CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS

Groundwater News

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: DWR finalizes Best Management Practices to help address subsidence and protect California’s water infrastructure

Department of Water Resources (DWR) January 22, 2026

Groundwater News

CSULB: Researchers trace climate threat rising beneath California

Guest Contributor January 22, 2026

Climate change Delta science

DELTA COUNCIL: From point source to ecosystem: How Operation Baseline advanced Delta science

Maven January 22, 2026

Groundwater News

COMMENTARY: We banked on collaboration—and it’s paying off

Guest Contributor January 22, 2026

Groundwater News

SJV WATER: Water agency cross connections create conflict for Kings County supervisor

SJV Water January 22, 2026

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Climate change, the Delta, and its watersheds: What we know, what we don’t, & what surprises might be out there

Maven January 21, 2026

UTAH NEWS DISPATCH: Colorado River talks: States are still at odds but working toward a 5-year plan

Utah Dispatch January 21, 2026

Groundwater News

SJV WATER: Water first destroyed, and will now rebuild, the historic town of Allensworth

SJV Water January 21, 2026

EOS: We are “living beyond our hydrological means,” UN report warns

American Geophysical Union January 21, 2026

THE CONVERSATION: The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report – here’s what that means

The Conversation January 21, 2026

Water project operations

PRESS RELEASE: Updated State Water Project and Central Valley Project permits deliver water supply gains while protecting fish

State Water Contractors January 16, 2026

Planning and management

RESTORE THE DELTA: New report reveals AI data center boom threatens Delta communities and ecosystems

Restore the Delta January 16, 2026

UNIV. OF TEXAS: El Niño and La Niña make water extremes move in sync

Guest Contributor January 16, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: Imperial Irrigation District works to ensure post-2026 Colorado River plan is lawful, durable, and basinwide

Imperial Irrigation District January 16, 2026

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Colorado River experts say some management options don’t go far enough to address scarcity, climate change

Aspen Journalism January 16, 2026

Latest news from around the web

DAILY DIGEST, 1/22: DWR finalizes Best Management Practices for land subsidence; Researchers trace climate threat rising beneath California; From point source to ecosystem: How Operation Baseline advanced Delta science; Lower Yuba River Accord extended; and more …

January 22, 2026

IN THIS POST ...On the calendar today …In California water news today …DWR finalizes Best Management Practices to help address...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/21: Climate change, the Delta, and its watersheds: What we know, what we don’t, & what surprises might be out there; Court of appeal rejects challenge to EIR’s water supply analysis; Big Tech’s fast-expanding plans for data centers are running into stiff opposition; Colorado River states still at odds but working toward a 5-year plan; and more …

January 21, 2026

DAILY DIGEST, 1/20: How long will extended dry spell continue?; As EPA ponders Clean Water Act, activists say business eclipsing environment; California brought back beavers and the results are already amazing; Feds summon 7 Colorado River governors for last-ditch talks; and more …

January 20, 2026

DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Is California really 100% drought-free for the first time in 25 years?; Warm winter fueling a snow drought; Updated permits deliver water supply gains while protecting fish; Data center boom is coming to the San Gabriel Valley; and more …

January 16, 2026

ONLY ON MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: From flames to faucets: Addressing post-wildfire water contamination

January 14, 2026

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: From roadways to waterways: The environmental toll of 6PPD-quinone

January 7, 2026

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: The biggest threat to the Delta you’ve (probably) never heard of

December 9, 2025

California water news

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: DWR finalizes Best Management Practices to help address subsidence and protect California’s water infrastructure

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

January 22, 2026

California’s continued partnership with locals will serve as the key to safeguarding groundwater-reliant communities and infrastructure from land sinking Press...

CSULB: Researchers trace climate threat rising beneath California

Guest Contributor

Groundwater News

January 22, 2026

By Wendy Thomas Russell, Cal State University Long Beach Sea-level rise is easy to picture: flooded roads, eroding bluffs, shrinking...

DELTA COUNCIL: From point source to ecosystem: How Operation Baseline advanced Delta science

Climate change Delta science

January 22, 2026

Science is an ongoing process, not a one-time study or a single definitive answer. It’s about building knowledge, testing ideas,...

COMMENTARY: We banked on collaboration—and it’s paying off

Guest Contributor

Groundwater News

January 22, 2026

By Jim Peifer, Executive Director of the Regional Water Authority In the late 1990s, Sacramento-area water providers worked together to...

