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DAILY DIGEST: Bills on stream gauges and Hollister Ranch beach head to Governor’s desk; More coverage of SB 1; Ninth Circuit rules on agricultural discharges; Pacific ‘blob’ could be trouble for marine life and weather; The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a toxic soup; and more …

September 10, 2019

In California water news today, Legislature approves Dodd’s stream gauge legislation; Bill to open Hollister Ranch beaches to the public...

DAILY DIGEST: Water interests fighting SB1; Shasta Dam case appealed to CA Supreme Court; A programmatic approach to dam removal and river restoration in the Cleveland National Forest; What to watch as CA lawmakers wrap up; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

September 9, 2019

In California water news today, Water interests are fighting California’s bid to block Trump’s environmental rollbacks; Shasta Dam case appealed...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Will Lake Tahoe’s invasive shrimp become the next mass-market health supplement?; Feinstein joins effort for SB1 changes to protect Central Valley water; Interview with Rep. Kevin McCarthy on water and other hot topics; What ‘The Other California’ Means to the Masumotos; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

September 8, 2019

In California water news this weekend, Will Lake Tahoe’s invasive shrimp become the next mass-market health supplement?; Feinstein Joins Effort...

DAILY DIGEST: A giant mass of warm water off the Pacific Coast could rival ‘the blob’ of 2014-15; Valley growers pin hopes on far-reaching San Joaquin Valley Blueprint; Prioritizing equity helps ensure poor communities receive benefits of bond measures; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

September 6, 2019

In California water news today, A giant mass of warm water off the Pacific Coast could rival ‘the blob’ of...

SAC PRESS CLUB: Droughts, Tunnels & Clean Water: A Conversation on California Water Policy

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

September 5, 2019

Secretary Wade Crowfoot, Jeff Kightlinger, and Jennifer Pierre discuss the Delta tunnel project, the long-awaited biological opinions, SB 1, voluntary...

KLAMATH DAMS: State Water Board denies water quality certification for Lower Klamath Project

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

September 5, 2019

From the State Water Board: On September 3, 2019, the Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board issued...

DAILY DIGEST: UCSD discovers surge in plastics pollution off Santa Barbara; Helping endangered fish return to Suisun Marsh; As temperatures rise, more CA forests will burn; Farmers concerned over how mandatory water cuts from Colorado River will impact agriculture; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

September 5, 2019

In California water news today, UCSD discovers surge in plastics pollution off Santa Barbara; Microplastics are polluting beaches at an...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Integrated Regional Water Management – Helping Create a Balanced Portfolio for our Water Future

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Commentary

September 5, 2019

Guest commentary from the IRWM Roundtable of Regions: Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) represents a construct for collaborative water resource...

BERKELEY LAB: How California wildfires can impact water availability

Berkeley Lab

Groundwater News Wildfires and watersheds

September 4, 2019

New Berkeley Lab study uses supercomputers to analyze hydrological changes in a California watershed following a wildfire. By Julie Chao,...

NOTICE: OAL Approves State Wetland Definition and Procedures for Discharges of Dredged or Fill Material to Waters of the State

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS

September 4, 2019

Procedures to become effective on May 28, 2020 From the State Water Resources Control Board: The Office of Administrative Law...

DAILY DIGEST: How CA wildfires can impact water availability; Groups work to restore fish populations; Kate Poole on why SB 1 must ensure that CESA applies to the federal CVP; How the future of underground mapping can be found in the cloud; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

September 4, 2019

In California water news today, How California wildfires can impact water availability; Groups work to restore fish populations; Dog Deaths...

DAILY DIGEST: Making California’s water supply resilient; Controversial water legislation heads to Calif. Assembly floor; Hidden danger in water confronts CA wildfire survivors; Two small agencies want a divorce from the San Diego County Water Authority; and more …

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Daily Digest

September 3, 2019

In California water news today, Making California’s Water Supply Resilient; Controversial water legislation heads to Calif. Assembly floor; Hidden Danger...