LATEST NEWS

All the latest California water news gathered from around the web, from news articles and commentary to press releases and announcements.

DAILY DIGEST, 9/24: Saving the Salton Sea: Are the solutions boons or boondoggles?; Town still waits for clean water one year later; Stanford researchers identify ‘landfalling droughts’; Heat and drought teaming up more frequently; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

September 24, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council beginning at 9am Agenda items include SGMA and...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/23: CA not as drought-prone as you might think, says NOAA; Valley Water drops lawsuit over Bay Delta Plan; Nursing salmon on flooded farms; How beavers became North America’s best firefighter; What a Kavanaugh court means for environmental law; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

September 23, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Ensuring Safe and Affordable Drinking Water for All Californians from 10am to...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/22: Autumn arrives on North Coast with hot, dry weather in store, low reservoirs; Last minute loan keeps drinking water projects afloat; How California’s wildfires are changing; California, the most calamitous place on earth, says Mark Arax; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

September 22, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … SALTON SEA: Community Input Online Meeting from 1pm to 3pm The California Natural...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/21: Three lessons for water funding challenges in today’s recession; Significant rainfall may be double-edged sword for Northwest this week; California is dangerously parochial, wildfires ignore regional boundaries; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

September 21, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news and commentary today … Three lessons for California’s water funding challenges in today’s recession...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Dozens of little-known CA oil spills have earned companies millions of dollars; Reclamation releases final plan to fix Friant-Kern Canal; Delta Legacy Communities objects to DWR loan for tunnel engineering design; Cal Am explains decision to withdraw desal application; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

September 20, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Dozens of little-known California oil spills have earned companies millions of...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/18: First water futures contract is coming with the West on fire; Experts say drought, wildfire risk to persist across much of US this fall; If California won’t enact a plastic waste overhaul, will anyone?; Water wars at the Supreme Court: ‘It’s only going to get worse’; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

September 18, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … CME’s first water futures contract is coming with the West on fire...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/17: Cal Am withdraws desal project bid; Elevating NGOs and community groups in groundwater decision-making; A tale of two coastlines: desalination in China and CA; East Tule GSA to charge farmers for pumping water; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

September 17, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The Delta Independent Science Board meets from 10:40am to 12:40pm The Delta ISB...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/16: Past wildfires offer future roadmap for forest management’s effects on water; Creek Fire ignites fire management debate over dead trees; CSPA asks San Francisco water agency to withdraw voluntary agreement; Water shortages in US West likelier than previously thought; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

September 16, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: The Brown Act: The People’s Business and the Right to Access from...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/15: Senators to discuss bipartisan take on reducing fire risks; AR update/weather pattern shift coming; Monterey fight over desalination is now about environmental justice; How can California make water data work for decision makers?; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

September 15, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The State Water Board meets beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include Board actions...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/14: Extraordinary heat, rare summer snow brought unprecedented West Coast firestorms; Western wildfires damage, contaminate drinking water systems; A rebuilt Paradise nervously watches the horizon; Pandemic, unpaid bills test utilities’ social justice vows; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

September 14, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Extraordinary heat, rare summer snow brought unprecedented West Coast firestorms “The West...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: After the blazes: Poisoned water and ‘a flood on steroids’; Possible atmospheric river this week; CA’s water crisis hits farmworkers hardest; Trout don’t follow the weather forecast; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

September 13, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … After the blazes: Poisoned water and ‘a flood on steroids’ “Historic...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/11: La Niña is back. What does that mean for California’s drought?; Scientists predict heavy flood events over the Sierra with climate change; Los Vaqueros Reservoir expansion moves ahead; ‘Fire-breathing dragon of clouds’ over Creek Fire; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

September 11, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … Groundwater Replenishment System Virtual Tour from 12pm to 1:30pm The Groundwater Replenishment System...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/10: Climate change may bring unexpected benefits to the Delta; CA’s four water entities: what’s the difference?; Lawmakers plead for federal help as Western fires rage; 6 Western states blast Utah plan to tap Colorado River water; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

September 10, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: What is Integrated Regional Water Management? from 10am to 12:15pm As...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/9: Making the most of water for the environment; DWR releases draft Guidebook for 2020 Urban Water Management Plans; Newsom: ‘No patience for climate change deniers’ amid historic wildfires; Nation’s largest solar farm approved for Tulare County; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

September 9, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … DELTA SCIENCE NEEDS: Pre-workshop virtual discussion series from 9:15am to 10:30am The final...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/8: More than 2 million acres burned in CA; Bill will strengthen and expand Carlsbad fish hatchery program; Broad ‘fishnet’ PFAS testing worries industry, helps regulators; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

September 8, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Erin Brockovich: Superman’s Not Coming from 9:30 to 10:30am Superman isn’t...

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DAILY DIGEST, 9/24: Saving the Salton Sea: Are the solutions boons or boondoggles?; Town still waits for clean water one year later; Stanford researchers identify ‘landfalling droughts’; Heat and drought teaming up more frequently; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 9/23: CA not as drought-prone as you might think, says NOAA; Valley Water drops lawsuit over Bay Delta Plan; Nursing salmon on flooded farms; How beavers became North America’s best firefighter; What a Kavanaugh court means for environmental law; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 9/22: Autumn arrives on North Coast with hot, dry weather in store, low reservoirs; Last minute loan keeps drinking water projects afloat; How California’s wildfires are changing; California, the most calamitous place on earth, says Mark Arax; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 9/21: Three lessons for water funding challenges in today’s recession; Significant rainfall may be double-edged sword for Northwest this week; California is dangerously parochial, wildfires ignore regional boundaries; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 9/17: Cal Am withdraws desal project bid; Elevating NGOs and community groups in groundwater decision-making; A tale of two coastlines: desalination in China and CA; East Tule GSA to charge farmers for pumping water; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 9/15: Senators to discuss bipartisan take on reducing fire risks; AR update/weather pattern shift coming; Monterey fight over desalination is now about environmental justice; How can California make water data work for decision makers?; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 9/14: Extraordinary heat, rare summer snow brought unprecedented West Coast firestorms; Western wildfires damage, contaminate drinking water systems; A rebuilt Paradise nervously watches the horizon; Pandemic, unpaid bills test utilities’ social justice vows; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: After the blazes: Poisoned water and ‘a flood on steroids’; Possible atmospheric river this week; CA’s water crisis hits farmworkers hardest; Trout don’t follow the weather forecast; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 9/11: La Niña is back. What does that mean for California’s drought?; Scientists predict heavy flood events over the Sierra with climate change; Los Vaqueros Reservoir expansion moves ahead; ‘Fire-breathing dragon of clouds’ over Creek Fire; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 9/10: Climate change may bring unexpected benefits to the Delta; CA’s four water entities: what’s the difference?; Lawmakers plead for federal help as Western fires rage; 6 Western states blast Utah plan to tap Colorado River water; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 9/9: Making the most of water for the environment; DWR releases draft Guidebook for 2020 Urban Water Management Plans; Newsom: ‘No patience for climate change deniers’ amid historic wildfires; Nation’s largest solar farm approved for Tulare County; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 9/8: More than 2 million acres burned in CA; Bill will strengthen and expand Carlsbad fish hatchery program; Broad ‘fishnet’ PFAS testing worries industry, helps regulators; 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