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DAILY DIGEST, 5/27: Proposed water tunnel puts Delta under scrutiny; Some Valley towns have sunk nearly a foot in just one year; Supervisors hold off on Vina GSA legal finance support; Raising Mono Lake requires a new plan; and more …

May 27, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Flood Protection Board beginning at 9am. Agenda items include Presentation...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/26: Exchange contracts pit farmers against each other; Newsom’s proposed budget doubles land repurposing funds; New Paso basin water regulations would ‘exacerbate overdraft’; Tapping icebergs, fogs and other “unconventional water sources”; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

May 26, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Wildlife Conservation Board beginning at 10am. Agenda items include discussion and selection...

NOTICE: Advance notice of probable curtailments under standard water right Term 91

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

May 25, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: This email is to notify water right permit and license holders with Standard...

NOTICE: May 24 Weekly Update on Curtailment Status of Water Rights and Claims in the Delta Watershed

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

May 25, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 5/25: State Water Board adopts emergency water conservation regulation; Tribes, environmental groups demand better management of the Bay-Delta; Gray fighting bill could lead to higher river flows; Requirements proposed for chemical in tires that harms salmon; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

May 25, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Conservancy Board will meet from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items include...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Board adopts emergency water conservation regulation

State Water Board

Planning and management

May 24, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: In response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s March 28 Executive Order the State Water...

THIS JUST IN … Press release: Tribes and Environmental Justice Groups Link Bay-Delta Collapse to Water Rights from California’s Racist Past

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Water rights and water law

May 24, 2022

Press release from the coalition of Winnemem Wintu Tribe, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Save California Salmon, Little Manila...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/24: Newsom urges aggressive action as historic drought looms over summer; CA Senate proposes $2 billion program to balance water supply and water rights; Tracking water storage for Sierra Nevada and Upper Colorado River Basins; Sustaining steelhead populations in the Bay Area’s backyard; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

May 24, 2022

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

CAL MATTERS: ‘Everyone loses’: Sacramento Valley struggles to survive unprecedented water cuts

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

May 23, 2022

Sacramento Valley growers protected for decades by their water rights are suffering for the first time during this record-breaking drought....

DAILY DIGEST, 5/23: Sacramento Valley struggles to survive unprecedented water cuts; CA regulators not considering research on the risks of oil field wastewater; Water Commission finalizes white paper on groundwater trading programs; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

May 23, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar from 11am to 12pm. The California-Nevada...