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May 10, 2021

Package includes billions for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, with a focus on small and disadvantaged communities From the Office of...

THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Expands Drought Emergency to Klamath River, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Tulare Lake Watershed Counties

May 10, 2021

41 counties now under drought state of emergency to protect communities and the environment, representing 30 percent of the state’s population...

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

May 6, 2021

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

THIS JUST IN … Fishing industry group asks for investigation into CVPIA

May 5, 2021

Did BOR shift economic burden from Water Contractors to taxpayers? From the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations: On Monday...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation updates Central Valley Project 2021 water supply; Hold placed on North-of-Delta Agriculture Service Contractors due to worsening drought conditions

May 5, 2021

Hold placed on North-of-Delta Agriculture Service Contractors due to worsening drought conditions Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced an update...

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 …

May 5, 2021

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

DAILY DIGEST, 5/4: CA’s latest drought in 4 charts; District Court finds species conservation is not one of Twitchell Dam’s “other purposes”; CA Senator seeks expansion of land, water protection; What the new climate normals tell us about climate change; and more …

May 4, 2021

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

DAILY DIGEST, 5/3: CA’s wildfire season is expanding as the wet season becomes compressed; Red flag warning in May; Wild donkeys and horses dig wells; A supermoon with a twist; and more …

May 3, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE RECLAIM THE SIERRA WORKSHOP: Actions to Increase the Pace & Scale of...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Valley lawmakers ramp up drought pressure on Newsom; Pandemic lockdown exposes vulnerability of some to pay water bills; Report provides new tools for abandoned mines; Podcast: The Human Right to Drinking Water & SGMA; and more …

May 2, 2021

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Will Gavin Newsom make emergency drought declaration statewide? Valley lawmakers say it’s...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/30: Sierra snow survey canceled due to impacts of dry weather; CA Senate proposes to spend $3.4B on drought; Poseidon wins key permit for desal plant in Huntington Beach; Senate approves $35B to repair US water infrastructure; and more …

April 30, 2021

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … TEK Science & Management Webinar Series: Estuaries and the Delta from 11am to...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/29: Q&A with Peter Gleick on CA drought; Hatcheries trucking salmon to the Pacific; Klamath Drainage District diversion continues; Questions linger about enviro impact of Huntington Beach desal; and more …