DAILY DIGEST

A daily compilation of California water news and commentary from around the state and the nation.

DAILY DIGEST, 5/21: Money for water debt may be available but can CA get it to those in need?; Delta Counties Coalition goes to bat for the Delta Independent Science Board; Natural Resources Undersecretary talks about multi-benefit infrastructure investments; Congress’s stealth water infrastructure deal; and more …

May 21, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC HEARING/MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council Lookout Slough Appeal; Regular monthly meeting beginning at...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/20: State plans $30 million drought barrier to stop saltwater intrusion into Delta; CA reps takes aim at state’s water policies on Capitol Hill; Survival of migrating juvenile salmon depends on stream flow thresholds; Klamath Water Users Association urges a stop to unacceptable behaviors; and more …

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May 20, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FUNDING: California Financing Coordinating Committee 2021 Virtual Funding Fair from 9am to 3pm. ...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/19: MID, TID join SF lawsuit over Tuolumne River flows; AEM surveys to assist groundwater management; Irrigation districts look to transfers as water dwindles; Testing and treating microplastics in water face challenges; and more …

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May 19, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The California Water Commission meets beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include Water...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/18: CA farmers facing drought are choosing empty fields; Ranchers restoring grasslands to build water reserves; Wastewater feeding harmful algae blooms off of SoCal’s coast; AZ lawmakers float idea of piping water from the Mississippi River; and more …

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May 18, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Climate Adaptation and Interdependencies from 9am to 10:30am. Climate change poses...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/17: Relentless droughts strain farming town; Budget revision puts surplus to good use for agriculture; Could trading water on the stock market actually be good for the environment?; Klamath Tribes rally to defend their water and fish; and more …

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May 17, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … RECLAIM THE SIERRA WORKSHOP: How Informed Assessment Impacts Appraisal & Liability from 11am...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: San Francisco sues state over bid to restrict its Sierra water supplies; State plans to order drought restrictions, but it doesn’t have good water data to do it; Protesters ask irrigation district to open Klamath canal, defy Reclamation; and more …

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May 16, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … San Francisco sues state over bid to restrict its Sierra water supplies...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/14: LAO Report: What can we learn from the last major drought?; La Nina gone, but may return next winter; Earthquake risk and the Delta; Hoopa Tribe: Biden Admin revives Trump assault on tribal water rights; and more …

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May 14, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE CONFERENCE: Localizing California Waters: Building Community Resilience Through Collaboration from 9am to...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/13: Fears of a massive salmon die-off this summer in Sacramento River; The Institutional Dimensions of Groundwater Recharge: A Special Collection; States ask Biden to trash Trump-era Clean Water Act change; and more …

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May 13, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: The Sacramento River Levee Setback: Floodplain Rehabilitation Design to Enhance Ecologic...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/12: Sierra snowpack gone already, adding to drought and fire worries; State agencies, NGOs partner on groundwater accounting platform; Editorial: Newsom — end water wars for state and Stanislaus fish and farmers; 3 enviro groups take 3 positions on Poseidon desal plant; and more …

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May 12, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … DWR Water Wednesday: California’s Human Right to Water from 1pm to 1:30pm. In 2012,...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/11: Governor expands drought declaration, announces relief plans; Reactions from water interests, NGOs; Groups urge Biden Admin not to endorse voluntary agreements; Could Dos Rios Restoration Project help with droughts?;Western lawmakers take aim at Biden’s 30×30 plan; and more …

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May 11, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Environmental Flows Workgroup from 10am to 12:30pm. Agenda items include CEFF...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/10: How ‘sustainable’ is California’s groundwater sustainability act?; No statewide water wasting rules heading into drought; Meet the Press on CA’s water scarcity; GOP slams 30×30: ‘Dense on tag lines … light on content’; and more …

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May 10, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … OROVILLE DAM CASES PRETRIAL HEARING streaming from the Sacramento Superior Court at 9am...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Why melting Sierra snow won’t save CA from extreme drought; The sun may offer key to predicting El Niño, groundbreaking study finds; Klamath, Modoc, Siskiyou County leaders throw support behind Basin ag; EPA administrator won’t return to Obama-era WOTUS rule; and more …

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May 9, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … ‘We got unlucky.’ Why melting Sierra snow won’t save California from extreme...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/7: Drought hits second year, but experts say the state is better prepared; Q/A: What are the risks of a major earthquake in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta?; Valley residents slow to respond to new drinking water program; San Jose Mayor opposes $2.5 billion Pacheco Dam project; and more …

