California water news – MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

DAILY DIGEST, 4/19: Could a super typhoon bring late-season rain to parched CA?; Is CA suffering a decades-long megadrought?; Changes to Shasta water release designed to protect salmon; Interstate water wars are heating up along with the climate; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Could a super typhoon bring late-season rain to parched California? Here’s one...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Klamath Drainage District begins water deliveries, Reclamation orders it to cease; Reclamation adjusts Sacramento River operations; New prospectors seek to reopen Nevada County mine; Central Coast Water Board approves Ag Order 4.0; and more …

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April 18, 2021 746

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Klamath Drainage District begins water deliveries, Reclamation orders it to cease “The...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 11-16: Toxic algae, 2022 Flood Plan update; Recreation and tourism in the Delta; plus all the top news of the week

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April 16, 2021 176

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DAILY DIGEST, 4/16: Three states, one river and too many straws; Costa, Feinstein introduce bill to restore Valley canals; Hurtado introduces the State Water Resiliency Act of 2021; Peter Gleick on the drought; Karuk Tribe critical of Klamath River water plan; and more …

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April 16, 2021 615

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Southwest Drought Briefing from 10am to 11am. The most recent U.S. Drought...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/15: Klamath Project to receive historically low water allocation; Central Coast’s Ag order 4.0 adoption deadline this Friday; New front in Santa Barbara County’s pot wars; Permit terms might kill Huntington Beach desal project; and more …

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April 15, 2021 706

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: The Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water meets upon adjournment...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/14: Met wants Sac Valley water and has $44M to spend; Newsom inks $536 million wildfire package; Creating a place for nature in the San Joaquin Valley; Sediment mismanagement puts reservoirs and ecosystems at risk; and more …

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April 14, 2021 859

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Landscape Area Measurement Study Meeting from 9am to 12pm. At this...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/13: Biden admin declares CA drought disaster. What is Newsom waiting for?; Water technologies offer drought lifelines; SSJID pulls plug on water deal tied to spring pulse flow; IID decides to stand pat on Abatti’s Supreme Court petition; and more …

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April 13, 2021 1015

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: The Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water will meet beginning...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/12: California’s costly, uphill battle against invasive species; Western U.S. may be entering its most severe drought in modern history; Suisun Marsh gas drilling plan runs into environmental buzz saw; Wildfires, hurricanes … Is anywhere safe from the climate crisis?; and more …

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April 12, 2021 703

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE EVENT: Fire, extreme rainfall, and debris flows: Cascading Disasters in a Changing...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Botulism, drought, ag, and politics threaten water and waterfowl on CA refuges; Water Board releases drinking water needs assessment; Cities at most risk of flooding; Wild horses and water in CA; and more …

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April 11, 2021 721

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Botulism, drought, ag, and politics threaten water—and waterfowl—on California refuges “With a...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 4-9: Ensuring the reliability of the State Water Project; Update on Fresno River adjudication; plus all the top water stories of the week

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April 9, 2021 155

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DAILY DIGEST, 4/9: Biden administration sued over longfin smelt listing; Delta tunnel authority changes leaders as Newsom fights the recall; CA appoints analyst to study Salton Sea seawater importation; La Nina is fading but CA still faces risks; and more …

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April 9, 2021 776

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Science and Management Series: What is Traditional Ecological...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/8: Advances in remote sensing provide first glimpse of groundwater recharge in the Valley; CA greenlighting oil wells linked to groundwater pollution; Saving clean drinking water…with math!; and more …

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April 8, 2021 670

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … SAFER Advisory Group Meeting, Part A from 1pm to 4pm. Click here for...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/7: Farmers try to plan for a critically dry year; Markets, water availability prove key in land values; SSJID, OID still waiting for federal approval of plan to help fish & farmers; Q/A with Delta Conveyance Project Executive Director Tony Meyers; and more …

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April 7, 2021 604

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Colorado River Basin Water Supply Webinar from 9am to 10am. The...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/6: Megadrought: ‘Climate change starting to hammer home’; DWR Brochure: Drought in California 2021; More water spending sought for West in infrastructure bill; and more …

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April 6, 2021 776

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The State Water Board meets at 9am. The main agenda item is the consideration...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/5: Podcast with MWD’s Jeff Kightlinger; Reclamation releases reports and webtool for SECURE Water Act reports; Researchers look to India’s canal-top solar arrays; Meet Arizona’s water one-percenters; and more …

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April 5, 2021 674

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Capitol Weekly Podcast: Jeff Kightlinger, Metropolitan Water District “In this episode John...

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DAILY DIGEST, 4/19: Could a super typhoon bring late-season rain to parched CA?; Is CA suffering a decades-long megadrought?; Changes to Shasta water release designed to protect salmon; Interstate water wars are heating up along with the climate; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Klamath Drainage District begins water deliveries, Reclamation orders it to cease; Reclamation adjusts Sacramento River operations; New prospectors seek to reopen Nevada County mine; Central Coast Water Board approves Ag Order 4.0; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 11-16: Toxic algae, 2022 Flood Plan update; Recreation and tourism in the Delta; plus all the top news of the week

DAILY DIGEST, 4/16: Three states, one river and too many straws; Costa, Feinstein introduce bill to restore Valley canals; Hurtado introduces the State Water Resiliency Act of 2021; Peter Gleick on the drought; Karuk Tribe critical of Klamath River water plan; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 4/15: Klamath Project to receive historically low water allocation; Central Coast’s Ag order 4.0 adoption deadline this Friday; New front in Santa Barbara County’s pot wars; Permit terms might kill Huntington Beach desal project; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 4/14: Met wants Sac Valley water and has $44M to spend; Newsom inks $536 million wildfire package; Creating a place for nature in the San Joaquin Valley; Sediment mismanagement puts reservoirs and ecosystems at risk; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 4/13: Biden admin declares CA drought disaster. What is Newsom waiting for?; Water technologies offer drought lifelines; SSJID pulls plug on water deal tied to spring pulse flow; IID decides to stand pat on Abatti’s Supreme Court petition; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Botulism, drought, ag, and politics threaten water and waterfowl on CA refuges; Water Board releases drinking water needs assessment; Cities at most risk of flooding; Wild horses and water in CA; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 4-9: Ensuring the reliability of the State Water Project; Update on Fresno River adjudication; plus all the top water stories of the week

DAILY DIGEST, 4/9: Biden administration sued over longfin smelt listing; Delta tunnel authority changes leaders as Newsom fights the recall; CA appoints analyst to study Salton Sea seawater importation; La Nina is fading but CA still faces risks; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 4/8: Advances in remote sensing provide first glimpse of groundwater recharge in the Valley; CA greenlighting oil wells linked to groundwater pollution; Saving clean drinking water…with math!; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 4/7: Farmers try to plan for a critically dry year; Markets, water availability prove key in land values; SSJID, OID still waiting for federal approval of plan to help fish & farmers; Q/A with Delta Conveyance Project Executive Director Tony Meyers; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 4/6: Megadrought: ‘Climate change starting to hammer home’; DWR Brochure: Drought in California 2021; More water spending sought for West in infrastructure bill; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 4/5: Podcast with MWD’s Jeff Kightlinger; Reclamation releases reports and webtool for SECURE Water Act reports; Researchers look to India’s canal-top solar arrays; Meet Arizona’s water one-percenters; and more …