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November 19, 2018

In California water news today, California fires: Why there will be more disasters like Paradise; In devastated California, Trump pledges...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Upcoming pattern change will bring much-needed rain; Small town fight of water rate hike revived; Dan Walters on Gov. Brown’s attempt to forge water deal; Michael Hiltzik on Zinke’s successor; and more …

November 18, 2018

In California water news this weekend, Upcoming Pattern Change Will Bring Some Much-Needed Rain to California; Small town fight of...

DAILY DIGEST: Cal Water Fix workshop ends with Council chair calling for DWR to withdraw determination; Q&A with ACWA’s Tim Quinn; Arizona drought talks in crisis as CAP devises controversial new proposal; and more …

November 16, 2018

In California water news today, Cal Water Fix workshop at the Delta Stewardship Council ends with Chair Fiorini suggesting the...

THIS JUST IN … Cal Water Fix workshop at the Delta Stewardship Council ends with Chair Fiorini suggesting the Department of Water Resources withdraw consistency determination (Full coverage)

November 15, 2018

Today was the first day of a two-day workshop focusing on the Delta Stewardship Council staff’s draft determination that the...

CAL WATER FIX CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION APPEAL WORKSHOP: Delta tunnel proponents come out in support of Cal Water Fix at the Delta Stewardship Council

November 15, 2018

Today (Wednesday) is the first day of an expected two-day public workshop on the Delta Stewardship Council’s staff draft determination...

DAILY DIGEST: Delta Council staff determination presents hurdle for WaterFix; Delta tunnels project circling the drain after elections; State of discord: Water in CA; Harvard spent $100M on vineyards, now it’s fighting with the neighbors (corrected link); and more …

November 15, 2018

In California water news today, Delta Stewardship Council Staff Determination Presents Hurdle for California WaterFix Project; Delta tunnels project circling...

FINAL DOCUMENTS: Department of Water Resources releases final EIR for the State Water Project contract extensions

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November 15, 2018

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources has completed the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for...

DAILY DIGEST: Will rain wipe out Camp Fire and wind clear the smoke?; Death on the Delta puzzles fishing community, state officials; CA’s “hydro cannons” and other predictions from the past about the future of water; New groundwater rules will cost Kern County 24,000 jobs; and more …

November 14, 2018

In California water news today, Will rain wipe out Camp Fire, and wind clear the smoke? Weather Service gives outlook;...

THIS JUST IN … PPIC releases updated briefings on California’s Water

November 13, 2018

From the PPIC Water Center: Climate change, population growth, and declining ecosystem health are putting pressures on the state’s water...

DAILY DIGEST: Camp Fire: Oroville Dam officials keep close watch on approaching blaze; Megafires More Frequent Because Of Climate Change And Forest Management; Spending fight will headline ‘fairly brief’ lame duck; and more …

November 13, 2018

In California water news today, Camp Fire: Oroville Dam officials keep close watch on approaching blaze; Megafires More Frequent Because...

REACTIONS: Organizations and Legislators respond to State Water Board decision to delay vote, Delta Stewardship Council’s draft determination for the California Water Fix project

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November 13, 2018

Last week was certainly an active week for California water. On Wednesday, the State Water Board decided to delay their...

DAILY DIGEST: Approved by water agencies, killed by voters: the California water bond; Dan Walters: Newsom will find a stack of Brown leftovers; Steve Lopez: One California calamity after another, and yet we always endure; and more …

November 12, 2018

Happy Veterans Day (which was actually yesterday … ) In California water news today, Approved by water agencies, killed by...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: As CA’s groundwater free-for-all ends, gauging what’s left; Developing El Niño may be good news for fire risk; Trump threatens to pull federal funding for CA wildfires over ‘gross mismanagement’; A bubbling pool of mud is on the move near the Salton Sea; and more …

November 11, 2018

In California water news this weekend, As California’s Groundwater Free-for-All Ends, Gauging What’s Left; Developing El Niño and California’s Upcoming...

DAILY DIGEST: Delta Stewardship Council issues draft determination on Cal Water Fix; Did gas, homeless people and sick kids kill California’s water bond?; El Nino has 80% chance of forming this winter; Army Corps to allow more storage in Lake Mendocino; and more …

November 9, 2018

In California water news today, Delta Stewardship Council issues draft determination on Californa Water Fix; Did gas, homeless people and...

THIS JUST IN … Delta Stewardship Council staff issues draft determination: substantial evidence does not exist in the record to support DWR’s finding that California WaterFix is consistent with the Delta Plan