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DAILY DIGEST, 10/21: NOAA sees no winter drought relief across parched West; DWR begins removal of emergency drought barrier; Joint effort to build desal facility could help fight drought; Utah utility helping an Estonian oil company hoard Colorado River water; and more …

October 21, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … NOAA sees no winter drought relief across parched West “Western states gripped...

NOTICE: October 20 Correction to Delta Watershed Curtailments

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

October 21, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Please be advised: Reanalysis and correction of water supply information has resulted in...

DWR Begins Scheduled Removal of West False River Emergency Drought Salinity Barrier

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Water project operations

October 21, 2022

From the Department of Water Resources: This week, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) began construction to remove the emergency...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/20: Water managers bracing for the worst: How low will it go?; As baby boomers retire, the water workforce faces its own drought; Rain, snow possible in NorCal this weekend; Could textured tiles bring San Francisco seawall to life?; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 20, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … IN-PERSON CONFERENCE: State of the Tulare Basin from 8:30am to 4pm in Tulare. ...

CA WATER COMMISSION: The Department of Water Resources looks to improve runoff forecasting as it plans for another dry year

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Notebook News and Features Planning and management

October 20, 2022

At the September meeting of the California Water Commission, commissioners were given a briefing by the Department of Water Resources...

UC SANTA CRUZ: Faculty, staff, and students support Salton Sea restoration planning

UC Santa Cruz

Planning and management

October 19, 2022

By Allison Arteaga Soergel, UC Santa Cruz An independent review panel supported by UC Santa Cruz recently completed its work...

AG ALERT: Farmers brace for water cuts to help river

Ag Alert

Agriculture Colorado River

October 19, 2022

By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert As the Colorado River water crisis deepens amid withering drought in the West, Imperial Valley...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/19: Imperial Valley farmers brace for water cuts to help Colorado River; New mega reservoir in final planning phase; Chinook salmon once again swimming in Shasta County tribe’s ancestral river; PFAS pollute 83% of U.S. waterways; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 19, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: California Financing Coordinating Committee Virtual Funding Fair California Financing Coordinating Committee Virtual...

METROPOLITAN’S IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Delta Conveyance Project Draft EIR

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

October 19, 2022

The Department of Water Resources released the Environmental Impact Report on July 27, 2022; the extended public comment period will...

UPDATE: October 18 Weekly Update on Curtailment Status of Water Rights and Claims in the Delta Watershed

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

October 18, 2022

This email contains important information about the curtailment status of water rights and claims of right within the Sacramento-San Joaquin...

PNNL: Western wildfires spark stronger storms in downwind states

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

October 18, 2022

When wildfires burn in the west, their heat and airborne particles inflict stronger rain and larger hail upon central states...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/18: Will hydropower survive the drought?; Photos show retardant was dropped in Sespe Creek during Howard Fire; Removing nutrients from wastewater that goes into the SF Bay could cost up to $1.5B; Can the world learn to live on less water?; and more ..

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Daily Digest

October 18, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: California Extreme Heat Symposium from 9am to 4pm. Extreme heat is a...

METROPOLITAN’S IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Southern California water supplies to be stretched thin if 2023 is dry

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Current Conditions Notebook News and Features Planning and management

October 18, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] At the October meeting of Metropolitan’s Imported Water Committee, staff briefed committee members on available supplies and water demands,...

DWR Releases California Water Plan 2023 Assumptions and Estimates Report

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

October 18, 2022

From the Department of Water Resources: In preparation for the California Water Plan Update 2023 (Update 2023), the Department of...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/17: Shasta’s low levels a ‘threat’; If you don’t already live in a sponge city, you will soon; Clean Water Act at 50: environmental gains, challenges unmet; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 17, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Drought to Flood Symposium: Building Resilience for California’s Climate Extremes from 9am...