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RULING: State Water Board issues ruling on Kings River FAS Hearing–Ruling on Motions to Exclude Evidence from Phase 1A Hearing

ANNOUNCEMENTS Water rights and water law

June 1, 2021

From the State Water Board’s Administrative Hearings Office: On December 2, 2020, the Administrative Hearings Office (AHO) of the State...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/1: Senate advances bill to spend $785mil to repair Valley canals; A look back on the Oroville Dam with Practical Engineering; U.S. Southwest, already parched, sees ‘virtual water’ drain abroad; Below aging U.S. dams, a potential toxic calamity; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 1, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The State Water Resources Control Board meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include...

Memorial Day 2021

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Website announcements

May 31, 2021

Maven’s Notebook will return tomorrow. Thank you for your readership!...

CAL MATTERS: Running out of water and time: How unprepared is California for the drought?

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

May 30, 2021

With most of the state gripped by extreme dryness, some conditions are better, some worse, than the last record-breaking drought....

DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Time running out to save endangered salmon in Sacramento River; Drought driving water prices up; Dry conditions could cut Friant water to zero in a replay of 2014-2015 drought; Arizona hopes to import out-of-state water in face of crisis; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 30, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Conservationists say time running out to save endangered salmon in Sacramento River...

NOW AVAILABLE: Your Delta, Your Voice Environmental Justice Community Survey Report

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

ANNOUNCEMENTS Delta Conveyance Project

May 29, 2021

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) undertook the Your Delta, Your Voice survey to gather input from...

NOW AVAILABLE: EPA releases the Cyanotoxins Preparedness and Response Toolkit

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

May 29, 2021

From the US EPA: The EPA has posted a Cyanotoxins Preparedness and Response Toolkit (CPRT) online. The CPRT will help...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/28: Drought spurs worry, opportunities for water solutions; Will climate change alter water rights?; Valley wells already going dry as drought settles in; How to fix America: Replenish overdrafted aquifers in the SJV; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 28, 2021

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

NOTICE: Draft Environmental Assessment for Friant Division Groundwater Pump-in Program, Contract Years 2020-2022

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ANNOUNCEMENTS Groundwater News

May 28, 2021

From the Bureau of Reclamation: Reclamation proposes to issue annual Warren Act agreements/contracts to certain participating Friant Division contracts and...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Drought Spurs Worry, Opportunities for Water Solutions in California

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

May 27, 2021

Water experts believe efficiency measures and technological innovation will help California meet the needs of its 40 million thirsty residents...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: EPA to Toss Trump-Era Limits on State and Tribal Control of Waterways

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

May 27, 2021

Reversing another policy from the last administration, President Biden’s EPA is bolstering the ability of states and tribes to block...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/27: Feds slash CVP allocations as drought worsens; In CA’s drier future, what’s the best investment for securing water?; An “interstate water system” could fix the West’s water woes; Federal water cutoffs igniting rebellion in NorCal; and more …

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Daily Digest

May 27, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FUNDING FAIR: California Financing Coordinating Committee 2021 Virtual Funding Fair from 9am to...