California water news

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for October 23-28: Update on Water Storage Investment Program; Will atmospheric river reach CA?; Delta tunnel, algae bloom concerns; and more …

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October 28, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 10/28: Atmospheric rivers will hit the West Coast next week. Will rains reach California?; Turlock ID testing new groundwater recharge approach; A decade of drought and fire killed a third of Sierra Nevada forests; Advocates press for changes to CA lead pipe replacement program; and more …

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October 28, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9am.  Agenda items include a...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/27: CA warns water agencies over shutoffs amid higher prices, missed payments; More Kern County water districts split with larger authority; Agriculture remains opposed to new Paso Robles basin ordinance; Lower Colorado River reservoir evaporation the focus of new analysis; and more …

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October 27, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Delta Stewardship Council meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include consideration...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/26: As state seeks water lifeline with Delta Tunnel, small Delta town remains concerned; Too few Chinook salmon returning to spawn; Can reviving a marsh save this town from sea level rise?; Feds asked to halt Salton Sea project funding until CA gives up more Colorado River water; and more …

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October 26, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Conservancy Board Meeting beginning at 9am.  Agenda items include an update...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/25: Enviro groups push for increased river flow in wake of Delta algal bloom; Drought impacting bird migration along Pacific Flyway; Send Mississippi River water to southwestern reservoirs?; Colorado snowpack levels at 229% of average; and more …

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October 25, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Community Solutions to Water Injustice beginning at 2pm. Water injustice comprises acute...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/24: First snow of season drops inch and a half in Sierra; Millions of Californians struggle to pay for water; Mosquito Fire finally 100% contained; and more …

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October 24, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … First snow of season drops inch and a half in Sierra “The...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: CA water agencies, farmers work together to conserve water in the Delta; Here’s why Doneny desal plant was approved and Huntington Beach’s wasn’t; Diverting Columbia River water to CA is a pipe dream for now; CO River district head: CA water cut far from what is needed; and more …

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October 23, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California water agencies, farmers work together to conserve water in the Delta...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Oct 16-21: SoCal water supplies to be stretched thin if 2023 is dry; NOAA sees no winter drought relief across parched West; DWR begins removal of drought barrier; and more …

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October 21, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 10/21: NOAA sees no winter drought relief across parched West; DWR begins removal of emergency drought barrier; Joint effort to build desal facility could help fight drought; Utah utility helping an Estonian oil company hoard Colorado River water; and more …

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October 21, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … NOAA sees no winter drought relief across parched West “Western states gripped...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/20: Water managers bracing for the worst: How low will it go?; As baby boomers retire, the water workforce faces its own drought; Rain, snow possible in NorCal this weekend; Could textured tiles bring San Francisco seawall to life?; and more …

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October 20, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … IN-PERSON CONFERENCE: State of the Tulare Basin from 8:30am to 4pm in Tulare. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/19: Imperial Valley farmers brace for water cuts to help Colorado River; New mega reservoir in final planning phase; Chinook salmon once again swimming in Shasta County tribe’s ancestral river; PFAS pollute 83% of U.S. waterways; and more …

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October 19, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: California Financing Coordinating Committee Virtual Funding Fair California Financing Coordinating Committee Virtual...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/18: Will hydropower survive the drought?; Photos show retardant was dropped in Sespe Creek during Howard Fire; Removing nutrients from wastewater that goes into the SF Bay could cost up to $1.5B; Can the world learn to live on less water?; and more ..

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October 18, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: California Extreme Heat Symposium from 9am to 4pm.  Extreme heat is a...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/17: Shasta’s low levels a ‘threat’; If you don’t already live in a sponge city, you will soon; Clean Water Act at 50: environmental gains, challenges unmet; and more …

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October 17, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Drought to Flood Symposium: Building Resilience for California’s Climate Extremes from 9am...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: The reason why reservoir levels are kept low; Some SJ Valley towns pay hefty price to keep taps flowing; Dan Walters: California may reallocate shrinking water supply; More than 80 percent of the U.S. is facing troubling drought conditions; and more …

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October 16, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California Drought: The reason why reservoir levels are kept low “Another dry...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Oct. 9-14: San Joaquin groundwater wars; Coastal Commission approves desal project in Orange County; The long haul to restore San Joaquin spring-run chinook; and more …

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October 14, 2022

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