California water news

DAILY DIGEST, 10/29: CA judge rejects Westlands water deal; Analyst: Initiative could lower water bills, cause reduction in other programs; Survivor salmon provide lifeline for chinook; Groundwater flow to Colorado River may decline by a third over next 30 years; and more …

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October 29, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC WORKSHOP: California Water Commission Groundwater Trading Safeguards for Vulnerable Water Users Workshop...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/28: Valadao leads request for oversight hearing on SWP/CVP interim operations plan; McCarthy, Valadao press for emergency provisions for more water for Valley farmers; Why is Millerton at 134% of historic average?; Ransomware attacks on utilities increasing; and more …

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October 28, 2021

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

DAILY DIGEST, 10/27: State moves toward higher flows on Tuolumne and nearby rivers. Irrigators vow a fight; Secretary Crowfoot: Rains helped, but drought is part of CA’s ‘new normal’; Lake Oroville rises nearly 30 feet after weekend rain, Shasta up 3 feet; and more …

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October 27, 2021

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

DAILY DIGEST, 10/26: Weekend storms smashed NorCal weather records; ‘Wildcard’ this winter leaves water resource planners with ‘great uncertainty’; New lawsuit against water transfers to the Valley; Current reservoir conditions; and more …

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October 26, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: PFAS Strategic Roadmap – EPA’s Commitments to Action: 2021-2024 from 11am...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/25: West Coast slammed by record-breaking bomb cyclone, but ‘not a drought buster’; Uncertainty over Potter Valley Power Plant continues to grow; State rebuffs Kettleman City’s pleas for minimum water supplies in 2022; and more …

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October 25, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Water Use Efficiency Standards for Commercial, Industrial and Institutional (CII) outdoor...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Grand finale bomb cyclone brewing at end of West Coast storm parade; Yes, people are now trading and investing in water as a commodity; Big tech data centers spark worry over scarce Western water; Two Basin Partnership pursues ‘Plan B’ for Scott Dam removal; and more …

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October 24, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Grand finale bomb cyclone brewing at end of West Coast storm parade...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/22: Another bomb cyclone brewing as part of West Coast storm train; It will take more than rain to end drought in Western US; Delta salinity barrier to stay in 2022; San Joaquin salmon coaxed through the long, hot summer; and more …

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October 22, 2021

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

DAILY DIGEST, 10/21: Level 5 atmospheric river to unleash flooding across CA; CA lawmakers call for delay to start of interim water plan; Open ET: New online water data platform launches; Berkeley Lab mobilizes to predict how Caldor Fire may lead to floods and land movement; and more …

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October 21, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE EVENT: California Financing Coordinating Committee Virtual Funding Fair from 9am to 2pm. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/20: Beast of a bomb cyclone is set to wallop the West Coast; Governor Newsom expands drought emergency statewide as CA misses water conservation mark for 2nd month; Lack of water drying up new housing in rural communities; and more …

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October 20, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Potential Changes To The Water Unavailability Methodology For The Delta Watershed from...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/19: Parade of atmospheric rivers bears down on CA; Water district fights curtailment amid FERC relicensing; LAO analysis: Water funding ballot initiative; Source water, revenues drying up in California; and more …

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October 19, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Resources Control Board will meet beginning at 9am. Agenda...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/18: Bay Area weather service says, ‘The storm door is open’; CA, Feds ask judge to OK water restrictions amid pressure to rollback Trump plan; Poseidon makes controversial demand of CA regulators ahead of desal vote; and more …

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October 18, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee will meet from 1pm to 3pm....

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Optimism wanes, uncertainty increases in forecast; Climate change intensifying competition for water in the West; Should state earmark billions for water projects every year?; Despite a punishing drought, San Diego has water; and more …

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October 17, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … It’s unclear what a ‘moisture-rich cold front’ expected to reach the SF...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/15: Democrats concerned over state’s lawsuit against biops; Unlined waste disposal pits endanger groundwater in San Joaquin Valley; Wildfire experts escalate fight over saving California forests; and more …

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October 15, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FRIDAY: The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board will meet beginning at...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/14: La Nina arrives, threatening to stoke droughts and roil markets; CVP begins water year with 3.21 MAF of storage; Fort Bragg downgrades water emergency; State begins effort to clean up toxic ‘Delano Plume’; EPA advances WOTUS rewrite; and more …

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October 14, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … EVENT: Wildfire: Weather, Water, Weeds, Wildlife, Day 3 from 2pm to 5:30pm: The...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/13: A developing mid-October storm aimed at SF Bay Area could end wildfire season; Maybe Snow? Weather experts say this winter is a toss-up; Research seeks resilience for aquifers; NEPA rules rewrite: Déjà vu all over again; and more ….

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October 13, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Navigating Onsite Water Reuse Regulations – Utility Perspective from 11am to 12pm. ...