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March 25, 2019

In California water news today, As Trump tries to roll back clean water rules, California seeks stronger protections; Resident Files...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: In Mammoth, the snow is so deep residents must tunnel out; From CA to Central India: Implementing water stewardship at the local level; How agtech is making irrigation more efficient; Could PFAS concerns sway the Democratic presidential contest?; and more …

March 24, 2019

In California water news this weekend, In Mammoth, the snow is so deep residents must tunnel out. There’s a history...

DAILY DIGEST: Details of Newsom’s plan for drinking water tax revealed; Expert claims officials flirting with disaster at Oroville Dam; Three eye-opening water maps for business; Feds sued over plan to drain more of Colorado River Basin; and more …

March 22, 2019

In California water news today, Details of Newsom’s plan for drinking water tax revealed; Expert Claims CA Water Officials Are...

DAILY DIGEST: How rising sea levels could impact Delta and the Sacto Valley; Litigation over Cal WaterFix slows; Governor pushes for fee to clean up tainted water; Drought may be over, but trees still dying; EPA boss calls unsafe water bigger issue than climate change; and more ..

March 21, 2019

In California water news today, How rising sea levels could impact Delta and the Sacramento Valley; Litigation Over California WaterFix...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Project Allocations Increase to 70 Percent Following Strong Winter Storms

March 20, 2019

From the Department of Water Resources: Following several strong winter storms that brought snowpack and precipitation to above average levels,...

DAILY DIGEST: FEMA details why it rejected state’s request for Oroville spillway funds; Sierra snowpack at 156% but groundwater recovery could take years; Western states finish Colorado River drought deal, ask Congress to sign off; and more …

March 20, 2019

In California water news today, FEMA Details Why It Rejected State’s Request for Oroville Spillway Funds; Sierra Snowpack at 156%...

DAILY DIGEST: New storm to mark end of dry spell; Controlling floods by letting the water come; Did Reclamation do right by Westlands with 55% allocation?; Will salmon and steelhead once again spawn on the Mokelumne above Pardee?; Western drought deal is a go without IID; and more …

March 19, 2019

In California water news today, New storm to mark end of dry spell in California, Southwest; One Increasingly Popular Way...

DAILY DIGEST: Companies polluted Western waters; now taxpayers are picking up the tab; USGS study predicts more disastrous effects from sea level rise in Bay Area; Battle brews over Cargill land in Redwood City; Fish in tubes; Wet weather returns, and more …

March 18, 2019

In California water news today, Companies polluted Western waters. Now taxpayers are picking up the tab; USGS study predicts more...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Drought is over … or not … ; Instagram-hungry crowds are destroying the super bloom; Everything that’s in the Dingell Act; Enviro group wants Scott Dam on Eel River removed; Wet winter likely to keep Colorado River out of shortage next year; and more …

March 17, 2019

In California water news this weekend, California’s Drought Is Over. What Will That Mean for Water Use?; Drought, schmrought, water...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation updates 2019 Central Valley Project water allocations

March 15, 2019

South of Delta ag contractors increased to 55%; North of the Delta, in-Delta and American River increased to 100% From...

DAILY DIGEST: CA now drought free, first time in 7 years; Judge says Oroville Dam lawsuit can go forward; Wastewater treatment plants spreading antibiotic resistance; Pentagon pushes for weaker Standards on PFAS; and more …

March 15, 2019

In California water news today, California Is Drought Free After Very Wet Winter — a First in More Than 7...

DAILY DIGEST: Here’s how much snow has fallen in the Sierra this winter; Twin Delta tunnels oversight bill advances in Legislature; Study: Sea level rise in Bay Area is going to be much more destructive than we think; Reclamation drought plan would nix environmental reviews; and more …

March 14, 2019

In California water news today, Here’s how much snow has fallen in the Sierra this winter; Twin Delta tunnels oversight...

DAILY DIGEST: The twin tunnels are out—Berkeley experts say that’s a good thing; Valley farmers need Sacramento to sustain water levels; The challenges of changing land use in the San Joaquin Valley; Metropolitan vote moves Colorado River drought plan forward; and more …

March 13, 2019

In California water news today, The Twin Tunnels Are Out—Berkeley Experts Say That’s a Good Thing; Valley farmers need Sacramento...

THIS JUST IN … President Signs Garamendi’s Delta National Heritage Area Act Into Law

March 12, 2019

From Congressman John Garamendi’s office: Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Davis, Fairfield, Yuba City) announced that the President signed his Sacramento-San Joaquin...

THIS JUST IN … Metropolitan Board steps up to support Drought Contingency Plan; protects Southland’s stored water in Lake Mead