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    NOTICE: Update to Resources Related to the Water Unavailability Methodology for the Delta Watershed

    Maven
    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    January 20, 2023
    From the State Water Resources Control Board: State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board or Board) staff have posted...

    WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Jan. 15-20: How long will the storm break last?; FIRO key to managing floods and water supplies; Environmental rules stoke anger as CA lets precious stormwater wash out to sea; and more …

    Maven
    Weekly Digest
    January 20, 2023
    A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

    DAILY DIGEST, 1/20: 5 ways California is storing water from winter storms; How will CA’s water storage hold up in future dry-wet cycles?; Rep. Harder calls Delta tunnel project ‘Boondoggle’ during townhall meeting; In atlas of disaster, no one is safe; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    January 20, 2023
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … 5 ways California is storing water from winter storms “California is taking urgent...

    PNNL: Wettest winter storms in the western U.S. growing wetter

    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    Climate change
    January 19, 2023
    As Western U.S. winter storms grow wetter and change shape, threats to infrastructure like roads and bridges grow in tandem...

    DAILY DIGEST, 1/19: How long will storm break last?; San Joaquin County residents voice opposition to Delta Tunnel project; Fallowing with a (re)purpose; Dam removal puts salmon in hot pursuit of cold water; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    January 19, 2023
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board from 9am to 3pm. The Delta ISB will meet...

    DWR NEWS: Groundwater Recharge – Capturing Water from Storms to Replenish Stressed Groundwater Basins

    Department of Water Resources (DWR)
    Groundwater News
    January 18, 2023
    By DWR News The wet winter storms in January 2023 have brought a lot of water that has the potential...

    DAILY DIGEST, 1/18: Can we capture more water in the Delta?; California faces catastrophic flood dangers — and a need to invest billions in protection; New research shows dangerous levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in freshwater fish; What will happen to Las Vegas if Lake Mead water level gets too low?; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    January 18, 2023
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Water Commission beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include election of Commission officers,...

    NOAA FISHERIES: Hemphill Dam Removal Puts California Salmon in Hot Pursuit of Cold Water

    NOAA Fisheries
    EcosystemsScience
    January 17, 2023
    Collaborative efforts reopen six additional miles of habitat to migrating and resident fish. By NOAA Fisheries California salmon are now...

    CAL MATTERS: Growers brace to give up some Colorado River water

    Cal Matters
    AgricultureColorado River
    January 17, 2023
    The Colorado River’s water transformed the Imperial Valley desert into one of California’s most productive farm regions. But now growers...

    COMMENTARY: How California can prepare for future floods before a megastorm hits

    Cal Matters
    Commentary
    January 17, 2023
    By Gerald Meral, director of the California Water Program at the Natural Heritage Institute Californians have suddenly turned their attention...

    NREL: New model could help break through inefficiencies of common water treatment systems

    National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
    Water supply augmentation
    January 17, 2023
    By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory In April 2022, a team of engineers hiked into California’s Sierra Nevada mountains...

    DAILY DIGEST, 1/17: Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations are key to managing floods and water supplies; Billions approved for water storage, why hasn’t it gotten built?; Westlands told hands off excess river water; How atmospheric rivers impact fish communities; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    January 17, 2023
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … NOAA Science Seminar: Modelling the salinity response to freshwater pulses in estuaries from 10am...

    RESERVOIR/SNOW CONDITIONS: What do reservoir levels and the snowpack look like now?

    Maven
    Current Conditions
    January 17, 2023
    Here’s a look at reservoir conditions as of this morning …...
    High-flow releases from Coyote Valley Dam at Lake Mendocino on January 16, 2023.

    DWR NEWS: California’s Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations Are Key to Managing Floods and Water Supplies

    Department of Water Resources (DWR)
    Water project operations
    January 16, 2023
    By DWR News As California experiences more extreme swings between wet and dry periods, it is critical for the State...

    DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Storm-battered California gets more wind, rain and snow; A drought turned to floods, but forecasters didn’t see it coming; Delta smelt limiting how much water can be captured for cities and farms; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    January 15, 2023
    The above scultpure, “Embrace”, is a tribute to Martin Luther King that was unveiled on the Boston Common last Friday....
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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 …

    Top Posts

    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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

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