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May 7, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: May Colorado River Basin Water Supply Webinar from 9am to 10am. The...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/6: Drought conditions have farmers considering all options as Reclamation halts deliveries to NorCal ag; Common pitfalls when large water systems help small water systems; Is growing weed sustainable?; EPA may craft groundwater rule to pass Supreme Court test; and more …

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May 6, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: Prop. 1 IRWM Implementation Grant Workshop: Round 1 Survey Results and Round...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/5: Newsom drought declaration would trigger new war; Biologists say predators eat half of salmon; A case is made for colocating data centers … with water infrastructure; How Reclamation plans to operate during the Klamath Basin’s driest summer ever; and more …

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May 5, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … IRWM SUMMIT: Watershed Health and People Experiencing Homelessness: Spotlight on the Central Coast...

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DAILY DIGEST, 5/19: MID, TID join SF lawsuit over Tuolumne River flows; AEM surveys to assist groundwater management; Irrigation districts look to transfers as water dwindles; Testing and treating microplastics in water face challenges; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 5/18: CA farmers facing drought are choosing empty fields; Ranchers restoring grasslands to build water reserves; Wastewater feeding harmful algae blooms off of SoCal’s coast; AZ lawmakers float idea of piping water from the Mississippi River; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 5/17: Relentless droughts strain farming town; Budget revision puts surplus to good use for agriculture; Could trading water on the stock market actually be good for the environment?; Klamath Tribes rally to defend their water and fish; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: San Francisco sues state over bid to restrict its Sierra water supplies; State plans to order drought restrictions, but it doesn’t have good water data to do it; Protesters ask irrigation district to open Klamath canal, defy Reclamation; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 5/14: LAO Report: What can we learn from the last major drought?; La Nina gone, but may return next winter; Earthquake risk and the Delta; Hoopa Tribe: Biden Admin revives Trump assault on tribal water rights; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 5/13: Fears of a massive salmon die-off this summer in Sacramento River; The Institutional Dimensions of Groundwater Recharge: A Special Collection; States ask Biden to trash Trump-era Clean Water Act change; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 5/10: How ‘sustainable’ is California’s groundwater sustainability act?; No statewide water wasting rules heading into drought; Meet the Press on CA’s water scarcity; GOP slams 30×30: ‘Dense on tag lines … light on content’; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 5/6: Drought conditions have farmers considering all options as Reclamation halts deliveries to NorCal ag; Common pitfalls when large water systems help small water systems; Is growing weed sustainable?; EPA may craft groundwater rule to pass Supreme Court test; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 5/5: Newsom drought declaration would trigger new war; Biologists say predators eat half of salmon; A case is made for colocating data centers … with water infrastructure; How Reclamation plans to operate during the Klamath Basin’s driest summer ever; and more …

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: How much habitat restoration has occurred in the Delta and Suisun Marsh since 2007?

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: The role of water quality in salmon predation

MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for December 1

KAMYAR GUIVETCHI: Managing Water Resources for Sustainability & Resilience

DAILY DIGEST, 12/9: Friday

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 12/5: Sacramento River winter-run salmon face worst year ever; These Imperial Valley farmers want to pay more for their Colorado River water; Desal offers only partial solution to growing drought; Waves of precipitation keep coming for West Coast; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: More unsettled weather takes aim at West Coast; Cal Am desal plant faces tough road ahead to meet Coastal Commission conditions; Interview with outgoing Westlands longtime GM Birmingham; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 12/2: State kicks off water year with anticipated 5% allocation; Another storm this weekend; If you build it, do they come? Measuring results of the Water Forum’s habitat projects on the Lower American River; What’s next for Cal Am’s desalination plant?; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 4-9:

NOTICE of lifting of curtailments under standard water right Term 91

ANNOUNCEMENT: Coming Soon: The Delta Residents Survey

NOTICE of 180-Day Temporary Permit Applications in Imperial County

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

NOTICE: December 6 Weekly Update – Temporary Suspension of Curtailments in the Delta Watershed

DAILY DIGEST, 12/7: Study: Reuse can affect water quality in unintended ways; NOAA explores next steps for habitat restoration in Klamath watershed; Weekend storm expected to bring 5 feet of snow to Sierra; Bay Area man’s water bill spikes to $1300 but why? and more …

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: CDFW Announces $200 Million in New Grant Funding Under Drought, Climate and Nature-Based Solutions

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Watershed Remediation and Enhancement Grants to Address Impacts from Cannabis Cultivation