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DAILY DIGEST, 4/23: Critics push for statewide drought declaration as warm temps trigger unprecedented snowpack decline; Klamath water users bring legal challenge to Klamath Project ops; San Diego: Agencies reach agreement over water deliveries; and more …

April 23, 2021

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

DAILY DIGEST, 4/22: Newsom declares drought in two counties, Reactions from legislators, stakeholders; Bone-dry CA set to receive relief; New tool could guide floodwater management, combat drought; Santa Barbara County adopts amendment to SWP contract; Huntington Beach desal hearing tomorrow; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 22, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Regional Water Quality Board beginning at 9am. Agenda items include consideration...

ESTUARY PEARLS: Diversity in Bay Delta science, Art and science, Delta smelt – a scapefish, Connectivity on all levels in the Delta, and Consensus on salmon

Estuary News Group

Delta science Science

April 22, 2021

“People underestimate the risk of staying the same,” said Melissa Jones, environmental equity activist and director of a coalition of...

AG ALERT: Water-quality rule will affect Central Coast farms

Ag Alert

Agriculture Water quality

April 21, 2021

By the California Farm Bureau Federation: Predicting that it will have a profound impact on Central Coast agriculture, farm organizations...

THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Takes Action to Respond to Drought Conditions (Official press release and executive order)

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Policy and regulation

April 21, 2021

From the Office of the Governor: With much of the West experiencing drought conditions and California squarely in a second...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/21: Much-needed precip eyes CA as drought spreads water shortages throughout state; Friant Authority Board approves funding plan for canal repairs; Two sources of U.S.-Mexico sewage flows fight for one pot of money; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 21, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: 2021 Sacramento River Temperature Management at 9am. At the workshop, the...

FEATURE: Water wars! What are they good for?

Maven

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Podcasts and webinars Policy and regulation Webinars

April 21, 2021

A recap of the webinar featuring Tim Quinn, formerly with ACWA, Tracy Quinn with the NRDC, and author John Fleck...

AG ALERT: Drought spreads water shortages throughout state

Ag Alert

Agriculture

April 21, 2021

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The 2020-21 California drought has led to significant water cutbacks, compelling farmers to fallow ground...

US FWS: Revitalizing California’s floodplains benefits people and wildlife

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Ecosystems

April 20, 2021

By Meghan Snow, US Fish & Wildlife Service Throughout California’s history, rivers have been diverted, rerouted and contained by concrete....

DAILY DIGEST, 4/19: Villapudua presses Newsom over drought emergency; Research inside hill slopes could help wildfire and drought prediction; Klamath Drainage District exercises state permit for diversion of water; Battle lines set over proposal to drill for natural gas in Suisun Marsh; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 20, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Board meets at 9am. Agenda items include an update...

NOTICE: End of Negotiations for State Water Project Contract Amendment for Delta Conveyance

Maven

Water project operations

April 20, 2021

From the Department of Water Resources: On March 29, 2021, DWR (The Department of Water Resources) and Public Water Agencies...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/19: Could a super typhoon bring late-season rain to parched CA?; Is CA suffering a decades-long megadrought?; Changes to Shasta water release designed to protect salmon; Interstate water wars are heating up along with the climate; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 19, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Could a super typhoon bring late-season rain to parched California? Here’s one...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Klamath Drainage District begins water deliveries, Reclamation orders it to cease; Reclamation adjusts Sacramento River operations; New prospectors seek to reopen Nevada County mine; Central Coast Water Board approves Ag Order 4.0; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 18, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Klamath Drainage District begins water deliveries, Reclamation orders it to cease “The...