California water news

DAILY DIGEST, 3/23: Where CA’s reservoirs are at after storms; Study offers insights on reducing nitrate contamination from groundwater recharge; Restoring wetlands: a strategy to address climate, biodiversity, and water; Cottage cheese injections and electric shocks: Emeryville attempts to reclaim toxic soil; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 23, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council beginning at 10am in Rio Vista. Agenda itens include the...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/22: California faces more flooding after strong Pacific storm; Ranking atmospheric rivers: New study finds world of potential; State Water Board expedites funding process for high–priority drinking water projects; Wall Street is thirsty for its next big investment opportunity: The West’s vanishing water; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 22, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Conservancy Board will meet from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items include an...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/21: California turns to farmland to funnel water into depleted aquifers; Sites Reservoir’s novel approach to storing water for the environment; Lake Shasta now three-quarters full, DWR reduces outflows from Lake Oroville; Salton Sea Partnership calls on Newsom to commit to measurable progress at Salton Sea; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 21, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include ocean acidification,...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/20: 12th atmospheric river is headed toward CA; Hoping to “take the pressure off” flooded areas, a levee is cut in the old Tulare Lake; California’s terrible deluge hides a silver lining; South Lake Tahoe: The mountain town buried by California winter chaos; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 20, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] California storms … A 12th atmospheric river is headed toward storm-fatigued California, threatening even more floods “Still reeling from...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Dual storms to swipe California with flooding rain, mountain snow; High drama, ugly deeds, politics swirl amid the waters of a re-emerging Tulare Lake; Microplastics found in Sierra snowpack; A solar solution to the West’s changing climate?; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 19, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] California storms continue … Dual storms to swipe California with flooding rain, mountain snow “The end of winter will...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for March 12-17: Independent science board reacts positively to the Voluntary Agreements; Jeff Mount: What will it take to protect species?; plus all the week’s water news

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Weekly Digest

March 17, 2023

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/17: A very wet winter has eased California’s drought, but water woes remain; CDFW testing ‘parentage-based tagging’ of fall-run chinook salmon; CA’s atmospheric river storm strengthens almond markets; Ironhouse Sanitary district wants to develop Delta island; and more …

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March 17, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Colorado River Basin Governance, Decision Making, and Alternative Approaches from 12pm to 1pm. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/16: California to get break from storms, but not for long; CDFW using winter storms to help increase survival of hatchery released chinook salmon; Water restrictions lifted for 7 million in Southern California, but region still urged to conserve; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 16, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: DWR’s County Drought Resilience Planning Assistance from 1pm to 2:30pm.  DWR will provide...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/15: CA faces a big snowmelt this spring; Dan Walters: Tulare Lake will be revived this year; DWR releases semi-annual groundwater report; US forecaster says El Nino could arrive by summer 2023; and more …

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March 15, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Water Commission will meet beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include Resolutions of...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/14: New AR brings heavy snow, rain; Will Shasta Dam spill?; An epic snowpack may test water management in the San Joaquin Valley; The Hodge approach is the best solution to California’s water disputes; and more …

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March 14, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife beginning at 9:00am.  Among the...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/13: Another atmospheric river to bring a hefty dose of rain and snow; Valadao’s take on Biden’s Valley water grab: Where’s the beef?; Is China stealing the Valley’s water and ag land?; Delta tunnel project up for Solano County board review; and more …

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March 13, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: March 2023 Southwest Drought Briefing from 12pm to 12:35pm. Short-term drought in the...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: California to be slammed again by another atmospheric river event; Regs relaxed for storing flood water; State water agency rescinds controversial Delta order that put fish at risk; Colorado River senators meet quietly to facilitate states’ water talks; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 12, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California to be slammed again by another atmospheric river event “Days of...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for March 5-10: Storm paradox: Too much water in reservoirs, too soon; La Nina is gone, odds for El Nino increase; How Carslbad desal plant is generating change; The toxic myth of the Gold Rush; and more …

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March 10, 2023

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/10: Storm paradox: Too much water in reservoirs, too soon; How much snow fell in California? Take a look.; Thirst for water: How the nation’s largest desalination plant is generating change; Colorado River doomsday averted?; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 10, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Sacramento River Science Partnership Annual Workshop (Hybrid) from 9am to 5pm.  The Sacramento...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/9: Atmospheric river takes aim at snow- and rain-logged California; La Nina, which worsens hurricanes and drought, is gone; Duarte, House panel dig in on Calif.’s woeful water policies; The toxic myth of the Gold Rush; and more …

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March 9, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: How will water – or lack therof – impact our economy in the...