California water news

DAILY DIGEST, 6/29: Preliminary data show water savings increase for May 2022; The West just experienced an aspect of the climate crisis that scientists have warned of for years; The value of investing in water capture, reuse, and urban watersheds to address climate emergencies; Newsom has a plan to keep the lights on in California — using fossil fuels; and more …

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June 29, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: 30×30 Advisory Committee from 3pm to 5pm. Join the California Natural...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/28: Who is winning the pursuit for water — and who is losing?; CA’s ‘broken’ water supply forecast to be audited; Scaling integrated water management; California’s Dixie Fire shows impact of legacy effects, prescribed burns; and more …

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June 28, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife at 9 a.m.  Click...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/27: Huge reservoir near Bay Area could be expanded to store more water; Farmers encouraged to participate in pesticide notification workshops; New tools may predict wildfire season severity, rainfall months ahead; and more …

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June 27, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Huge reservoir near Bay Area could be expanded to store more water...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: New water saving technology could make difference in farm profitability; Sac County supports bill to clean up abandoned boats; Delta bridges; Saudi water deal threatening water supply in Phoenix; and more …

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June 26, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … New technology saving water and environment could make difference in farm profitability...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 19-24: Delta tunnel project, biops, voluntary agreements, future of almonds, Pacheco Dam lawsuit, and more California water news of the week

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June 24, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 6/24: Groundbreaking for state’s largest floodplain salmon rearing habitat project; New efforts underway to remove abandoned boats along Sacramento waterways; Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley sets priorities; State’s largest reservoirs at critically low levels; and more …

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June 24, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Delta Counties’ Water Summit on the Delta Conveyance Project at 9am.  Join...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/23: New Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program is already oversubscribed; California’s water market; Assemblyman Gray, others call on state to do better with water; IID implements court-sanctioned water distribution plan for ag and cities; and more …

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June 23, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 6/22: What’s next for the plan to replumb the Delta?; Flow Deal: Peace treaty or Trojan Horse?; Lawsuit filed against $2.5B Pacheco Dam; Californians finally climbed on water conservation wagon in May; and more …

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June 22, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … CUAHSI WEBINAR: Hydrologic Science and Indigenous Voices from 9am to 10am.  This series...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/21: Lake Oroville hits peak at just over half full; Moving levees to benefit rivers, wildlife and communities; Skies are sucking more water from the land; What the future of almonds looks like in a dry CA; and more …

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June 21, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 6/20: Thousands of baby salmon get a big lift on trip to the San Francisco Bay; What La Niña means for California’s summer; Pure Water Soquel embraces one water approach; As Colorado River reservoirs drop, Western states urged to ‘act now’; and more …

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June 20, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water beginning at 10am.  Complete...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: B.F. Sisk dam safety project breaks ground; Should the state ban grass to save water?; CDFW trucks salmon smolts around adverse river conditions; Lake Oroville reaches peak for the year; and more …

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June 19, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … B.F. Sisk dam safety project breaks ground “The US Bureau of Reclamation...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 12-17: Legal and operational responses to the ongoing drought; Newsom’s drought strategy not working; Stubborn La Niña may stick around a 3rd year; and more …

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June 17, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 6/17: Gavin Newsom’s drought strategy is a major departure from Jerry Brown’s mandatory water cuts. It’s not working; The new ways California is working to change where and how we store water; Interior Dept. invests $100 million in Dam Safety Project at San Luis Reservoir; Poseidon desal plant in Carlsbad needs $159M upgrade. Ratepayers will foot the bill; and more …

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June 17, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Riverine Stewardship Program Final Guidelines and Proposal Solicitation Package – Calabasas...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/16: Bulk of money in state’s plan to buy water rights directed at NorCal; Enviro groups sue feds over Shasta River permits; Stubborn La Niña may stick around for a rare third year; These five people could make or break the Colorado River

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June 16, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EPA, Army Corps Virtual Regional WOTUS Roundtable from 11am to 1:30pm.  The virtual...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/15: How does more rain in NorCal equal less flows in the San Joaquin River?; Did CA learn anything from the last drought?; Drought picture grows more bleak for agriculture; Major cutbacks loom for the Colorado River; and more …

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June 15, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … CUAHSI WEBINAR: Hydrologic Science and Indigenous Voices from 9am to 10am. This series...