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DAILY DIGEST, Halloween edition: How decades of hard-earned protections and restoration reversed the collapse of CA’s treasured Mono Lake; Answers to drought in front of our eyes; Surprise finding shows coho surviving even in temperatures much warmer than optimum; and more …

October 31, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Resilience Through Restoration – A Collaborative Approach for California from 1pm to...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: New push to shore up shrinking Colorado River could reduce water flow to CA; Rain and snow on the way; Watershed tries a ‘supershed approach’ to shield its water supply; Dairy, drought and the drying of the American West; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

October 30, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … New push to shore up shrinking Colorado River could reduce water flow...

THIS JUST IN … Interior Department Initiates Significant Action to Protect Colorado River System

Bureau of Reclamation News

Colorado River

October 28, 2022

Reclamation initiating an expedited, supplemental process to revise the current interim operating guidelines for the operation of Glen Canyon and...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for October 23-28: Update on Water Storage Investment Program; Will atmospheric river reach CA?; Delta tunnel, algae bloom concerns; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

October 28, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 10/28: Atmospheric rivers will hit the West Coast next week. Will rains reach California?; Turlock ID testing new groundwater recharge approach; A decade of drought and fire killed a third of Sierra Nevada forests; Advocates press for changes to CA lead pipe replacement program; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

October 28, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9am. Agenda items include a...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/27: CA warns water agencies over shutoffs amid higher prices, missed payments; More Kern County water districts split with larger authority; Agriculture remains opposed to new Paso Robles basin ordinance; Lower Colorado River reservoir evaporation the focus of new analysis; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

October 27, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Delta Stewardship Council meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include consideration...

AG ALERT: Mendocino County Farm Bureau works to preserve water amid drought

Ag Alert

Agriculture

October 26, 2022

By Devon Boer, Mendocino County Farm Bureau In Mendocino County, water continues to be the main issue of focus for...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/26: As state seeks water lifeline with Delta Tunnel, small Delta town remains concerned; Too few Chinook salmon returning to spawn; Can reviving a marsh save this town from sea level rise?; Feds asked to halt Salton Sea project funding until CA gives up more Colorado River water; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

October 26, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Conservancy Board Meeting beginning at 9am. Agenda items include an update...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on Water Storage Investment Program contracts for public benefits

Maven

Policy and regulation

October 26, 2022

At the September meeting of the California Water Commission, staff briefed commissioners on the Water Storage Investment Program and the...

NOTICE: October 25 Weekly Update on Curtailment Status of Water Rights and Claims in the Delta Watershed

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS

October 26, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: This email contains important information about the curtailment status of water rights and...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/25: Enviro groups push for increased river flow in wake of Delta algal bloom; Drought impacting bird migration along Pacific Flyway; Send Mississippi River water to southwestern reservoirs?; Colorado snowpack levels at 229% of average; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

October 25, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Community Solutions to Water Injustice beginning at 2pm. Water injustice comprises acute...