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    GRIST: How rising temperatures are intensifying California’s atmospheric rivers

    Grist
    Climate changeHydrology
    March 15, 2023
    As storms get warmer and wetter, the state’s flood control system is struggling to keep up. By Jake Bittle, Grist...

    CAL MATTERS: No California salmon: Fishery to be shut down this year

    Cal Matters
    Fish and wildlife
    March 15, 2023
    The salmon industry, worth about half a billion dollars, is devastated. The culprits: Drought and decades of water diversions and...

    DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Making it snow: A brief history and review of the science behind cloud-seeding

    Desert Research Institute
    Water supply augmentation
    March 15, 2023
    By the Desert Research Institute: Clouds – those enigmatic formations of condensed water vapor which drift above our heads, forming...

    DFW NEWS: CDFW Using Winter Storms to Help Increase Survival of Hatchery Released Chinook Salmon

    Department of Fish and Wildlife
    Science
    March 15, 2023
    By CDFW News Anticipating good conditions for the survival of hatchery-produced Chinook salmon throughout the Sacramento River and tributaries, the...

    THIS JUST IN … Metropolitan board rescinds emergency conservation mandate imposed on dozens of communities

    Metropolitan Water District
    Policy and regulation
    March 15, 2023
    Southern Californians asked to continue using water efficiently to prepare for uncertainty of Colorado River water supplies, by increasing storage...

    DAILY DIGEST, 3/15: CA faces a big snowmelt this spring; Dan Walters: Tulare Lake will be revived this year; DWR releases semi-annual groundwater report; US forecaster says El Nino could arrive by summer 2023; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    March 15, 2023
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Water Commission will meet beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include Resolutions of...

    DR. JEFFREY MOUNT: California Drought: What will it take to protect species?

    Maven
    Best of the NotebookEcosystemsNotebook News and Features
    March 15, 2023
    The key is to treat the environment like a priority, not a constraint, says Dr. Jeffrey Mount Freshwater-dependent species in...

    NOW AVAILABLE: California Stream Gaging Prioritization Plan

    State Water Board
    ANNOUNCEMENTSPolicy and regulation
    March 15, 2023
    From the State Water Resources Control Board: The final California Stream Gaging Prioritization Plan is now available. The state recognizes...

    SJV WATER: Damage from “severe breach” of Friant-Kern Canal construction at Deer Creek difficult to assess

    SJV Water
    Water project operations
    March 14, 2023
    By Lois Henry, SJV Water An unfinished section of the new Friant-Kern Canal suffered a “severe breach” at Deer Creek...

    SJV WATER: Kern River outflow from Lake Isabella is ramping up but, no, it is not a “flood release”

    SJV Water
    Current Conditions
    March 14, 2023
    By Lois Henry, SJV Water Outflow from Lake Isabella into the Kern River increased on Tuesday but only because downriver...

    DAILY DIGEST, 3/14: New AR brings heavy snow, rain; Will Shasta Dam spill?; An epic snowpack may test water management in the San Joaquin Valley; The Hodge approach is the best solution to California’s water disputes; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    March 14, 2023
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife beginning at 9:00am.  Among the...

    DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD reacts positively to the scientific basis report for the voluntary agreements

    Maven
    Notebook News and FeaturesScience
    March 14, 2023
    DISB Board Chair Lisa Wainger:  “This is worth doing.  Just make sure you learn from it.” The Delta Independent Science...

    THE CONVERSATION: Why rain on snow in the California mountains worries scientists

    The Conversation
    Climate changeHydrology
    March 14, 2023
    By Keith Musselman, University of Colorado Boulder, The Conversation Another round of powerful atmospheric rivers is hitting California, following storms...

    SJV WATER: How did two valley groundwater plans win recommendations for approval from the state?

    SJV Water
    Groundwater News
    March 13, 2023
    By Lois Henry, SJV Water Most groundwater plans covering the San Joaquin Valley got a big, fat thumbs down from...

    DAILY DIGEST, 3/13: Another atmospheric river to bring a hefty dose of rain and snow; Valadao’s take on Biden’s Valley water grab: Where’s the beef?; Is China stealing the Valley’s water and ag land?; Delta tunnel project up for Solano County board review; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    March 13, 2023
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: March 2023 Southwest Drought Briefing from 12pm to 12:35pm. Short-term drought in the...
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    Today’s Daily Digest

    DAILY DIGEST, 11/10: National Academies releases report on Delta water project operations; Stronger, wetter storm to hit California this week; New ballot measure push aims to overhaul California’s landmark environmental law; Stockton waterfront faces annual invasion of fast-growing hyacinth; and more …

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    • DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Trump administration presses Western states to find consensus on shrinking Colorado River; Kings County Farm Bureau vows to take groundwater case to state Supreme Court; Study finds California drought triples water prices. Could groundwater storage be answer?; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Trump administration presses Western states to find consensus on shrinking Colorado River; Kings County Farm Bureau vows to take groundwater case to state Supreme Court; Study finds California drought triples water prices. Could groundwater storage be answer?; and more ...
    • DAILY DIGEST, 11/10: National Academies releases report on Delta water project operations; Stronger, wetter storm to hit California this week; New ballot measure push aims to overhaul California’s landmark environmental law; Stockton waterfront faces annual invasion of fast-growing hyacinth; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 11/10: National Academies releases report on Delta water project operations; Stronger, wetter storm to hit California this week; New ballot measure push aims to overhaul California’s landmark environmental law; Stockton waterfront faces annual invasion of fast-growing hyacinth; and more ...
    • NEW REPORT: Review of the Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project
      NEW REPORT: Review of the Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project
    • SJV WATER: “We’re not stopping.” Kings County Farm Bureau vows to take groundwater case to state Supreme Court
      SJV WATER: “We’re not stopping.” Kings County Farm Bureau vows to take groundwater case to state Supreme Court
    • DAILY DIGEST, 11/7: Major storm could drench CA — or miss much of the state. Here are the odds; With the rise of AI, CA’s data centers require more water, energy. But by how much?; California projected to achieve lowest Colorado River use since 1949; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 11/7: Major storm could drench CA — or miss much of the state. Here are the odds; With the rise of AI, CA’s data centers require more water, energy. But by how much?; California projected to achieve lowest Colorado River use since 1949; and more ...

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