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GUEST COMMENTARY: The Gulf Hurricane is a Call to Action to Protect Californians from Catastrophic Floods

September 24, 2020

Guest commentary by Mayor Michael Tubbs of Stockton and former state senator Mike Machado: 2020 has taught us that one...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/23: CA not as drought-prone as you might think, says NOAA; Valley Water drops lawsuit over Bay Delta Plan; Nursing salmon on flooded farms; How beavers became North America’s best firefighter; What a Kavanaugh court means for environmental law; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 23, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Ensuring Safe and Affordable Drinking Water for All Californians from 10am to...

GUEST COMMENTARY: From “Wicked” to “Complex”: A New Lead Scientist’s Outlook on Growing Our Understanding of Delta Science

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Commentary Delta science

September 23, 2020

By Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen “My first exposure to the story of water in California came through a...

MET COMMITTEE: Collaboration on the Colorado River between Mexico and the US brings benefits for both countries

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Colorado River Notebook News and Features

September 23, 2020

Hey, are you ready for a good water news story? In 2007, Mexico and the United States agreed to establish...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/22: Autumn arrives on North Coast with hot, dry weather in store, low reservoirs; Last minute loan keeps drinking water projects afloat; How California’s wildfires are changing; California, the most calamitous place on earth, says Mark Arax; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 22, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … SALTON SEA: Community Input Online Meeting from 1pm to 3pm The California Natural...

GUEST COMMENTARY: SGMA and IRWM – Successful Integration: How SGMA and IRWM Can Utilize Each Other’s Strengths

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Commentary Groundwater News

September 22, 2020

Guest commentary from Soua Lee, Program Manager of the Kings Basin Water Authority, on behalf of the IRWM Roundtable of...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/21: Three lessons for water funding challenges in today’s recession; Significant rainfall may be double-edged sword for Northwest this week; California is dangerously parochial, wildfires ignore regional boundaries; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

September 21, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news and commentary today … Three lessons for California’s water funding challenges in today’s recession...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Dozens of little-known CA oil spills have earned companies millions of dollars; Reclamation releases final plan to fix Friant-Kern Canal; Delta Legacy Communities objects to DWR loan for tunnel engineering design; Cal Am explains decision to withdraw desal application; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 20, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Dozens of little-known California oil spills have earned companies millions of...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/18: First water futures contract is coming with the West on fire; Experts say drought, wildfire risk to persist across much of US this fall; If California won’t enact a plastic waste overhaul, will anyone?; Water wars at the Supreme Court: ‘It’s only going to get worse’; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 18, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … CME’s first water futures contract is coming with the West on fire...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/17: Cal Am withdraws desal project bid; Elevating NGOs and community groups in groundwater decision-making; A tale of two coastlines: desalination in China and CA; East Tule GSA to charge farmers for pumping water; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 17, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The Delta Independent Science Board meets from 10:40am to 12:40pm The Delta ISB...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Almond growers are committed to finding water solutions that work for people, farms, and fish

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Commentary

September 17, 2020

This guest commentary is written by Don Cameron of Terranova Ranch: Back in late February and early March, California almond...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/16: Past wildfires offer future roadmap for forest management’s effects on water; Creek Fire ignites fire management debate over dead trees; CSPA asks San Francisco water agency to withdraw voluntary agreement; Water shortages in US West likelier than previously thought; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 16, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: The Brown Act: The People’s Business and the Right to Access from...

AG WATER PRICES: Groundwater Externalities and the Agricultural Response to Water Pricing

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Agriculture Groundwater News Notebook News and Features Planning and management

September 16, 2020

Dr. Ellen Bruno is a Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Ag and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley. At...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/15: Senators to discuss bipartisan take on reducing fire risks; AR update/weather pattern shift coming; Monterey fight over desalination is now about environmental justice; How can California make water data work for decision makers?; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 15, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The State Water Board meets beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include Board actions...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/14: Extraordinary heat, rare summer snow brought unprecedented West Coast firestorms; Western wildfires damage, contaminate drinking water systems; A rebuilt Paradise nervously watches the horizon; Pandemic, unpaid bills test utilities’ social justice vows; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

September 14, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Extraordinary heat, rare summer snow brought unprecedented West Coast firestorms “The West...