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August 12, 2020

The California Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout (CAC) was re-established by the Legislature in 1983 in response to...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/11: Groundwater sustainability moves from planning to implementation; A warming CA sets the stage for future floods; Focus on COVID might hamper state’s push against rising seas; The best lakes in California; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 11, 2020

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: CA Environmental Flows Workgroup meets from 10am to 2pm. Agenda...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/10: Scientists say: expect more rainfall variability for CA; Decline in hydropower hampered by drought will impact utility costs; SGMA and the Human Right to Water; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 10, 2020

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Scientists say: expect more rainfall variability for California “California’s winter precipitation...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Predicting drought in the American West just got much more difficult; Monsoon in the Southwest largely a no-show; New winery wastewater regulations ‘untenable for small wineries’; Poseidon’s desalination plan for Huntington Beach delayed again; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 9, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Predicting drought in the American West just got much more difficult “People...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/7: Trump administration studies raising the height of Shasta Dam; Validation action filed regarding financing of proposed Delta Conveyance Project; Implementation journal offers progress report on Water Data Act; Endangered species ‘habitat’ proposal raises climate questions; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 7, 2020

Happy Friday … [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … VIRTUAL TOUR: Orange County’s Groundwater Replenishment System from 10am to 11:30am. ...

THIS JUST IN … Public comment period open for critical Shasta Dam proposal to increase water storage for Californians and fish

Bureau of Reclamation News

Water project operations

August 6, 2020

The Bureau of Reclamation has proposed raising the Shasta Dam and is seeking public input on the Shasta Lake Water...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/6: Report assesses urban water demand forecasts in CA; A proposal to end surcharges on water bills is up for a vote, utility companies fight back; Will SGMA severely affect growers in NorCal?; Study: Forest thinning boosts downstream water availability; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 6, 2020

Good day! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Stormwater Matters: Increasing Water Supplies While Reducing Pollution from 10:15...

ACWA CONFERENCE: Commissioner Brenda Burman: “We are keeping our promises, and we are doing what we said we would do. And we are not done.”

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

August 6, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] At the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) virtual conference last week, one of the keynote speakers was the...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/5: Portfolio outlines actions to address water problems; Delta conveyance update; Climate change could lead to more incidents like the Oroville Dam spillway failures, experts warn; One step closer for $71M for Friant-Kern Canal; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 5, 2020

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water begins at 9am. The...

ACWA CONFERENCE: Chair Esquivel and Director Nemeth discuss their plans for 2020

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

August 5, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] At the ACWA’s virtual conference held last week, the second keynote speaker session featured Joaquin Esquivel, Chair of the...

MET BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Delta Conveyance update

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Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

August 5, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] At the end of July, Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta held a meeting; the main agenda...

NOW AVAILABLE: Updated AB 1755 Implementation Journal

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

August 5, 2020

The State agencies implementing the Open and Transparent Water Data Act (AB 1755, Dodd) are pleased to announce the release...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/4: CA high court sides with Dunsmuir in water rate hike fight; New winery wastewater regulations could cost wineries thousands every year; Researchers warn a warming ocean threatens giant kelp forests; Trump signs major conservation bill into law; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 4, 2020

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife meets at 10am. ...

ACWA CONFERENCE: Secretary Wade Crowfoot highlights the principles and priorities of the Water Resilience Portfolio

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

August 4, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Wade Crowfoot has been the Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency since January 2019 and oversees an agency...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/3: Wildfires can poison drinking water – here’s how to be prepared; 2012-2016 drought retrospective and lessons learned; Rethinking Bay-Delta fish trends by combining multiple surveys; Water bills would fundamentally change under proposal headed for CPUC; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 3, 2020

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Wildfires can poison drinking water – here’s how communities can be...

DAM REMOVAL UPDATE: Klamath Dams, Matilija Dam, and the Potter Valley Project

DAILY DIGEST, 8/11: Groundwater sustainability moves from planning to implementation; A warming CA sets the stage for future floods; Focus on COVID might hamper state’s push against rising seas; The best lakes in California; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/10: Scientists say: expect more rainfall variability for CA; Decline in hydropower hampered by drought will impact utility costs; SGMA and the Human Right to Water; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Predicting drought in the American West just got much more difficult; Monsoon in the Southwest largely a no-show; New winery wastewater regulations ‘untenable for small wineries’; Poseidon’s desalination plan for Huntington Beach delayed again; and more …

THIS JUST IN … Public comment period open for critical Shasta Dam proposal to increase water storage for Californians and fish

DAILY DIGEST, 8/6: Report assesses urban water demand forecasts in CA; A proposal to end surcharges on water bills is up for a vote, utility companies fight back; Will SGMA severely affect growers in NorCal?; Study: Forest thinning boosts downstream water availability; and more …

ACWA CONFERENCE: Commissioner Brenda Burman: “We are keeping our promises, and we are doing what we said we would do. And we are not done.”

DAILY DIGEST, 8/5: Portfolio outlines actions to address water problems; Delta conveyance update; Climate change could lead to more incidents like the Oroville Dam spillway failures, experts warn; One step closer for $71M for Friant-Kern Canal; and more …

ACWA CONFERENCE: Chair Esquivel and Director Nemeth discuss their plans for 2020

MET BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Delta Conveyance update

NOW AVAILABLE: Updated AB 1755 Implementation Journal

DAILY DIGEST, 8/4: CA high court sides with Dunsmuir in water rate hike fight; New winery wastewater regulations could cost wineries thousands every year; Researchers warn a warming ocean threatens giant kelp forests; Trump signs major conservation bill into law; and more …

ACWA CONFERENCE: Secretary Wade Crowfoot highlights the principles and priorities of the Water Resilience Portfolio

DAILY DIGEST, 8/3: Wildfires can poison drinking water – here’s how to be prepared; 2012-2016 drought retrospective and lessons learned; Rethinking Bay-Delta fish trends by combining multiple surveys; Water bills would fundamentally change under proposal headed for CPUC; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 10/3: GIS, data central to water agencies in a changing world; Tahoe could see first snow of season; Study shows the impact of upstream dynamics on the health of Lake Tahoe; Report takes aim at Colorado River water managers’ inaction; and more …