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May 10, 2020

Well-known Salton Sea origin story questioned by new research, suggesting it wasn’t ‘accidental’: “The origin of California’s largest lake...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/8: Judge throws water on California bid to slow Delta pumping; Fox Canyon water market goes live; How do salmon always find their way home?; Phosphorus in our pee — the new gold?; and more …

May 8, 2020

Delta Independent Science Board Teleconference Meeting from 9am to 1pm. Agenda items include the Delta Lead Scientist’s report which will...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/7: While Calif.’s water wars head to court, Feds show they’re still at the table; Water rate hike in rural town becomes tax battle royale; Prediction tool shows how forest thinning may increase snowpack; Regulating microplastics in drinking water; and more …

May 7, 2020

WEBINAR: Implementation Guidance for the State Wetland Definition and Procedures for the Discharges of Dredged or Fill Material to Waters...

THIS JUST IN … DOI Press Release: Governor Newsom Continues to Recklessly Jeopardize the Water Supply and Security of Millions of Californians

May 6, 2020

Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior issued this press release: This morning, Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation Brenda...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/6: The state of the salmonids in California; Why not a western alignment for Delta conveyance?; Term 91 curtailments expected; other water rights curtailments unlikely; State Water Board adopts safe and affordable drinking water fund policy; and more …

May 6, 2020

WEBINAR: Lagunitas Creek Habitat Restoration from 10am to11am. This webinar will focus on The Lagunitas Creek restoration project that was...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/5: Delta Blues; Farmers hijack community water access despite groundwater act, activists say; Including water investments in infrastructure package challenging; May temp and precip outlook; and more …

May 5, 2020

The State Water Resources Control Board meets beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include consideration of an MOU with CalTrans for...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/4: Billions in coronavirus aid not enough, say farmers; Dan Walters: State budget will take a very big hit; Heat, winds later this week fuel wildfire concerns; and more …

May 4, 2020

via GIPHY Billions in coronavirus aid will go to farms. But farmers say it’s not enough to keep them afloat: ...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Ag groups ask Newsom to relax rules restricting water supplies; States sue EPA over rollback of Clean Water Rules; April Delta Conveyance Project update; Are almonds really as sustainable as we think, or just a waste of water?; and more …

May 3, 2020

Agricultural organizations write Newsom, urging him to relax rules restricting water supplies: “To ensure next year’s food supply … California’s...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/1: Thin Sierra snowpack heralds expanding drought; Dry year, not politics, behind 15% water allocation; Can CA’s kelp forests be saved?; Which type of billion-dollar weather disaster has occurred most frequently in each state since 1980; and more …

May 1, 2020

The Delta Stewardship Council will meet beginning at 9am to consider authorizing to Commence California Environmental Quality Act Review of...

THIS JUST IN … Spring storms not enough to offset dry winter; Statewide snowpack just 37% of May average

April 30, 2020

California enters summer with precipitation and snowpack below average From the Department of Water Resources: The season’s final manual snow...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/30:California water wars heat up with multiple lawsuits filed; A recap of all the letters and lawsuits; State Water Board hosts virtual workshop on chromium-6; Ranchers sue Trump administration, arguing water rollback is federal overreach; and more …

April 30, 2020

Delta Stewardship Council meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include the Lead Scientist’s report, an update from the Delta Independent...

THIS JUST IN … Lawsuit Challenges California’s Failure to Address State Water Project’s Threat to Bay Delta, Salmon Runs

April 29, 2020

From the Center for Biological Diversity: Four environmental groups sued the California Department of Water Resources today over its approval...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Contractors sues the state over updated permit conditions for State Water Project operations; Plus Metropolitan’s statement

April 29, 2020

From the State Water Contractors: Today, the State Water Contractors (SWC) filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Water...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/29: Bernhardt: Newsom’s water gambit “potentially unlawful”; State’s low water allocation prompts frustration, suspicion; The world is on lockdown. So where are all the carbon emissions coming from?; and more …