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    DAILY DIGEST, 10/27: State moves toward higher flows on Tuolumne and nearby rivers. Irrigators vow a fight; Secretary Crowfoot: Rains helped, but drought is part of CA’s ‘new normal’; Lake Oroville rises nearly 30 feet after weekend rain, Shasta up 3 feet; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    October 27, 2021
    — [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Conservancy Board Meeting from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items include updates...

    STATE WATER BOARD: Summary of results from the 2020 Volumetric Annual Report of Wastewater and Recycled Water in California

    Maven
    Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation
    October 27, 2021
    In 2018, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted an amendment to the Recycled Water Policy to promote recycled water...

    NOTICE: October 26 update on curtailment status of water rights and claims in the Delta watershed – All curtailments remain temporarily suspended

    Maven
    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    October 27, 2021
    From the State Water Board: All curtailments under the August 20, 2021 curtailment orders (Order for water rights/claims under 5,000 acre-feet and Order for water rights/claims over 5,000...

    COURTHOUSE NEWS: Trashed by Trump, habitat protections for endangered species get new life

    Courthouse News Service
    Policy and regulation
    October 26, 2021
    The Biden administration moved Tuesday to dissolve two rule changes from the Trump era that lightened protections for endangered species....

    BERKELEY LAB: Managing water resources in a low-to-no-snow future

    Berkeley Lab
    Science
    October 26, 2021
    With mountain snowpacks shrinking in the western U.S., new Berkeley Lab study analyzes when a low-to-no-snow future might arrive and...

    DAILY DIGEST, 10/26: Weekend storms smashed NorCal weather records; ‘Wildcard’ this winter leaves water resource planners with ‘great uncertainty’; New lawsuit against water transfers to the Valley; Current reservoir conditions; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    October 26, 2021
    — [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: PFAS Strategic Roadmap – EPA’s Commitments to Action: 2021-2024 from 11am...

    FEATURE: Preparing Scientists and Policy Makers for a Future Under Climate Change

    Elyse De Franco
    Climate changeDelta sciencePolicy and regulation
    October 26, 2021
    Written by Elyse De Franco Writing in the June 2021 issue of San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science, a group...

    DAILY DIGEST, 10/25: West Coast slammed by record-breaking bomb cyclone, but ‘not a drought buster’; Uncertainty over Potter Valley Power Plant continues to grow; State rebuffs Kettleman City’s pleas for minimum water supplies in 2022; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    October 25, 2021
    — [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Water Use Efficiency Standards for Commercial, Industrial and Institutional (CII) outdoor...

    GUEST COMMENTARY: Our Enduring Water Supply: Are the Answers to California’s Water Problems Obvious?

    Robert Shibatani
    Climate changeCommentaryWater rights and water law
    October 25, 2021
    Written by Robert Shibatani Is there a water supply problem in California?                    To answer such a question, much depends...

    USGS: How wildfires threaten water supply by releasing sediment

    USGS
    Water qualityWildfires and watersheds
    October 25, 2021
    In the year after the Carr Fire in northern California, USGS researchers found that greater-than-average precipitation moved large sediment loads...

    DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Grand finale bomb cyclone brewing at end of West Coast storm parade; Yes, people are now trading and investing in water as a commodity; Big tech data centers spark worry over scarce Western water; Two Basin Partnership pursues ‘Plan B’ for Scott Dam removal; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    October 24, 2021
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Grand finale bomb cyclone brewing at end of West Coast storm parade...

    AG ALERT: New groundwater recharge efforts aimed at alfalfa crop

    Ag Alert
    Agriculture
    October 23, 2021
    By Dennis Pollock, Ag Alert Efforts have been made by nut-crop growers to recharge their underground water supplies by capturing...

    COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge nixes Trump-era limits on regulation of water-polluting projects

    Courthouse News Service
    Policy and regulation
    October 22, 2021
    A federal judge concluded the Trump administration rule that rolls back regulation of water-polluting projects contradicts Supreme Court precedent and...

    DAILY DIGEST, 10/22: Another bomb cyclone brewing as part of West Coast storm train; It will take more than rain to end drought in Western US; Delta salinity barrier to stay in 2022; San Joaquin salmon coaxed through the long, hot summer; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    October 22, 2021
    — [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9am. Agenda items include...

    NASA’s OpenET: A Satellite-Based Water Data Resource

    NASA/JPL
    Planning and management
    October 21, 2021
    By Aries Keck, NASA Applied Sciences OpenET uses publicly available data to provide satellite-based information on evapotranspiration (the “ET” in...
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    Today’s Daily Digest

    DAILY DIGEST, 11/6: Groundwater markets struggle to gain traction under SGMA; California surface water costs triple during drought; Senate Bill 72 Bolsters California Water Plan and advances long-term water supply goals; LA County awards $24 million for stormwater capture projects in six cities; and more …

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    • DAILY DIGEST, 11/5: Why are rates rising faster at investor-owned utilities than at public utilities?; Thinning, burning forests provide multiple benefits, some of them surprising; Klamath groups say fish screen promises have gone unfulfilled; Hobbs rips Upper States’ ‘extreme negotiating position’ on Colorado River; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 11/5: Why are rates rising faster at investor-owned utilities than at public utilities?; Thinning, burning forests provide multiple benefits, some of them surprising; Klamath groups say fish screen promises have gone unfulfilled; Hobbs rips Upper States’ ‘extreme negotiating position’ on Colorado River; and more ...
    • COURTHOUSE NEWS: California county must face claims it deprived Asian residents of water
      COURTHOUSE NEWS: California county must face claims it deprived Asian residents of water
    • INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Why are rates rising faster at investor-owned utilities than at public utilities?
      INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Why are rates rising faster at investor-owned utilities than at public utilities?
    • DAILY DIGEST, 11/6: Groundwater markets struggle to gain traction under SGMA; California surface water costs triple during drought; Senate Bill 72 Bolsters California Water Plan and advances long-term water supply goals; LA County awards $24 million for stormwater capture projects in six cities; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 11/6: Groundwater markets struggle to gain traction under SGMA; California surface water costs triple during drought; Senate Bill 72 Bolsters California Water Plan and advances long-term water supply goals; LA County awards $24 million for stormwater capture projects in six cities; and more ...
    • DAILY DIGEST, 11/4: Back-to-back storms to bring rain, mountain snow; ‘Emerging threat’: An invasive species is upending life in the Delta, with no help on the way; UV light holds promise for energy-efficient desalination; San Mateo County cities band together to improve climate resilience; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 11/4: Back-to-back storms to bring rain, mountain snow; ‘Emerging threat’: An invasive species is upending life in the Delta, with no help on the way; UV light holds promise for energy-efficient desalination; San Mateo County cities band together to improve climate resilience; and more ...

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