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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: San Francisco sues state over bid to restrict its Sierra water supplies; State plans to order drought restrictions, but it doesn’t have good water data to do it; Protesters ask irrigation district to open Klamath canal, defy Reclamation; and more …

May 16, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … San Francisco sues state over bid to restrict its Sierra water supplies...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/14: LAO Report: What can we learn from the last major drought?; La Nina gone, but may return next winter; Earthquake risk and the Delta; Hoopa Tribe: Biden Admin revives Trump assault on tribal water rights; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

May 14, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE CONFERENCE: Localizing California Waters: Building Community Resilience Through Collaboration from 9am to...

CAL MATTERS: New report: Drought to hit rural Latino communities hardest

Cal Matters

Water quality

May 13, 2021

The Legislative Analyst’s Office warns California lawmakers to prepare to dispatch emergency drinking water to vulnerable communities, particularly in the...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/13: Fears of a massive salmon die-off this summer in Sacramento River; The Institutional Dimensions of Groundwater Recharge: A Special Collection; States ask Biden to trash Trump-era Clean Water Act change; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

May 13, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: The Sacramento River Levee Setback: Floodplain Rehabilitation Design to Enhance Ecologic...

CA WATER COMMISSION: DSOD’s proposed new dam safety regulations

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

May 13, 2021

The Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD), housed within the Department of Water Resources, regulates over 1,240 dams to prevent...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Draft white paper released with preliminary findings, conclusions on State’s role in financing conveyance needs

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

May 13, 2021

From the California Water Commission: As part of the California Water Commission’s work assessing a state role in financing conveyance...

AG ALERT: Water shortages will reduce rice plantings

Ag Alert

Agriculture

May 12, 2021

By Ching Lee, Ag Alert Dry weather this spring has created ideal planting conditions for California rice farmers, but lack...

AG ALERT: Farmers grapple with implications of water cuts

Ag Alert

Agriculture

May 12, 2021

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert In water-stressed farming areas of California, farmers removed productive trees and idled other land to...

AG ALERT: District works to bolster Pajaro Valley groundwater

Ag Alert

Groundwater News Water supply augmentation

May 12, 2021

By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert Watsonville-area farmers who rely on well water to produce berries and vegetables are continuing to...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: States Ask Biden to Trash Trump-Era Clean Water Act Change

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

May 12, 2021

Drought-riddled California and others want more sway over permitting process for projects like oil pipelines, power plants and wetlands developments,...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/12: Sierra snowpack gone already, adding to drought and fire worries; State agencies, NGOs partner on groundwater accounting platform; Editorial: Newsom — end water wars for state and Stanislaus fish and farmers; 3 enviro groups take 3 positions on Poseidon desal plant; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

May 12, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … DWR Water Wednesday: California’s Human Right to Water from 1pm to 1:30pm. In 2012,...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Advancing Flood-MAR: What are the possibilities?

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Best of the Notebook Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

May 12, 2021

Dr. Graham Fogg and DWR’s Jenny Marr discuss the efforts underway to assess the potential for Flood Managed Aquifer Recharge...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/11: Governor expands drought declaration, announces relief plans; Reactions from water interests, NGOs; Groups urge Biden Admin not to endorse voluntary agreements; Could Dos Rios Restoration Project help with droughts?;Western lawmakers take aim at Biden’s 30×30 plan; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

May 11, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Environmental Flows Workgroup from 10am to 12:30pm. Agenda items include CEFF...

CAL MATTERS: Drought emergency declared in Central Valley, Klamath region

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

May 10, 2021

Pressured by growers and legislators, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency in 39 counties as most of California experiences...

THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Announces $5.1 Billion Package for Water Infrastructure and Drought Response as Part of $100 Billion California Comeback Plan

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Policy and regulation

May 10, 2021

Package includes billions for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, with a focus on small and disadvantaged communities From the Office of...