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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Commercial divers keep Central Valley water flowing; Reinterpreting ENSO’s role in CA precipitation events; Behind 123-TCP’s prevalence in the Valley; and more …

August 11, 2024

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug. 4-9: La Niña arriving later than previously forecasted; Water operations long-term plan could limit supply; How have California’s water issues changed in the past thirty years?; and more …

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Weekly Digest

August 9, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 8/9: La Niña arriving later than previously forecasted; Startups are racing to make water out of thin air; Direct Potable Reuse regulations approved; Deadline looms for California airports to stop using PFAS firefighting foams; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 9, 2024

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DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Tracking the restorative effects of good fire

Desert Research Institute

Wildfires and watersheds

August 9, 2024

DRI’s Gabrielle Boisramé has been studying the transformative impact of Yosemite’s natural fire experiment for over a decade. By Elyse...

NOTICE: Direct Potable Reuse Regulations Approved

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

August 9, 2024

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has approved the Direct Potable Reuse Regulations...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/8: Reclamation’s draft EIS for CVP operations: What’s this?; Arrowhead water bottler ordered to stop operations in San Bernardino Mountains; Tribes and community organizations urge delay in Delta Conveyance Project hearings; Miles of lead cables lie at the bottom of Lake Tahoe. Why are they still there?; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 8, 2024

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NOTEBOOK EXPLAINER: Reclamation’s draft EIS for potential changes to operation of the Central Valley Project: What is this document?

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Notebook News and Features Water project operations

August 8, 2024

Informational resources include new Story Map on the incorporation of climate change conditions into the new operations plan and the...

PRESS RELEASE: Tribes and community organizations urge delay in Delta Conveyance Project hearings

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Delta Conveyance Project

August 8, 2024

Environmental and tribal groups call for postponement to ensure fair participation for impacted communities and alignment with potential updated water...

CAL MATTERS: Dangerous herbicide used on California crops banned

Cal Matters

Groundwater News

August 8, 2024

The chemical, used for decades, can harm babies’ developing brains. Farmworkers and people living near fields are most at risk....

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds eye rare California fish for endangered species protections

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

August 8, 2024

The Long Valley speckled dace struggle to survive in just one spring and a small creek east of Mammoth Lakes....

DAILY DIGEST, 8/7: Water operations long-term plan could limit supply; California farmers face uncertainty, diminishing profitability; Extreme, prolonged heat is straining drinking water wells throughout the San Joaquin Valley; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 7, 2024

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AG ALERT: Water operations long-term plan could limit supply

Ag Alert

Water project operations

August 7, 2024

By Christine Souza , Ag Alert SacraState and federal agencies face a challenge to balance the beneficial uses of water...

C-WIN PRESS RELEASE: Bureau of Reclamation analysis shows some benefits of restoring California’s rivers but opts for status quo on groundwater

CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN)

Water project operations

August 7, 2024

Draft EIS on the Central Valley Project sidesteps state law regulating groundwater pumping and omits water conservation potential A recently...

UC BERKELEY: Planning for climate resilience in California’s freshwater ecosystems

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Ecosystems

August 7, 2024

Press release from UC Berkeley Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management California’s unique geomorphology and Mediterranean-type climate have largely...

SJV WATER: Extreme, prolonged heat is straining drinking water wells throughout the San Joaquin Valley

SJV Water

Water quality

August 7, 2024

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Despite back-to-back good water years, domestic wells are still drying up all across the valley...