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    Atmospheric rivers help coastal wetlands build up sediment

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    Science News
    July 13, 2022
    From EOS: Extreme precipitation from hurricanes and atmospheric rivers can lead to increased flooding in the world’s coastal zones, where...

    DAILY DIGEST, 7/13: Should CA use desal to quench its thirst?; PG&E plans to decommission Potter Valley Project; Salmon eggs returned to McCloud River; GBUAPCD requests state hearing on conditions on Mono Lake; and more …

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    DAILY DIGEST
    July 13, 2022
    — [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: Expanding Frontline Communities’ Access to Federal Funding from 10am to 11am.  Overview...

    STATE WATER BOARD: Update on the Strategy to Optimize Resource Management of Stormwater (STORMS) program

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    Meetings
    July 13, 2022
    Traditionally, stormwater was viewed as a flood management problem in which the runoff needed to be conveyed as quickly as...

    NOTICE: July 12 Weekly Update on Curtailment Status of Water Rights and Claims in the Delta Watershed

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    Other Announcements
    July 13, 2022
    From the State Water Resources Control Board: This notice contains important information about the curtailment status of water rights and...

    DAILY DIGEST, 7/12: DWR plans for future drought with salinity barrier study; Maintenance repairs on Oroville Dam Spillway start this week; 2022 is California’s record driest year, so far, NOAA says; California’s future without agriculture; and more …

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    DAILY DIGEST
    July 12, 2022
    — [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … PUBLIC MEETING: Draft Environmental Assessment for the Salton Sea Management Program 10-Year Plan...

    FIVE QUESTIONS: Jerry Meral, director of the California Water Program at the Natural Heritage Institute, and former Deputy Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency (among other things)

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    5 Questions
    July 12, 2022
    Dr. Gerald (Jerry) Meral is the director of the California Water Program at the Natural Heritage Institute. He works on...

    THIS JUST IN … DWR Releases Draft Environmental Impact Report for Future Drought Salinity Barriers

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    Breaking News
    July 11, 2022
    From the Department of Water Resources: In an effort to better prepare for future drought conditions in the face of...

    DAILY DIGEST, 7/11: Water expert reveals how farms could save cities from drought; Why is the water so cold at California beaches?; Why have all the trees been dying?; When SCOTUS meets WOTUS; and more …

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    DAILY DIGEST
    July 11, 2022
    — [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WORKSHOP: California Water Plan: Climate Change at 10am. The workshop will provide details on...

    DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Property owners, officials find ways around century-old laws; Californians finally starting to save water, but not much; Friant allocation increase to 20 percent; and more …

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    DAILY DIGEST
    July 10, 2022
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Property owners and officials find ways around century-old laws as the West...

    NOTICE: Independent Scientific Peer Review Panel Meeting: USBR’s Water Temperature Modeling Platform (WTMP)

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    Science Announcement
    July 8, 2022
    From the Delta Stewardship Council: Temperature management is a key parameter for the protection of species with specific cold-water needs...

    USFWS: Tag and follow: Tracking sturgeon in the San Joaquin River

    Maven
    Science on the Notebook
    July 8, 2022
    Written by Brandon Honig When Austin Demarest and his team started looking for white sturgeon to tag in the San...

    WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for July 3-8: Removing starthistle can boost groundwater; Nutria update; More water cuts as drought deepens; and all the top water news of the week

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    WEEKLY DIGEST
    July 8, 2022
    A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

    DAILY DIGEST, 7/8: CA deepens water cuts to cope with drought; Prolonged drought and lost irrigation water pressure farm safety net; Logging project in Yosemite National Park halted after environmental lawsuit; Critical western source water body hits scary new lows; and more …

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    DAILY DIGEST
    July 8, 2022
    — [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … California deepens water cuts to cope with drought, hitting thousands of farms...

    YOUR INPUT WANTED on Army Corps’ Priority Policy Initiatives to Modernize Civil Works & Definition of Economically Disadvantage Community

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    Other Announcements
    July 8, 2022
    From the Army Corps of Engineers: On June 2, 2022, the Department of the Army published a notice in the...

    Tools and information released to help deal with dry wells

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    Other Announcements
    July 8, 2022
    New tools and information have been released to help deal with dry wells in California. DWR and the State Water...
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    DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: How much habitat restoration has occurred in the Delta and Suisun Marsh since 2007?

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    December 8, 2022

    DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: The role of water quality in salmon predation

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    December 6, 2022

    MONTHLY RESERVOIR REPORT for December 1

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    December 9, 2022

    DAILY DIGEST, 12/8: La Nina forecast to fade by April, easing California drought; Delta residents gather to protest Delta tunnel proposal; Household water wells are drying up in record numbers as California drought worsens; Fort Bragg considering wave energy-powered desalination in latest novel water move; and more …

    DAILY DIGEST
    December 8, 2022

    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
    December 7, 2022

    DAILY DIGEST, 12/6: Parts of the West have double the normal snowpack but it’s too early to get excited; Court grants petition challenging Delta tunnel soil investigation project New study says repurposing retired farmland around disadvantaged communities in the Central Valley would benefit the economy and environment; PPIC Fact Sheet: Water and energy in California; and more …

    DAILY DIGEST
    December 6, 2022

    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
    December 5, 2022

    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
    December 4, 2022

    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 …

    DAILY DIGEST
    December 2, 2022

    Weekly Digest

    WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 4-9:

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    December 9, 2022

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    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

    Funding Opportunities

    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

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