SJV WATER: Water agency cross connections create conflict for Kings County supervisor

Groundwater News

January 22, 2026

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Agricultural water district representation has always been a bit “clubby,” as most directors are also...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Climate change, the Delta, and its watersheds: What we know, what we don’t, & what surprises might be out there

January 21, 2026

California’s climate is changing in ways that challenge our understanding of water management, ecosystems, and infrastructure. From rising temperatures and...

UTAH NEWS DISPATCH: Colorado River talks: States are still at odds but working toward a 5-year plan

January 21, 2026

Time is running short, with less than a month to submit a plan to the federal government By Annie Knox,...

SJV WATER: Water first destroyed, and will now rebuild, the historic town of Allensworth

Groundwater News

January 21, 2026

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Starting nearly 118 years ago, arsenic-laced groundwater and dry wells all but killed the hopes...

EOS: We are “living beyond our hydrological means,” UN report warns

American Geophysical Union

January 21, 2026

By Grace van Deelen, EOS Humanity has overspent and depleted freshwater in the world’s aquifers, glaciers, wetlands, and other natural...

THE CONVERSATION: The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report – here’s what that means

The Conversation

January 21, 2026

By Kaveh Madani, United Nations University The world is now using so much fresh water amid the consequences of climate...

PRESS RELEASE: Updated State Water Project and Central Valley Project permits deliver water supply gains while protecting fish

State Water Contractors

Water project operations

January 16, 2026

Water Abundance for Communities and the Environment is Achievable Press release from the State Water Contractors and Westlands Water District...

RESTORE THE DELTA: New report reveals AI data center boom threatens Delta communities and ecosystems

Restore the Delta

Planning and management

January 16, 2026

Press release from Restore the Delta As artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure rapidly expands, a new white paper released today by Restore the...

Delta

RESTORE THE DELTA: New report reveals AI data center boom threatens Delta communities and ecosystems

Restore the Delta

Planning and management

January 16, 2026

Press release from Restore the Delta As artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure rapidly expands, a new white paper released today by Restore the...

USGS: A model to predict sediment bulk density for the San Francisco Estuary

Planning and management

January 13, 2026

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: The role of wetland restoration in reviving Delta food webs

January 5, 2026

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: The biggest threat to the Delta you’ve (probably) never heard of

Notebook News and Features Water quality

December 9, 2025

Groundwater News

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: DWR finalizes Best Management Practices to help address subsidence and protect California’s water infrastructure

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

January 22, 2026

California’s continued partnership with locals will serve as the key to safeguarding groundwater-reliant communities and infrastructure from land sinking Press...

CSULB: Researchers trace climate threat rising beneath California

Groundwater News

January 22, 2026

COMMENTARY: We banked on collaboration—and it’s paying off

Groundwater News

January 22, 2026

SJV WATER: Water agency cross connections create conflict for Kings County supervisor

Groundwater News

January 22, 2026

Ecosystems

DWR: How collaborative efforts are reviving a vital ecosystem in the Delta

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

January 15, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: In the last five years, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and its partners...

UC IRVINE: Scientists discover how fast the world’s deltas are sinking

January 15, 2026

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Deltas are sinking faster than seas rise

January 15, 2026

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Oceans shattered heat records in 2025

January 9, 2026

Colorado River

UTAH NEWS DISPATCH: Colorado River talks: States are still at odds but working toward a 5-year plan

January 21, 2026

Time is running short, with less than a month to submit a plan to the federal government By Annie Knox,...

PRESS RELEASE: Imperial Irrigation District works to ensure post-2026 Colorado River plan is lawful, durable, and basinwide

January 16, 2026

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Colorado River experts say some management options don’t go far enough to address scarcity, climate change

January 16, 2026

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Colorado River basin states get first look at proposed operating rules

January 10, 2026

Announcements

NOW AVAILABLE: Answers to Tulare Lake Subbasin Frequently Asked Questions Now Available

State Water Board

January 9, 2026

Information for Tulare Lake groundwater extractors regarding metering, groundwater extraction reporting, fees, and subbasin status is now available in Frequently Asked Question...

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: 2025-26 San Francisco Bay Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is now OPEN

US Environmental Protection Agency

January 9, 2026

From the US EPA Region 9: The SF Bay Program is funding from Congress to protect and restore San Francisco...

OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT: 2025-2030 Nonpoint Source Program Implementation Plan

State Water Board

January 5, 2026

From the State Water Resources Control Board: A Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on the Draft 2025-2030 Nonpoint Source...

ANNOUNCEMENT: DRIP Collaborative seeks to fill membership vacancies

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

December 3, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: On behalf of the Drought Resilience Interagency and Partners (DRIP) Collaborative, the Department of...

