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DAILY DIGEST, Veteran’s Day weekend edition: CA prepares to battle Trump over environmental policies; An SF judge has already ruled on removing fluoride; Atmospheric rivers are shifting toward the poles; Post-fire study finds snowpack melts earlier; and more …

November 8, 2024

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CAL MATTERS: Here we go again: California prepares to battle Trump over environmental policies

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

November 8, 2024

A lot is at stake with the new Trump administration: California’s water projects, its unique authority to clean its air,...

WATER DESK: Post-fire study finds snowpack melts earlier

The Water Desk

Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

November 8, 2024

Loss of forest canopy and deposition of ash alter forest hydrology By Mitch Tobin, Water Desk As the American West...

THE CURRENT: Atmospheric rivers are shifting toward the poles, possibly following a long-term cycle

UC Santa Barbara

Hydrology

November 8, 2024

By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara Against the backdrop of global warming, sea level rise and extreme weather, it’s reassuring...

ESSAY: Water wasted to sea?

Guest Contributor

Commentary

November 8, 2024

By James E. Cloern, Jane Kay, Wim Kimmerer, Jeffrey Mount, Peter B. Moyle, and Anke Müeller–Solger If we farmed the...

COMMENTARY: Sites Reservoir: A Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity 

Sites Project Authority

Commentary

November 8, 2024

By Fritz Durst, Chair, Sites Project Authority Water is a precious resource in California—and like any smart investment strategy, we...

EPA: How EPA scientists use fish eDNA to assess estuarine health

US Environmental Protection Agency

Fish and wildlife Science

November 8, 2024

By Sarah Whichello, Oak Ridge Associated Universities Research Participant with EPA. Estuaries are waterbodies where freshwater from the uplands mixes...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/7: Why future droughts will not be about rain; State’s outlook for wet year is uncertain so far; A view on the future of Delta water conveyance: A Q&A with Terry Krause; Supervisors urge IID to engage on critical water issues; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

November 7, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 11/6: Voters approve Proposition 4, the bond measure for water and environmental projects; Lawsuit accuses Friant Water Authority of holding secret meetings; State Water Board seeks comments on Bay-Delta plan; L.A. River heads towards 10 years of dredging; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

November 6, 2024

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SJV WATER: Lawsuit accuses Friant Water Authority of holding secret meetings that resulted in massive fees pinned on a handful of Tulare County irrigation districts

SJV Water

Groundwater News

November 6, 2024

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The legal fracas over who should pay to fix the sinking Friant-Kern Canal grew Friday...

AG ALERT: State Water Board seeks comments on Bay-Delta plan

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation

November 6, 2024

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California water officials are taking another step forward as part of a broader process to...

NOTICE of Staff Workshop on Proposed Changes to the Water Measurement and Reporting Regulation

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

November 6, 2024

From the State Water Resources Control Board: That State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) staff will hold a...

DAILY DIGEST, 11/5: New SWP permit seeks to balance water delivery with environmental protections; Why the election might not matter for California water; Recent developments intensify California’s groundwater management landscape; First Tahoe ski resort of the season set to open; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

November 5, 2024

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COURTHOUSE NEWS: New California water permit seeks to balance water delivery with environmental protections

Courthouse News Service

Water project operations

November 5, 2024

Part of the permit’s implementation will include methods for environmental restoration and spawning projects to benefit endangered species like the...

PRESS RELEASE: New operating permit issued for California’s State Water Project to preserve water supply while protecting endangered species

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Fish and wildlife Water project operations

November 5, 2024

A balanced approach is key to benefiting California’s endangered fish species through habitat restoration, improved flow measures, monitoring, and hatchery...