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DAILY DIGEST, 10/12: Set it back: Moving levees to benefit rivers, wildlife, and communities; With water scarce, some tomato farmers look to hydroponics; Metropolitan Board elects Adán Ortega as new chairman; Four elements of a healthy forest; and more …

October 12, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Salton Sea Management Plan Long-Range Plan Committee beginning at 9:30am. The...

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Climate change impacts on species, Harmful algal blooms, and activities of the Delta Science Program

Climate change Science

October 12, 2022

How habitats used by chinook salmon and Sacramento splittail would be impacted by climate change, harmful algal blooms in San...

UPDATE: October 11 Weekly Update on Curtailment Status of Water Rights and Claims in the Delta Watershed

October 12, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 10/11: Key vote for Doheny desalination plant coming Thursday; Hyatt Powerplant not expected to go offline this year; Produce prices soar as California crops crumble; California’s opening bid won’t solve the Colorado River crisis alone; and more …

October 11, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Key vote for Doheny desalination plant coming Thursday “The California Coastal Commission...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Do Water Rights Have a Future? … Not as Currently Configured

Robert Shibatani

Best of the Notebook Climate change Commentary Water rights and water law

October 11, 2022

Written by Robert Shibatani Water rights, depending on jurisdiction, possess various levels of seeming indemnity and security, typically demonstrated through...

DAILY DIGEST, Oct. 10: ‘A train wreck of dryness’ – The atmosphere is working against rain; Coalinga’s water supply is expected to run out in two months; Migration of millions of birds brings ‘unprecedented’ avian flu threat; Winemaker sues Napa Valley in true scorched earth legal battle; and more …

October 10, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … California Drought: ‘A train wreck of dryness’ – The atmosphere is working...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: State collaborates with farmers to conserve water, provide critical habitat for migratory birds in the Delta; Marin water suppliers hope for luck in rain cycle; Eastern Tule GSA sets extraction fee at $10.87 per acre-foot; and more …

October 9, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … State collaborates with farmers to conserve water, provide critical habitat for migratory...

DELTA BREEZE: 2022 Delta Science Fellows, rapid-response funding to investigate Chinook salmon; peer review of the Bureau of Reclamation’s new Water Temperature Modeling Platform, upcoming Delta Science Tracker, and more …

October 8, 2022

The Delta Science Program has published a new issue of its Delta Breeze newsletter. This edition features a message from...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Oct 2-7: Update on Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program; CA offers to reduce imports of Colorado River water; CA suffering through driest three years ever recorded, with no relief in sight; and more …

October 7, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 10/7: Upper Basin officials see CA proposal to conserve Colorado River water as a positive sign; Feds propose protections for longfin smelt; Arax delivers sobering message on water, farming; Climate change made summer drought 20 times more likely; and more …

October 7, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Delta Drought Response Pilot Program Public Workshops, in person at Jean Harvie...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Amid Punishing Drought, California Is Set to Adopt Rules to Reduce Water Leaks. The Process has Lagged

Inside Climate News

Policy and regulation

October 6, 2022

The state expects to soon establish standards for urban water losses. Fixing them is cheaper than other solutions like recycling...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/6: California offers to reduce imports of Colorado River water; DWR releases report on CA’s groundwater conditions; Is never-ending La Niña the new normal?; Like a real-life horror show, San Francisco Bay algal bloom is expected to return; and more …

October 6, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: SAFER: Administrator Policy Handbook Workshop from 9am to 11am. The State Water...

STATE WATER BOARD: Update on the Central Valley Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

October 6, 2022

At the September 20 meeting of the State Water Board, Central Valley Regional Board staff provided the State Water Board...

CAL MATTERS: California offers to reduce imports of Colorado River water

October 5, 2022

Imperial Valley farmers and Southern California cities would get 9% less water from the Colorado River than the amount allocated...

AG ALERT: State Water Board approves hikes in water program fees

Policy and regulation

October 5, 2022

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The State Water Resources Control Board has approved a rate increase for water-quality and water-rights...

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