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From the Department of Water Resources, Sustainable Groundwater Management Office: NEW: Submitting Your Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSP) to the Department...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Four charts show why recent rains won’t end drought; Potter Valley license lapse sets stage for plans to dam removal; Thousands still without power in Nevada County; Ridgecrest reacts to water district adjudication mass mailing ; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 9, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California’s recent rains won’t end our stubborn drought. These charts show why...

NOTICE: Drought Conservation Emergency Regulation – January 2022

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

January 8, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: On January 4, 2022, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted an emergency...

DWR: 25 Years After Deadly 1997 New Year’s Floods, Here’s How California is More Prepared

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

January 7, 2022

By the Department of Water Resources: California is no stranger to devastating floods. With the most variable weather conditions in...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Jan 2-7: The potential of deep carbon capture and storage in the Delta and Central Valley; Applying winter-run salmon life cycle model to pressing hydromanagement questions; plus all the top California water news of the week

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Weekly Digest

January 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, 1/7: Cost to rebuild key Bay Area dam nearly doubles to $1.2 billion; New climate report outlines challenges and opportunities facing the San Joaquin Valley; Climate change will dramatically increase flood risks facing Stockton, San Joaquin River; For first time in months, CA isn’t totally in drought’; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 7, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Anderson Dam: Cost to rebuild key Bay Area dam nearly doubles to...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/6: CA’s water systems are failing communities; Sen. Dodd introduces remote water monitoring bill; Petition against Sites Reservoir reaches 50,000 signatures; Four drought metrics paint bleak picture for Southwest; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 6, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Yolo Flyway Nights: Current Status of the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area (Virtual)...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Applying the winter-run life cycle model to pressing hydromanagement questions in the Central Valley

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Delta science Fish and wildlife

January 6, 2022

Successful management of California’s freshwater resources requires balancing consumptive and non-consumptive water use with fish species that depend critically on...