California water news

DAILY DIGEST, 3/29: Californians face water restrictions as drought intensifies; Gray calls for state audit over water loss; Water availability, regs spur farmland value chasm; Lake Powell continues to disappear as Colorado hits pause on plan to prop up levels; and more …

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March 29, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Integrating Land Use and Water Management: Nationwide Planning and Practice from 9am...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/28: Is Monday’s storm the last shot at substantial rain for the season?; Valley agriculture needs “greenlash” to CA restrictions; Sites project could break ground in ’24; Arizona’s future water shock; and more …

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March 28, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar at 11am.  The California-Nevada Drought Early...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: CA’s snowpack is ‘roasting in the dry and sunny conditions’; Drought sets stage for fish die-off; Coming storm could drop the most rain the Bay Area has seen this year; Study previews how climate change may alter rain-making atmospheric rivers by 2100; and more …

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March 27, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California’s snowpack is ‘roasting in the dry and sunny conditions’ “California’s winter...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for March 20-25: Legal aspects of groundwater recharge; Bay Delta Plan update; plus all the week’s top water news

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Weekly Digest

March 25, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/25: Recent precipitation not enough to add to reservoir runoff; State releases funds for Friant-Kern Canal repair; Decision in Boswell-Vidovich pipeline fight set for April 1; Why Californians have been saving less water in 2022; and more …

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March 25, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 3/24: Record-challenging heat to ease as new storm takes aim at CA; Mono Lake’s low level may reduce LADWP water diversions; The deceptively simple plan to replenish groundwater; Anglers, hunters rally to preserve recreational access to Liberty Island; and more …

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March 24, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council beginning at 9am.  Public hearing regarding appeals of the...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/23: From bulldozers to helicopters, Boswell-Vidovich battles continue; As drought intensifies, a return to wild, unrestricted waterways offers solutions; Sisk Dam to get $100 million safety upgrade; Bill introduced to prevent corporations from profiting off water rights; and more …

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March 23, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 3/22: State warns 20,000 water users of coming shortages; Drought prompts request to temporarily change how much water is sent to the Delta; How a tropical weather phenomena influences CA rain and snow; Century old Colorado River Compact imperfect, but immovable; and more …

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March 22, 2022

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

DAILY DIGEST, 3/21: Third year of drought strangling CA agriculture; Solar panels over California canals test possible joint-siting benefits; 3 of California’s 5 biggest water users are in the Coachella Valley. Who’s consuming the most?; and more …

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March 21, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Crossings Amid Climate Change: Reconnecting California’s Landscapes from 12:30 to 1:45pm. California...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: State Water Project allocation slashed; Reclamation and DWR seek temporary changes to Delta outflow requirements to preserve water storage; UC Merced researchers, state leaders talk secure water future for the Valley; ‘A national treasure’: This law saved Tahoe 22 years ago. It’s still delivering; and more …

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March 20, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California slashes State Water Project allocation as year begins with record dryness...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for March 13-18: DWR Director Nemeth talks drought; Black swan events in the water industry; plus all the top water news of the week

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March 18, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/18: Sites Reservoir on track for $2.2B federal loan; More areas of extreme drought growing in CA; How serious is CA’s water crisis and what’s causing it?; Delta park near Antioch closing down due to ‘no resources’; and more …

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March 18, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Big new Northern California reservoir on track for $2.2 billion federal loan...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/17: Official: State to zero out water supplies again amid dry winter; Judge clears Biden Delta plan to replace Trump’s biops; Study shows thousands of jobs could be impacted without proper water allocation; Water Commission increases potential funding for seven water storage projects; and more …

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March 17, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Salton Sea Birds from 12pm to 1:30pm. Join this Pacific Institute webinar...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/16: Judge OKs plan for water projects pending review of Trump-era policies; Californians used more water as state braces for another dry year; Drought is a growing threat to Central Valley farms, food, and people; Judge rejects challenge to extension of SWP contracts; and more …

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March 16, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Sacramento River Temperature Management Considerations beginning at 9am. The State Water Resources...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/15: Climate scientists reconsider the meaning and implications of drought in light of a changing world; Forestland management benefits salmon and steelhead in NorCal; PG&E, the Mountain Maidu, and a very powerful river; SGMA adaption coming early in Westlands Water District; and more …

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March 15, 2022

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