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DAILY DIGEST, 6/21: Lake Oroville hits peak at just over half full; Moving levees to benefit rivers, wildlife and communities; Skies are sucking more water from the land; What the future of almonds looks like in a dry CA; and more …

June 21, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include an...

FIVE QUESTIONS: John McManus, Golden State Salmon Association

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Fish and wildlife Notebook News and Features

June 21, 2022

Welcome to Five Questions, a new (hopefully) weekly series that will pose five questions to folks working on California water...

NOTICE of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking and Informative Digest Released for the Klamath River Basin – Scott River and Shasta River Watersheds

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 21, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Today, the State Water Resources Control Board released a Notice of Proposed Emergency...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/20: Thousands of baby salmon get a big lift on trip to the San Francisco Bay; What La Niña means for California’s summer; Pure Water Soquel embraces one water approach; As Colorado River reservoirs drop, Western states urged to ‘act now’; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 20, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water beginning at 10am. Complete...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: B.F. Sisk dam safety project breaks ground; Should the state ban grass to save water?; CDFW trucks salmon smolts around adverse river conditions; Lake Oroville reaches peak for the year; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 19, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … B.F. Sisk dam safety project breaks ground “The US Bureau of Reclamation...

NOTICE: Update on CWSRF and DWSRF 2022/23 Intended Use Plans

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 18, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) is planning to release...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 12-17: Legal and operational responses to the ongoing drought; Newsom’s drought strategy not working; Stubborn La Niña may stick around a 3rd year; and more …

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Weekly Digest

June 17, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 6/17: Gavin Newsom’s drought strategy is a major departure from Jerry Brown’s mandatory water cuts. It’s not working; The new ways California is working to change where and how we store water; Interior Dept. invests $100 million in Dam Safety Project at San Luis Reservoir; Poseidon desal plant in Carlsbad needs $159M upgrade. Ratepayers will foot the bill; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 17, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Riverine Stewardship Program Final Guidelines and Proposal Solicitation Package – Calabasas...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/16: Bulk of money in state’s plan to buy water rights directed at NorCal; Enviro groups sue feds over Shasta River permits; Stubborn La Niña may stick around for a rare third year; These five people could make or break the Colorado River

Maven

Daily Digest

June 16, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EPA, Army Corps Virtual Regional WOTUS Roundtable from 11am to 1:30pm. The virtual...

ACWA CONFERENCE: The tale of curtailments: Legal and operational responses to the ongoing drought

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

June 16, 2022

Panel discusses temporary urgency change petitions, transfers, and drought litigation As California enters the second year of dry conditions, many...

AG ALERT: Drought picture grows more bleak for agriculture

Ag Alert

Agriculture

June 15, 2022

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As California toils through a third consecutive drought year, many Sacramento Valley farmers, well known...

AG ALERT: Klamath dust storms harm farmlands, erode soils

Ag Alert

Agriculture

June 15, 2022

By Kathy Coatney, Ag Alert Growers in the Klamath Basin have struggled with water-supply shortages for years, but this spring...

STATELINE: Feds Will Cut States’ Access to Colorado River Water

Stateline

Colorado River

June 15, 2022

by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Top federal water officials are warning Western states that there will be cuts to their access...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/15: How does more rain in NorCal equal less flows in the San Joaquin River?; Did CA learn anything from the last drought?; Drought picture grows more bleak for agriculture; Major cutbacks loom for the Colorado River; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 15, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … CUAHSI WEBINAR: Hydrologic Science and Indigenous Voices from 9am to 10am. This series...

NOTICE: June 14 Weekly Update on Curtailment Status of Water Rights and Claims in the Delta Watershed

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 15, 2022

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