California water news

DAILY DIGEST, 6/17: FERC decision pushes Klamath dam removal forward; Radiation detectors provide deeper dive into groundwater; Madera ranchers circle the wagons over county groundwater plan; and more …

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June 17, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife will meet 30 minutes...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/16: Drought forces state to cut off water to thousands of farms, water agencies; Can we save the San Joaquin’s salmon?; Metropolitan Water District among those hit in suspected Chinese hack; Water accessibility and COVID lessons for resilience; and more …

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June 16, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The California Water Commission meets at 9:30am.  Agenda items include presentation and...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/15: Final Sacramento River plan could kill up to 88% of endangered salmon run; Wall Street is thirsting for your water; New MWD GM Adel Hagekhalil commits to “One Water” agenda; San Francisco Supes approve resolution protecting the Tuolumne River; and more …

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June 15, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Board meets beginning at 9am.  Consideration of proposed resolutions...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/14: U.S. water and power are shockingly vulnerable to cyberhacks; Wildfires spread through CA and AZ while heat wave tightens grip; Will history repeat in a dry Klamath Basin this summer?; and more …

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June 14, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: The Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System from 6pm to 7pm. ...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Proposal to import seawater to Salton Sea is biggest since Hoover Dam; Bills to fund canal repairs moving forward; The West is the driest it’s been in 1,200 years; Biden releases his first regulatory agenda; and more …

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June 13, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … How to save the Salton Sea: Proposal to import seawater across California...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/11: Oroville set to hit lowest level ever; Multiple atmospheric rivers to hit NorCal, PNW this weekend; The danger in over-simplifying CA water conservation; Another WOTUS Revision on the way from EPA; and more …

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June 11, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: The Invasive Spartina Project: Restoring Native Tidal Marsh Habitat and Promoting Resilience...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/10: State agencies call on water managers to promote water conservation; Agricultural land donation promotes salmon recovery in the San Joaquin River; State knocks ‘Deficiencies’ in Cuyama Valley groundwater plan; Lake Mead at the Hoover Dam to reach lowest water level in decades; and more …

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June 10, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Advancing Water Reuse in Small and Disadvantaged Communities from 10am to...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/9: After a bitter fight, Metropolitan has a new General Manager; State releases its first reviews of local SGMA plans; Woman sues over getting stuck in fish trap; Abatti responds to IID’s Supreme Court filing; and more …

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June 9, 2021

Dear readers: This aggregation (as big as it is) is a little short this morning, as I have a personal...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/8: Shriveled reservoirs show depths of CA’s drought disaster; Jay Lund: ‘Painful but not calamity; Amid mega-drought, rightwing militia stokes water rebellion in US west; Ventura County one step closer to removing Matilija Dam; and more …

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June 8, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: SAFER Program: Tribal Drinking Water (Central California) from 9am to 11am.  The...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/7: Scientists saving endangered salmon get help from gene-slicing tool; 2021 Drought: What to expect as conditions worsen; A new agricultural electricity use forecast method holds promise for water use management; Federal low-income water assistance program officially launched; and more …

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June 7, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Managing California’s Groundwater: Interconnected Surface Waters & Environmental Users from 12pm...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: DWR releases first GSP assessment results for high priority basins; Lois Henry interview on Corcoran subsidence; CA’s reservoirs face dangerously low levels; Legal complexities surround water in Upper Klamath Lake; and more …

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June 6, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … GSAs shooting 50% on GSPs—DWR releases first GSP assessment results for high...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/4: State takes action on water exports from the Delta; No cut to Friant water users – so far; Lake Oroville’s water woes could turn into power problem; Along SF’s Mission Creek, sea level rise unsettles the waters; and more ..

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June 4, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Feeding the Future – Solutions in Our Soil from 11am to 12pm. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/3: DWR to begin installing drought barrier; CA’s mountains are dry. Now we know how dry; Water concerns conveyed to Lieutenant Governor; Amid dire Colorado River outlook, states plan to tap their Lake Mead savings accounts; and more …

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June 3, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: The perils of PFAS from 11am to 12pm.  Brought to you...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/2: Irrigators say they plan to force open Klamath headgates and release water; Fishing groups present alternative plan to save salmon; The numbers California’s drought manager wants you to see; Search for groundwater gets high-tech boost; and more …

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June 2, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Protocols for Water and Environmental Modeling from 9:30am to 11:30am.  California Water...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/1: Senate advances bill to spend $785mil to repair Valley canals; A look back on the Oroville Dam with Practical Engineering; U.S. Southwest, already parched, sees ‘virtual water’ drain abroad; Below aging U.S. dams, a potential toxic calamity; and more …

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June 1, 2021

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