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    AG ALERT: Waterfowl flock again to valley rice fields

    Ag Alert
    Agriculture
    January 31, 2024
    By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert The return of fully planted rice crops to the Sacramento Valley following years of drought...

    THIS JUST IN … Second Snow Survey of the Year Shows Modest Improvement for Snowpack, Conditions Remain Below Average

    Department of Water Resources (DWR)
    Current Conditions
    January 30, 2024
    From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the second snow survey of the...

    THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Launches California’s Salmon Strategy for a Hotter, Drier Future

    Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
    Fish and wildlifePlanning and management
    January 30, 2024
    From the Office of the Governor: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced new actions and efforts already underway that California is...

    DAILY DIGEST, 1/30: Sierra snowpack triples in past month, more storms on the way; Experts predict bigger swings between wet and dry years; California’s untapped stormwater capture potential; How to baffle a beaver; Water meter shortage impacting home builders in Sacramento County; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    January 30, 2024
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Applications of Natural and Nature-Based Features from 9am to 10:30. This webinar will...

    THE CONVERSATION: What is an atmospheric river? A hydrologist explains the good and bad of these flood-prone storms and how they’re changing

    The Conversation
    Hydrology
    January 30, 2024
    Qian Cao, University of California, San Diego A series of atmospheric rivers is bringing the threat of heavy downpours, flooding,...

    DAILY DIGEST, 1/29: Powerful storm to bring flooding rain, wind; Ramping up releases of hatchery Delta smelt to the wild; EPA: Bay-Delta Plan must include numeric flow criteria, adopt tribal beneficial uses; Rising sea levels could lead to more methane emitted from wetlands; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    January 29, 2024
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Draft Dam Safety Enhancements Grant Program Guidelines from 2pm to 3pm.  On...

    NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Ramping up releases of hatchery Delta smelt to the wild

    Robin Meadows
    Delta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features
    January 29, 2024
    By Robin Meadows It’s a lovely December morning in Rio Vista, a town of 10,000 in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta....

    BERKELEY LAB: Rising Sea Levels Could Lead to More Methane Emitted from Wetlands

    Berkeley Lab
    Climate change
    January 29, 2024
    A low-salinity Bay Area estuary ecosystem is producing higher-than-expected levels of methane By Aliyah Kovner, Berkeley Lab As sea levels...

    DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Rumors of an ‘ARkStorm’ are swirling-here’s what’s really going on; Sunken WWII tugboat removed from the Delta; Permeable pavements could reduce coho-killing tire pollutants; Protecting salmon in the Shasta River, Klamath Dam demolitions; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    January 28, 2024
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Rumors of an ‘ARkStorm’ are swirling. Here’s what’s really going on with...

    SJV WATER: Water continues to be a driving force in Kern ag land values – and not in a good way

    SJV Water
    Agriculture
    January 26, 2024
    By Lois Henry, SJV Water The latest report on agricultural land valuations in Kern County shows water security continues to...

    NOTICE of consideration of a proposed resolution to reapprove the final initial biological goals for Lower San Joaquin River Flow Objectives

    Maven
    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    January 26, 2024
    From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board will consider a proposed resolution to reapprove...

    WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Jan. 21-26: Series of atmospheric rivers takes aim at West Coast next week; Evaluating Voluntary Agreements in the Bay-Delta Watershed; California ranks high worldwide for rapidly depleted groundwater; and more …

    Maven
    Weekly Digest
    January 26, 2024
    A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

    DAILY DIGEST, 1/26: Series of atmospheric rivers takes aim at West Coast next week; Evaluating Voluntary Agreements in the Bay-Delta Watershed; Jay Famiglietti: Protecting the Earth’s groundwater; California to uncloak water rights as it moves records online; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    January 26, 2024
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Flood Protection Board beginning at 9am. Agenda items include Presentation on...

    DAN WALTERS: California regulators want to spend billions to reduce a fraction of water usage

    Cal Matters
    CommentaryPolicy and regulation
    January 26, 2024
    Household use is a tiny fraction of California’s overall water supply, but the state wants to spend billions of dollars...

    UC BERKELEY: White House rule dramatically deregulated wetlands, streams, and drinking water

    UC Berkeley
    Policy and regulation
    January 26, 2024
    From UC Berkeley’s Rausser College of Natural Resources The 1972 Clean Water Act protects the “waters of the United States”...
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    Today’s Daily Digest

    DAILY DIGEST, 10/2: Sierra Nevada’s glaciers will soon be gone; Kern County supports the Delta Conveyance Project; Governor Newsom signs SB 72; Would-be federal water leader speaks on Colorado River impasse, lack of leadership; and more …

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    • SJV WATER: Kern County supervisor predicts “death of SGMA” after groundwater bill is tabled
      SJV WATER: Kern County supervisor predicts “death of SGMA” after groundwater bill is tabled
    • DAILY DIGEST, 10/1: CA prepares for extreme weather swings as new Water Year begins; Farmers face extraction fees under SGMA; Northeast Pacific endures fourth-largest marine heat wave on record; Metropolitan: Adapting to a changing Colorado River: Lessons from the past, plans for the future; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 10/1: CA prepares for extreme weather swings as new Water Year begins; Farmers face extraction fees under SGMA; Northeast Pacific endures fourth-largest marine heat wave on record; Metropolitan: Adapting to a changing Colorado River: Lessons from the past, plans for the future; and more ...
    • DAILY DIGEST, 10/2: Sierra Nevada’s glaciers will soon be gone; Kern County supports the Delta Conveyance Project; Governor Newsom signs SB 72; Would-be federal water leader speaks on Colorado River impasse, lack of leadership; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 10/2: Sierra Nevada’s glaciers will soon be gone; Kern County supports the Delta Conveyance Project; Governor Newsom signs SB 72; Would-be federal water leader speaks on Colorado River impasse, lack of leadership; and more ...
    • DAILY DIGEST, 9/30: Kern County supervisor predicts “death of SGMA” after groundwater bill is tabled; From Fox Canyon to Mid-Kaweah: Insights into groundwater trading; Environmental restoration gets a boost in California; What to expect this water year in CA, Colorado River; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 9/30: Kern County supervisor predicts “death of SGMA” after groundwater bill is tabled; From Fox Canyon to Mid-Kaweah: Insights into groundwater trading; Environmental restoration gets a boost in California; What to expect this water year in CA, Colorado River; and more ...
    • DWR: California prepares for extreme weather swings as new Water Year begins
      DWR: California prepares for extreme weather swings as new Water Year begins

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