CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS

Policy and regulation

WATER WRIGHTS: The Water Blueprint and Trump’s Executive Order 14181

Guest Contributor June 20, 2025

Delta Conveyance Project

RESTORE THE DELTA: Lawmakers to revisit Delta Conveyance Project audit

Restore the Delta June 20, 2025

STANFORD: Colorado River water market could help fish and farmers alike

Stanford University June 20, 2025

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Arizona developments face lawsuit over federally reserved groundwater

Courthouse News Service June 20, 2025

Planning and management

YALE CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Why imperfect climate models are more helpful than you think

Yale Climate Connections June 20, 2025

Delta Conveyance Project

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California lawmaker pushes for audit of water conveyance project

Courthouse News Service June 19, 2025

Delta Conveyance Project

Outcome of Joint Legislative Audit Committee hearing on the Delta Conveyance Project audit has both sides claiming victory

Maven June 19, 2025

Water project operations

State Water Board issues advance notice of probable curtailments under standard water right Term 91

State Water Board June 19, 2025

WATER DESK: Q&A: Snow droughts imperil the American West’s water supply

The Water Desk June 19, 2025

Delta science Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Partnering with tribes to restore a Delta wetland: Benefits go both ways

Robin Meadows June 19, 2025

USFWS: Seeds of change: A Central Valley collaboration for people and pollinators

US Fish and Wildlife Service June 19, 2025

Groundwater News

SJV WATER: Meeting notes: Kern districts approve groundwater plan amendments

SJV Water June 19, 2025

NASA Sensor on Space Station Eyes Contamination off California Coast

NASA/JPL June 19, 2025

Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

TODAY: Lawmakers to vote on audit of Delta Conveyance Project

Maven June 18, 2025

Groundwater News

SJV WATER: Proposed new groundwater fee structure has Tulare County farmers crying foul

SJV Water June 18, 2025

Latest news from around the web

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: How changing ocean colors could impact California; The Water Blueprint and Trump’s Executive Order 14181; Lawmakers to revisit Delta Conveyance Project audit; Colorado River water market could help fish and farmers alike; and more …

June 20, 2025

IN THIS POST ...On the calendar today …In California water news this weekend …How changing ocean colors could impact CaliforniaThe...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/19: Lawmakers decline to audit $20B Delta water tunnel; Trump admin eyes Mojave groundwater as potential source for Arizona; State Board warns of probable curtailments under Term 91; New Colorado River plan spreads the pain; and more …

June 19, 2025

DAILY DIGEST, 6/18: Ted Cooke tapped to run Bureau of Reclamation amid pivotal Colorado River talks; Today: Lawmakers to vote on audit of Delta Conveyance Project; Proposed new groundwater fee structure has Tulare County farmers crying foul; Enviros, utilities and tech bros walk into a data center; and more …

June 18, 2025

DAILY DIGEST, 6/17: Trump’s quiet truce on California water; Lake Tahoe had one of its murkiest years on record; Siskiyou County talks economic impact of drought regulations; Army Corps of Engineers prepares proposal to renew and revise nationwide permits for wetlands; and more …

June 17, 2025

ONLY ON MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Partnering with tribes to restore a Delta wetland: Benefits go both ways

June 19, 2025

CA WATER COMMISSION: Pulse Flows and progress: Key highlights from the Chino Basin Program

June 12, 2025

CA WATER COMMISSION: How groundwater projects in Southern California provide pulse flows on the Feather River

June 11, 2025

California water news

WATER WRIGHTS: The Water Blueprint and Trump’s Executive Order 14181

Guest Contributor

Policy and regulation

June 20, 2025

By Don Wright, Water Wrights The Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley met in person at Fresno State University’s...

RESTORE THE DELTA: Lawmakers to revisit Delta Conveyance Project audit

Restore the Delta

Delta Conveyance Project

June 20, 2025

From Restore the Delta: Lawmakers on the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) are set to reconsider a full audit of...

STANFORD: Colorado River water market could help fish and farmers alike

Stanford University

June 20, 2025

A new water market model for the Colorado River basin could improve water security and restore ecosystems amid intensifying shortages....

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Arizona developments face lawsuit over federally reserved groundwater

Courthouse News Service

June 20, 2025

Conservationists demand that the state reevaluate the physical and legal availability of water taken by subdivisions from the San Pedro...

YALE CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Why imperfect climate models are more helpful than you think

Yale Climate Connections

Planning and management

June 20, 2025

Even flawed models are helping scientists unlock new truths about our changing planet. By Ryan O’Loughlin, Yale Climate Connections Our...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California lawmaker pushes for audit of water conveyance project

Courthouse News Service

Delta Conveyance Project

June 19, 2025

While the audit on the plan to ship water from Northern California to Southern California didn’t secure approval on Wednesday,...

Delta

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Partnering with tribes to restore a Delta wetland: Benefits go both ways

Delta science Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

June 19, 2025

By Robin Meadows Five years ago, Plains Miwok cultural practitioner Don Hankins got a surprising invitation from Russ Ryan, a...

DAN WALTERS: Newsom wanted to fast-track the Delta tunnel project. The Legislature slowed the flow

Commentary Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

June 12, 2025

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS: Broad coalition backs Governor Newsom’s streamlining proposal for Delta Conveyance Project

Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

June 12, 2025

EDWARD RING: The economics of the Delta Conveyance Project

Commentary Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

June 12, 2025

Groundwater News

SJV WATER: Meeting notes: Kern districts approve groundwater plan amendments

Groundwater News

June 19, 2025

By Sonia Lemus, SJV Water Meeting agendas: Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District: CLICK HERE Arvin-Edison Water Storage District: CLICK HERE’...

