California water news

DAILY DIGEST, 2/21: Frigid air, snow in the forecast this week; CA water mismanagement called out by lawmakers; Are the feds risking endangered salmon for fries and potato chips?; LA’s progress on capturing stormwater slow; and more …

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February 21, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: After the Storm – A Timely Update on California’s Water Supply from 12pm...

DAILY DIGEST, Presidents’ Day weekend edition: Did winter storms replenish depleted groundwater supplies? Here’s what data shows; Los Angeles DWP battles to keep spigot open at Mono Lake; Changes needed to save Lake Powell, experts say; and more …

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February 19, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Did winter storms replenish California’s depleted groundwater supplies? Here’s what data shows...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb 12 -17: Storms in the forecast; Newsom suspends environmental laws to store more Delta water; What CA’s big winter storms mean for the future; Customized water pricing a strategy for drought; and more …

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February 17, 2023

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/17: Storms headed for California next week; Water agencies struggled to take advantage of deluge; What CA’s big winter storms mean for the future; Water utilities brace for imminent EPA proposal on PFAS in water; and more …

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February 17, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Storms headed for California to boost already healthy snowpack “After a mostly dry...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/16: How better data can help manage drought, floods, and more; CA debates what to do with water from recent storms; Water board urged to declare emergency at Mono Lake; Disruptive technology: The answer to water challenges?; and more …

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February 16, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Wildlife Conservation Board beginning at 10am.  The Board will select a board chair,...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/15: Newsom suspends environmental laws to store more Delta water; Mono Lake Tribe seeks to assert its water rights in call for emergency halt of water diversions to Los Angeles; Harder’s Second try at killing ‘a zombie’; Does the US need a federal Department of Water?; and more …

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February 15, 2023

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

DAILY DIGEST, 2/14: Newsom signs executive order to increase statewide stormwater capture; DWR, Reclamation submit request to adjust water right permit conditions to conserve storage; California’s snowpack is melting faster than ever; Reclamation hopes for 100 percent water allocation; and more …

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February 14, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Environmental Flows Workgroup from 10am to 12pm.  Agenda items include JEDI initiative,...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/13: Harder pushes back on Newsom’s embrace of Delta tunnel; A new strategy for drought: Customized water pricing; The effect of the Fall x2 outflow action on Delta smelt; Wall Street sees profits in dropping Colorado River levels; and more …

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February 13, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … VIRTUAL MEETING: Sacramento Regional Water Bank Stakeholder Forum from 6pm to 8pm.  The public...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Storm to bring cold air, snow this week; Army Corps plan Stockton meeting on Delta Tunnel; Commentary: Imperial Valley has sacrificed enough; One wet year won’t solve Colorado River woes; and more …

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February 12, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Potent storm set to deliver colder air, heavy snow to western US...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/9: Duarte, once fined $1M for destroying wetlands, now fighting clean water rules in Congress; Josh Harder: ‘We will not let them take our water’; Dan Walters on CA’s long and complicated water history; Evaporation critical to CA’s Colorado River supplies; and more …

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February 9, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Planning and Conservation League: Groundwater recharge, updating CA water laws from 9am to...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/8: CA’s storms left behind a ‘generational snowpack.’; Storms could supercharge wildfire season; Dan Walters: Western states play game of chicken over Colorado River; Reclamation faces Solomonic choice in picking plan to save Colorado; and more …

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February 8, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Draft Funding Recommendation Water Desalination Grant Program – Proposition 1 Grants Continuous...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/7: Rain brings little relief to depleted groundwater; Response to Marshall Fire prevented drinking water crisis; Tribe, salmon win in fight over Upper Klamath Lake water; Fresno County officials ignored water warnings, taxpayers paying the price; and more …

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February 7, 2023

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

DAILY DIGEST, 2/6: OC San to demo tech that kills PFAS; Water system malfunction causes pandemonium for fire crews; Atmospheric rivers changing the Arctic; What the CO River crisis means for SoCal; and more …

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February 6, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Introduction to the Public Trust Doctrine and Its Implementation by the California Coastal...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Grayson wonders if restored floodplain prevented disaster; Weekend storm to give way to pattern change; Central Valley groundwater sinking faster than ever; Shrinking Colorado River hands Biden his first climate brawl; and more …

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February 5, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Grayson wonders if restored floodplain prevented disaster “When devastating floods swept California...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Mar 20 – Feb 3: Bay Delta Plan update, Despite an ‘incredible’ snowpack, drought not over, Oroville rises 182 feet, A plan for CA’s water woes, and more …

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February 3, 2023

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