California water news

DAILY DIGEST, 4/13: Water cuts leave hard choices for farmers; Innovative urban water strategies offer opportunity for drought relief; A glimmer of hope for small town’s long struggle for clean water; EPA hits reset on pesticides and endangered species work; and more …

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April 13, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Stakeholder meeting from 10am to 12pm.  The meeting...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/12: CA could shrink water use in cities by 30% or more, study finds; New well regulations pose concerns for local water agencies; A farmer’s quest to beat California’s waves of drought and deluge; Challenges of forecasting water supply in a hotter climate; and more …

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April 12, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Briefing: The Untapped Potential of California’s Urban Water Supply from 9am to...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/11: Winnemem Wintu uses legal brief to argue for more just and equitable water stewardship; The reduced resilience of the CA salmon fishery; 42 million gallons of sewage entered L.A. waterways in past 15 years; How vulnerable to cyberattacks is US Water infrastructure?; and more …

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April 11, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … OFFICE HOURS: Tribal Engagement with Anecita Augstinez from 12pm to 1pm.  Join Maven’s...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Pattern flip to bring cooler temps, precipation; Expert says California fire season could start early as May due to heatwaves, drought; Could Berryessa provide Napa water in a pinch?; How rising sea levels could push up a ‘toxic soup’ into Bay Area neighborhoods; and more …

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April 10, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Pattern flip to bring a cooldown to the Southwest, some rain, snow...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 3-8: The California Environmental Flows Framework, Suisun Marsh: A bastion for fish; Plus all the top water news of the week

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April 8, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 4/8: The new ways CA is meeting the growing needs for water; Hurtado no longer calling for State Water Board to be dissolved; Ongoing drought demands updated models to better manage CA’s water; The Colorado River Basin looks to be locking in another dry year; and more …

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April 8, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board will meet from 9am to 5pm. Agenda items...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/7: TUCP will allow more water to be stored in Lake Oroville and Shasta Lake; Friant water officials dismayed over Federal water shuffle; A plan to save winter-run salmon; Can hydropower help solve the climate crisis?; and more …

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April 7, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Hexavalent Chromium Maximum Contaminant Level from 9am to 11am. The State...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/6: Despite cutbacks, some ag districts get full allotment of water; NASA finds new way to monitor underground water loss; Californians saved less than 1% in February; Trump-era water rule’s new flow draws out Roberts, liberal justices; and more …

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April 6, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Microplastics in Drinking Water: Key Issues and the Frontier of Contaminant Knowledge...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/5: Water trading can help struggling freshwater ecosystems; Judge’s order stops a Kings County pipeline; Central CA lawmaker pushes new legislation to ‘modernize’ state’s water management; Developers are flooding Arizona with homes even as historic Western drought intensifies; and more …

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April 5, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife will hold a hearing...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/4: ‘The truth is California does not have enough water’; CA Groundwater Conditions Report Water Year 2021; A small and unpretentious fish is sending a warning message; Feds slash water supplies for Valley communities; and more …

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April 4, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Office Hours: Proactive groundwater management strategies from 12pm to 1pm.  On April...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Snowpack virtually nonexistent in last survey of water year; Judge in pipeline battle says she can’t “stretch” laws to keep groundwater from leaving Kings County; Gov. Newsom’s drought order aims to slow ag well drilling; Dan Walters: California water war peace treaty? Not quite; and more …

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April 3, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] April 1 snow survey … California snowpack virtually nonexistent in last survey of water year “Most Californians understand the...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for March 27-April 1: Overview of the biops, ITP for SWP, CVP; Newsom issues drought executive order; Voluntary agreements unveiled; and all the top water news of the week

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April 1, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 4/1: Sierra snowpack falls to one of lowest levels in 70 years; Reclamation reduces CVP M&I allocation to health and safety needs only; Droughts cutting into CA’s hydropower; Some Caldor Fire victims to resume paying water fees despite losing homes; and more …

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April 1, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Where snowpack level stands after most critical survey of the year “California’s...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/31: Why MID and TID aren’t celebrating Newsom’s ‘historic’ treaty; California is about to see how how bad this drought really is; Incredible before and after photos show just how much Lake Powell has dried up; and more …

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March 31, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Electrical Hydrogeology: Building Aquifer Conceptual Models from Airborne and Ground Electrical Datasets...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/30: Voluntary agreements and Sacramento River temperature plan unveiled; GSAs at epicenter of Friant Kern Canal subsidence limits pumping, charges fees; Coalition plans to protect Valley bird habitats; Governor’s new water saving order will have minimal effect on San Diego; and more …

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March 30, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: “Reorienting to Recovery” CA Central Valley Salmon Recovery Project from 9am...