SJV WATER: Proposed new groundwater fee structure has Tulare County farmers crying foul

Groundwater News

June 18, 2025

EOS: Fallowed fields are fueling California’s dust problem

Groundwater News

June 13, 2025

CA WATER COMMISSION: Pulse Flows and progress: Key highlights from the Chino Basin Program

Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

June 12, 2025

Ecosystems

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Partnering with tribes to restore a Delta wetland: Benefits go both ways

Delta science Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

June 19, 2025

By Robin Meadows Five years ago, Plains Miwok cultural practitioner Don Hankins got a surprising invitation from Russ Ryan, a...

USFWS: Seeds of change: A Central Valley collaboration for people and pollinators

June 19, 2025

Subsistence fishers fishing off a pier at Hunters Point, San Francisco Bay. Fish there have been found to have high levels of PFAS.

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: South Bay sport fish not such good eating

June 18, 2025

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Microplastic pollution near coasts tied to higher disease rates

Ecosystems Water quality

June 18, 2025

Colorado River

STANFORD: Colorado River water market could help fish and farmers alike

Stanford University

June 20, 2025

A new water market model for the Colorado River basin could improve water security and restore ecosystems amid intensifying shortages....

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Arizona developments face lawsuit over federally reserved groundwater

June 20, 2025

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Settlements and stalemates: Tribal leaders steer the Colorado River conversation

June 6, 2025

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Can learning from past policy save future users of the Colorado River?

June 6, 2025

Announcements

NOTICE: SGMA Fees Discussion at Water Rights Fees Stakeholder Meeting on June 11, 2025

State Water Board

June 6, 2025

At the Water Rights Fees Stakeholder Meeting on June 11, 2025, the Office of Sustainable Groundwater Management will present information...

NOW AVAILABLE: Groundwater recharge public workshop recording now online

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS Groundwater News Policy and regulation

June 6, 2025

For those who missed the recent “Diversions for Groundwater Recharge” virtual public workshop hosted by the State Water Resources Control...

NOTICE of Public Hearing and Comment Period – Proposed Changes to the Irrigated Lands Program Sacramento River Watershed General Order

State Water Board

June 2, 2025

From the State Water Resources Control Board: In August of 2025, the Central Valley Water Board will hold a public...

NOTICE: New Water Rights Reporting System is Coming Soon!

State Water Board

May 28, 2025

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board is launching a new and improved system...

DELTA SCIENCE PROGRAM: Call for 2025 Delta Synthesis Working Group Ideas and Participants

Delta Stewardship Council

May 28, 2025

From the Delta Science Program: The Delta Science Program is partnering with the National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis...

YOUR INPUT WANTED: CDFW Seeks Public Comment on Draft Guidelines for Recovery Planning

Department of Fish and Wildlife

May 28, 2025

From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: In 2019, CESA was amended to give the California Department of Fish and...

ENV DOCS: USACE releases environmental document for proposed Napa River/Napa Creek floodwalls

US Army Corps of Engineers

May 28, 2025

From the Army Corps of Engineers: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District released its draft supplemental environmental assessment...

NOTICE of additional 15-day written comment period to the proposed water measurement and reporting revisions

May 23, 2025

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) has updated the text...

NOTICE: Department of Pesticide Regulation Proposes regulations to update its groundwater protection list, identifying the pesticides with potential to pollute groundwater

Press Release/Notice

ANNOUNCEMENTS Groundwater News

May 17, 2025

From the Department of Pesticide Regulation: The California Department of Pesticide Regulation is accepting public comments on proposed regulations released...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: State Water Board responds to State Water Contractors

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS Delta Conveyance Project

May 13, 2025

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The letter is addressed to Jennifer Pierre, General Manager of the State Water...

Reports

Climate change 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

Policy and regulation Reports

LAO REPORT: The 2025‑26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards

Legislative Analyst's Office June 2, 2025

Agriculture Groundwater News Reports

REPORT SUMMARY: Cover Crops in the SGMA Era Report and a New Cover Crop Guidance Document for Growers

Maven May 22, 2025

REPORT SUMMARY: Exploring the Water Footprint of “Green” Hydrogen for Power Generation in California

Maven April 15, 2025

Groundwater News Reports

NEW REPORT: PCAST releases report on strengthening America’s groundwater resilience

Press Release/Notice December 16, 2024

PRESS RELEASE: New report reveals climate threats, hidden costs of reservoirs

Center for Biological Diversity November 20, 2024

REPORT SUMMARY: Five Guiding Principles for Effective Voluntary Agreements

Maven November 14, 2024

Ecosystems Policy and regulation Reports

REPORT SUMMARY: Accelerating Restoration in the Sacramento Valley and Beyond

Maven October 17, 2024

Ecosystems Reports

REPORT: Accelerating Ecological Restoration in the Sacramento Valley and Beyond

Maven October 2, 2024

Ecosystems Reports

REPORT SUMMARY: The Science of Non-native Species in a Dynamic Delta

Maven September 5, 2024

Podcasts and webinars

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

Ecosystems 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

Author Podcasts WATER SHELF

WATER SHELF PODCAST: “Water Management” by Shimon Anisfeld

Justin Scott-Coe January 20, 2025

Science Podcasts

PODCAST: Longfin Smelt Don’t Smell Like Cucumbers

Estuary News Group January 13, 2025

Science Podcasts

DELTA DISPATCH: The Land Below Sea

Estuary News Group November 1, 2024

Podcasts and webinars Science Podcasts

DELTA DISPATCH: Bloom boom

Estuary News Group October 22, 2024