs; New legislation addresses the nation’s 90,000 dams; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Interview: Downloading the facts from California’s first groundwater plan assessments “In June 2021, the Department of Water Resources released the first groundwater sustainability plan decisions ahead of the statutory deadline identified in...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/14: A Delta in distress; Extreme heat will soon kill nearly all young salmon in Sac River, officials say; California oil lobby seeks to strip groundwater protections; Rural California hammered as drought spreads; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board beginning at 9am.  Agenda items include an informational presentation on Sediment for Survival: A Strategy for the Resilience of Bay Wetlands in the Lower San Francisco...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Triple-digit temperatures accelerating evaporation of critical water resources; Lake Mead tips toward crisis; Is CA ready for brown lawns and shorter showers?; Saving salmon by trucking them to the mountains and back; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Scientists: triple-digit temperatures accelerating evaporation of critical water resources “This heatwave is bad news for an already bad drought in California.  Scientists say triple-digit temperatures that last days on end are evaporating...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/9: As California drought worsens, Newsom urges residents to cut water use; CDFW: ‘nearly all’ Sac River salmon juveniles could perish this year; Better forecasting of atmospheric rivers mitigates impact of 2021 drought; America’s infrastructure challenge: lead water pipes explained; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Governor Newsom extends drought emergency … As California drought worsens, Newsom urges residents to cut water use “As...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/7: Drought-stricken Western districts plan new ways to store water; 2020 wildfires could be boon for water allocation; New water chief takes control at MWD; Study: Cannabis farms not as thirsty as previously thought; and more ..

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: The State Water Board will hold a public workshop beginning at 9am. The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board and, together with the Regional Water Quality Control Boards, Water Boards)...