California water news

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

February 17, 2026

From the State Water Board: Understanding, managing, and regulating nonpoint source pollution of groundwater is a challenge for California. Nonpoint...

YOUR INPUT WANTED: Design of Proposition 4 Watershed Resilience Program

ANNOUNCEMENTS Planning and management

February 17, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) invites you to participate in a short survey to help inform development of...

SPECIAL EDITION: Colorado River update: Department of Interior moving forward after no consensus among the seven basin states

Maven

Colorado River Daily Digest

February 14, 2026

State officials and water managers from the seven states relying on the Colorado River have yet again failed to reach...

PRESS RELEASE: Interior Department moves forward on guidelines for Colorado River absent full state consensus

Guest Contributor

February 14, 2026

From the Department of the Interior: The Department of the Interior is moving forward with the Post-2026 NEPA process to...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: No deal on Colorado River operations means federal takeover imminent

Courthouse News Service

February 14, 2026

The seven states in the river basin had until Saturday to reach consensus. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service A...

ARIZONA MIRROR: Arizona blasts Upper Basin states for refusing cuts as Colorado River talks fail

Arizona Mirror

February 14, 2026

Lower Basin received “one consistent message” of refusal from Upper Basin states By Jim Small, Arizona Mirror A last-ditch meeting...

NEVADA CURRENT: Colorado River states miss deadline, compromise nowhere in sight

Nevada Current

February 14, 2026

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Nevada and six other Colorado River states have failed to resolve a major disagreement on...

UTAH NEWS DISPATCH: Colorado River negotiations crumble as another deadline passes by

Utah Dispatch

February 14, 2026

Lower Basin states blame the Upper Basin for not making concessions. ‘Utah is ready to make a deal,’ governor says...

SJV WATER: State supreme court declines to hear groundwater case out of Kings County

SJV Water

February 13, 2026

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The California Supreme Court denied a petition by the Kings County Farm Bureau to review...

INDIAN WELLS VALLEY: Ridgecrest can’t afford further delay, sustainability requires an imported water option

Indian Wells Valley

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

February 13, 2026

IWVGA Sets Record Straight on Pipeline Costs and Basin Sustainability Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority More...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: State water officials are faced with a once-in-a-generation chance to save California’s salmon

Alastair Bland

February 12, 2026

By Alastair Bland Negotiations over how to manage the Delta’s water and fish species hit a boiling point in late...

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...

CV-NPSAT: A Scalable Solution for Groundwater Contaminant Modeling

Colorado River Daily Digest

February 17, 2026

From the State Water Board: Understanding, managing, and regulating nonpoint source pollution of groundwater is a challenge for California. Nonpoint...

SJV WATER: Expert urges action on invasive golden mussels now

SJV Water

Ecosystems

February 12, 2026

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The time to act on golden mussels is yesterday. If not yesterday, then now, an...

SPECIAL EDITION: Colorado River update: Department of Interior moving forward after no consensus among the seven basin states

Maven

February 14, 2026

State officials and water managers from the seven states relying on the Colorado River have yet again failed to reach...

YOUR INPUT WANTED: Design of Proposition 4 Watershed Resilience Program

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

ANNOUNCEMENTS Planning and management

February 17, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) invites you to participate in a short survey to help inform development of...

NOTICE: Term 91 now in effect

ANNOUNCEMENTS

February 7, 2026

From the State Water Board: Term 91 is now in effect. The Delta was in Balanced conditions as of February...

NOTICE: Water right Term 91: Advance notice of probable curtailment

ANNOUNCEMENTS

February 6, 2026

From the State Water Board: This email is to notify water right permit and license holders with Standard Water Right...

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