SJV WATER: Chowchilla may be first San Joaquin Valley subbasin to get do-over on inadequate groundwater plan SJV Water News April 26, 2025 46
STATE WATER BOARD releases recommendation on Chowchilla Subbasin under SGMA State Water Board News April 26, 2025 44
PRESS RELEASES: California, federal government, Yuba Water Agency partner up in historic project to reopen North Yuba River to native fish Office of Governor Gavin Newsom News April 26, 2025 41
SJV WATER: Facing possible state action over groundwater, farmers in small west Fresno district vent frustrations, accusations SJV Water News April 26, 2025 91
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego County Water Authority faces existential crisis Voice of San Diego News April 26, 2025 62
PRESS RELEASE: Updated operations analysis finds water for more than 3 million people could have been captured if Sites Reservoir were operational today Sites Project Authority Press Release/Other April 26, 2025 1270
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: How a new wetland restoration could expedite transforming the Delta from a carbon source to a carbon sink Robin Meadows News April 23, 2025 305
AG ALERT: State water official says more work needed as SGMA evolves Ag Alert News April 23, 2025 155
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Colorado River Basin states have just weeks left to agree on plan Maven News April 23, 2025 148
PRESS RELEASE: Complaint filed against SFPUC for water mismanagement Guest Contributor Press Release/Other April 23, 2025 208
MSU: Should farm fields be used for crops or solar? MSU research suggests both Guest Contributor News April 22, 2025 124
SJV WATER: Work on East Orosi’s decrepit sewer system can’t start soon enough, according to residents fed up with waiting SJV Water News April 22, 2025 63
PRESS RELEASE: Local agencies condemn IEUA’s rushed rate hike vote, cite lack of transparency and accountability; UPDATED with response from IEUA Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other April 22, 2025 173
DAILY DIGEST, 4/25: Surprise atmospheric rivers, toxic seafood: How NOAA cuts could impact CA; NASA tracks snowmelt to improve water management; A unique San Francisco Bay marine lab faces closure. It has days to raise millions; