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NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY for public comment on the amendment to the water quality control plan for the Tulare Lake Basin to remove the Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN) and Agricultural Supply (AGR) beneficial uses from groundwater within a designated horizontal and vertical portion of the southern Lost Hills Oilfield and Substitute Environmental Documentation

September 15, 2022

The State Water Resources Control Board is seeking written public comments on the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board’s...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Board issues statement on ruling by Sixth District Court of Appeal regarding its curtailment authority

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Breaking News

September 14, 2022

Statement from the State Water Resources Control Board regarding the ruling by the Court of Appeal (see here and here):...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/14: Lawsuit puts Water Board’s curtailment authority in question; Heat domes and heat waves take more water from reservoirs; Tight water supplies challenge California dairies; Desert farmers float plan to boost Colorado River; and more …

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DAILY DIGEST

September 14, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Learning, Designing, and Teaching Others: A Narrative About Green Infrastructure and Education from...

FIVE QUESTIONS: Deirdre Des Jardins with California Water Research

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5 Questions

September 14, 2022

Deirdre Des Jardins, Director of California Water Research, has become a bit of a fixture at state agency meetings, such...

NOTICE: September 13 Weekly Update on Curtailment Status of Water Rights and Claims in the Delta Watershed

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Other Announcements

September 14, 2022

This update contains important information about the curtailment status of water rights and claims of right within the Sacramento-San Joaquin...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/13: Court of Appeal determines State Water Board exceeded authority in 2015 curtailments; Farmers blame lack of water on state policies; A new tool could help protect 30% of the state’s waters by 2030; What La Ñina means to Central Valley farmers; and more …

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DAILY DIGEST

September 13, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC HEARING: Delta Conveyance Project Draft EIR from 9am to 11am. The first...

DAILY DIGEST: New reservoirs could help battle droughts, but at what cost?; Mt. Shasta glacier shrinking in heat wave; Allensworth making own water supply; Southwest alfalfa farmers asked to give up crop; and more …

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DAILY DIGEST

September 12, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … New reservoirs could help battle droughts, but at what cost? “In an...

Science happens

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Science News

September 12, 2022

Andrew L. Rypel writes, “The famous expression ‘Life Happens!’ has certainly been around awhile. It’s reserved as a sort of...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: In CA drought, the latest victims are rice farms; Tidal marsh or ‘fake habitat’? Restoration project draws criticism; Yes, we can make it rain. But it won’t solve drought; Feds declare tribal salmon fisheries disaster; and more …

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DAILY DIGEST

September 11, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … In California drought, the latest victims are rice farms “Rick Richter has...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Sept 4-9: Drought, record heat, fires and now maybe floods; July 2022 urban water use 10.4% lower than in July 2020; Hope for voluntary agreements on Tuolumne River; and more …

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WEEKLY DIGEST

September 9, 2022

A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/9: Drought, record heat, fires and now maybe floods; Drought raises red flags for agriculture; As water becomes more scarce, is desal the solution?; Heatwaves sapping soil of moisture, increasing wildfire danger ; and more …

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DAILY DIGEST

September 9, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … 2022 Energy & Water Nexus from 9pm to 12pm. Join Bay Planning Coalition...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/8: Water use drops 10% in July; Conserve groundwater. Fallow farmland. Increase dust?; New report: Left out in drought: CA fish; Driest, wettest, hottest: Sacramento’s troubling trifecta of extremes; and more …

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DAILY DIGEST

September 8, 2022

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