PUBLIC HEARING Regarding the Appeals Filed for the Delta Conveyance Project Certification of Consistency with the Delta Plan

Delta Stewardship Council

ANNOUNCEMENTS Delta Conveyance Project

November 28, 2025

From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Stewardship Council will conduct a public hearing on February 26 and 27, 2026,...

YOUR INPUT WANTED: Recharge Incentives Survey Re-Opened Until December 5th

Guest Contributor

November 25, 2025

From Sustainable Conservation: Recently we asked you to spend a little time responding to our survey on groundwater recharge incentives....

YOUR INPUT WANTED: Winter-run Chinook Salmon Annual Loss Independent Peer Review

Delta Stewardship Council

Science Announcement

November 25, 2025

From the Delta Science Program: At the request of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and California Department of Water Resources,...

YOUR INPUT WANTED: Draft 2026 Delta Science Plan

Delta Stewardship Council

Science Announcement

November 20, 2025

From the Delta Science Program: The Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Science Program is developing the third iteration of the Delta...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Water Storage Investment Program Notice of Proposed Emergency Regulation

CA Water Commission

November 8, 2025

From the California Water Commission: At its meeting on November 19, 2025, the California Water Commission (Commission) will consider modifying...

NOTICE: Draft 2025 UWMP Guidebook Release Public Meeting and Public Comment Period

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

November 5, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: Please use the link below to register for the upcoming meeting on the Public Review...

Reports

Delta science Reports

NOW AVAILABLE: Now Available: FY 2023-2024 Delta Crosscut Budget Report

Delta Stewardship Council December 12, 2025

Reports Water project operations

REPORT: NASEM reviews science behind Central Valley Project and State Water Project operations

Maven December 11, 2025

Reports Water project operations

REPORT: New DWR conveyance study finds groundwater stabilization key to protecting San Joaquin Valley water supplies

Department of Water Resources (DWR) November 25, 2025

Reports Water project operations

UC DAVIS: How California’s state and federal water projects can better protect fish

UC Davis November 15, 2025

Reports Water project operations

NEW REPORT: Review of the Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project

Guest Contributor November 10, 2025

Groundwater News Reports

DWR: New reports show progress in community actions to make groundwater sustainability a reality in California

Department of Water Resources (DWR) October 21, 2025

Climate change Reports

REPORT: From drought to deluge: WMO report highlights increasingly erratic water cycle

Utah Dispatch October 3, 2025

Planning and management Reports

UCLA: Student research drives water resilience and equitable solutions in post-fire Los Angeles

UCLA August 28, 2025

Groundwater News Reports

PRESS RELEASE: DWR Semi-Annual Groundwater Conditions Update highlights key trends for Water Year 2024

Department of Water Resources (DWR) June 24, 2025

Planning and management Reports

NEW REPORT: ASM and AGU offer critical strategies to protect public health and safe drinking water amid climate change

American Geophysical Union June 12, 2025

Podcasts and webinars

Author Podcasts WATER SHELF

WATER SHELF PODCAST: “Body in a Barrel” by Aaron Mead

Justin Scott-Coe January 11, 2026

Fish and wildlife Science Podcasts

DELTA DISPATCH: How To Have Our Fish, and Eat Them, Too

Estuary News Group November 22, 2025

Author Podcasts WATER SHELF

WATER SHELF PODCAST: “Living with Water Scarcity” by David Zetland

Justin Scott-Coe August 31, 2025

Author Podcasts WATER SHELF

WATER SHELF PODCAST: “Replumbing the City” by Sayd Randle

Justin Scott-Coe July 11, 2025

Podcasts and webinars Science Podcasts

PODCAST: Destination: Delta

Estuary News Group June 2, 2025

Ecosystems Science Podcasts

DELTA DISPATCH: Restoration, reciprocity

Estuary News Group April 26, 2025

Science Podcasts

DELTA DISPATCH: From Snowpack To Spigot

Estuary News Group April 26, 2025

Author Podcasts WATER SHELF

WATER SHELF PODCAST: “Too Good to Be True” by Paul Brown

Justin Scott-Coe April 18, 2025

Fish and wildlife Science Podcasts

SCIENCE IN SHORT: Longfin smelt, the little fish that gets around

Ashleigh Papp March 5, 2025

Author Podcasts WATER SHELF

WATER SHELF PODCAST: “Water: A Biography” by Giulio Boccaletti

Justin Scott-Coe February 17, 2025