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, 8/19: Felicia Marcus on harnessing the power of nature to address water, climate change; How is California’s drought affecting wildlife?; Feds cut water off to Klamath farmers for remainder of season; The feds declined to seriously cut Colorado River water use. Here’s what that means; and more …

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DAILY DIGEST

August 19, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Felicia Marcus Q&A: Harnessing the power of nature to address water and...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/18: Drought-stricken farmers promised billions in water projects; Is the Central Valley ready for a megaflood?’; State Water Board adopts general order for restoration projects; Study: Rainwater everywhere contains unsafe levels of PFAS; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

August 18, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Landscape-scale Resilience – Collaborating Across the Tule River and Deer Creek Watersheds...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/17: Feds order Colorado River cutbacks; When will this megadrought end?; How CA can strategically use every drop of water; What megafires can teach us about megafloods; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

August 17, 2022

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

THIS JUST IN … Interior Department Announces Actions to Protect Colorado River System, Sets 2023 Operating Conditions for Lake Powell and Lake Mead

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Breaking News

August 16, 2022

From the Department of the Interior: As the worsening drought crisis continues to impact communities across the West, the Department...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/16: CA GOP pitch Newsom on Shasta Dam expansion; Newsom clashes with with CA enviros on climate, water; Better atmospheric river forecasts are giving emergency planners more time to prepare for flooding; Colorado River cuts expected for Arizona, Nevada and Mexico; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

August 16, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include a...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/15: Pipe dreams: Why far-fetched western water projects won’t go away; Taps have run dry in a major Mexico city for months, could it happen here?; Basin states unlikely to meet federal deadline to draft plan to save Colorado River reservoirs; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

August 15, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Take It to The (Water) Bank: Ensuring Regional Water Supply Reliability from...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Risk of catastrophic California ‘megaflood’ has doubled due to global warming, researchers say; Could virtual networks solve drinking water woes for California’s isolated, disadvantaged communities?; Spaghetti sauce is under threat as water crisis slams tomatoes; All bad options’ as Biden administration faces Western water crisis; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

August 14, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Climate change and megafloods … If not by drought then by megaflood: Climate change may have doubled risk of...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug 7-12: Delta Conveyance Project history and resources; Newsom’s water supply strategy; More join voluntary agreement effort; and all the top water news of the week

Maven

WEEKLY DIGEST

August 12, 2022

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DAILY DIGEST, 8/12: Newsom unveils long-term strategy to bolster water supply, Agencies and stakeholders react; New signatories to voluntary agreements; Clock ticks down on Colorado River cuts. What will feds do?; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

August 12, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board (TOUR) from 9am to 4pm. The Delta ISB...

THIS JUST IN … State, Federal Agencies Announce New Signatories to Agreement to Improve the Health of Rivers and Landscapes (aka Voluntary Agreements)

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Breaking News

August 11, 2022

Five Local Water Agencies Join Years-Long Effort to Help Recover Salmon While Protecting Water Reliability From the Natural Resources Agency:...

THIS JUST IN … With California expected to lose 10% of its water within 20 years, Newsom calls for urgent action

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Breaking News

August 11, 2022

With California expected to lose 10% of its water within 20 years, Newsom calls for urgent action “With California enduring...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/11: Seven stats that explain the West’s epic drought; Farmers can save water with wireless technologies, but there are challenges – like transmitting data through mud; How wildfires affect snow in the American West; In a coastal California town, three iconic smokestacks are coming down. A community mourns; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

August 11, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Central Valley Regional Water Board beginning at 9am. Agenda items include a...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/10: Meet the man trying to save Delta smelt; Urban water suppliers report water savings progress statewide; DWR launches new tool showing groundwater sustainability projects; Enviros suing Sonoma County, say mismanagement is draining Russian River basin; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

August 10, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Obi Kaufmann: Understanding water through art, science, and ecology from 9am to...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/9: Will Kings County be the first region sent to state’s groundwater “cop”?; Valadao leads request for water documents from Interior; CA’s water chief steps up to fight historic drought; Droughts in California are a historic certainty; and more …

Maven

DAILY DIGEST

August 9, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … JOINT LEG HEARING: Water is Life: Addressing California Tribal Water Issues beginning at...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/8: In dry CA, salty water creeps into key waterways; Dan Walters: Old issue plagues Newsom’s Delta tunnel project; CA leaking: people, pipes, and prices; Peter Moyle: Fish by fish, bird by bird; and more …

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DAILY DIGEST

August 8, 2022

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: SAFER: Overview of Proposed Updates to the Drinking Water Cost Assessment Model...

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DAILY DIGEST, 8/18: Drought-stricken farmers promised billions in water projects; Is the Central Valley ready for a megaflood?’; State Water Board adopts general order for restoration projects; Study: Rainwater everywhere contains unsafe levels of PFAS; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/17: Feds order Colorado River cutbacks; When will this megadrought end?; How CA can strategically use every drop of water; What megafires can teach us about megafloods; and more …

THIS JUST IN … Interior Department Announces Actions to Protect Colorado River System, Sets 2023 Operating Conditions for Lake Powell and Lake Mead

DAILY DIGEST, 8/16: CA GOP pitch Newsom on Shasta Dam expansion; Newsom clashes with with CA enviros on climate, water; Better atmospheric river forecasts are giving emergency planners more time to prepare for flooding; Colorado River cuts expected for Arizona, Nevada and Mexico; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/15: Pipe dreams: Why far-fetched western water projects won’t go away; Taps have run dry in a major Mexico city for months, could it happen here?; Basin states unlikely to meet federal deadline to draft plan to save Colorado River reservoirs; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug 7-12: Delta Conveyance Project history and resources; Newsom’s water supply strategy; More join voluntary agreement effort; and all the top water news of the week

DAILY DIGEST, 8/12: Newsom unveils long-term strategy to bolster water supply, Agencies and stakeholders react; New signatories to voluntary agreements; Clock ticks down on Colorado River cuts. What will feds do?; and more …

THIS JUST IN … State, Federal Agencies Announce New Signatories to Agreement to Improve the Health of Rivers and Landscapes (aka Voluntary Agreements)

THIS JUST IN … With California expected to lose 10% of its water within 20 years, Newsom calls for urgent action

DAILY DIGEST, 8/10: Meet the man trying to save Delta smelt; Urban water suppliers report water savings progress statewide; DWR launches new tool showing groundwater sustainability projects; Enviros suing Sonoma County, say mismanagement is draining Russian River basin; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/9: Will Kings County be the first region sent to state’s groundwater “cop”?; Valadao leads request for water documents from Interior; CA’s water chief steps up to fight historic drought; Droughts in California are a historic certainty; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/8: In dry CA, salty water creeps into key waterways; Dan Walters: Old issue plagues Newsom’s Delta tunnel project; CA leaking: people, pipes, and prices; Peter Moyle: Fish by fish, bird by bird; 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