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DAILY DIGEST, 3/18: Coronavirus doesn’t jeopardize tap water, but it might be carried in raw sewage; Central Valley groundwater markets emerging under SGMA; Cattle ranchers cope with dry pastures; 12 cities with the worst tap water in the US; and more …

March 18, 2020

The California Water Commission meeting is canceled. Public negotiation session: SWP Contract Amendment for Delta Conveyance from 10am to 3pm. ...

KERN COUNTY WATER SUMMIT: Infrastructure: What’s on Tap for California

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

March 18, 2020

Armando Quintero, chair of the California Water Commission, gives an update on the Water Storage Investment Program, the Sustainable Groundwater...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Significant progress being made in implementing the state’s groundwater law

Guest Contributor

Commentary Groundwater News

March 18, 2020

Guest commentary by Geoff Vanden Heuvel, Director of Regulatory and Economic Affairs, Milk Producers Council: I remember being surprised when...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/17: ‘Miners’ pull lead bullets from the Santa Ana River, is it helping?; Valley water district employee tests positive for coronavirus; Could coronavirus collide with wildfire season?; CSPA sues over groundwater sustainability plan; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 17, 2020

‘Miners’ pull lead bullets from the Santa Ana River. Do they help the environment, or hurt it? “Shrapnel from ricocheting...

GUEST COMMENTARY: A new threat to California Streams: Will the rush to develop our newest water source destroy more streams?

Guest Contributor

Commentary

March 17, 2020

Commentary by North Coast Stream Flow Coalition, written by Felice Pace, Policy Advisor The first plans implementing California’s landmark groundwater...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/16: ‘Miracle March’: Sierra Nevada pummeled by feet of snow; Lithium startup backed by Bill Gates seeks a breakthrough at the Salton Sea; Tensions emerge as a top Arizona official discusses tribes’ unresolved water claims; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 16, 2020

‘Miracle March’: Sierra Nevada pummeled by feet of snow: “Heavy snow will continue to pummel California’s Sierra Nevada through Tuesday,...

SWP CONTRACT AMENDMENT: Negotiations to extend into April

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 16, 2020

Per the Governor’s updated policy on gatherings to protect public health and slow the spread of COVID-19, upcoming public meetings...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Double-edged sword of stormy weather targets CA; Building recharge basins to boost resilience for farmers and birds alike; Lawmakers told Trump’s new water rules will push salmon closer to extinction; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 15, 2020

This edition of the weekend Daily Digest is 100% virus-free! 😀 Double-edged sword of stormy weather targets California before official...

DAILY DIGEST: ‘Miracle March’? Feet of Sierra snow beginning this weekend is just what CA needs; New forecast tool looks three weeks ahead for chances of atmospheric rivers; PFAS in drinking water could cause cavities and tooth decay; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 13, 2020

‘Miracle March’? Feet of Sierra snow beginning this weekend is just what California needs: “Much-needed snow will blanket California’s Sierra...

DAILY DIGEST: Fisheries experts to testify on new biops; Harder’s SAVE Water Resources Act takes final step towards house passage; Drought expanding in California; DWR CEQA process proceeds with tunnel proposal independent experts deem “impractical”; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 12, 2020

WEBINAR: State of the Salmonids – Fish in Hot Water from 9am to 10am. Click here to register. WEBINAR: Water...

DR. JAY LUND: Integrated Modeling and Delta Science & Policy

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Delta science

March 12, 2020

The search is on for a new Delta lead scientist to oversee the Delta Science Program and to consult regularly...

SFEWS: Delta smelt predation; Central Valley surface water diversions; Predicting juvenile salmon fish routing, Sacramento River predator diet analysis

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Delta science

March 12, 2020

In this edition of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science Journal: ESSAY Did a Shifting Ecological Baseline Mask the...

THIS JUST IN … Golden State Salmon Association and allies seek injunction to stop implementation of new biological opinions

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Water project operations

March 11, 2020

From the Golden State Salmon Association: GSSA and allied groups have asked a federal court to immediately block a new...

DAILY DIGEST: Metropolitan’s Jeff Kightlinger set to retire; Tuolumne Utilities District announces negotiations with PG&E to acquire water system, pre-1914 water rights; Delayed opening of April 2020 recreational ocean salmon fishery for much of the California coast; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 11, 2020

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SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Borrego Valley’s strategy for a negotiated resolution under SGMA

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

March 11, 2020

Presentation at the California Irrigation Institute conference highlights this critically-overdrafted basin’s creative approach to meeting the requirements of SGMA The...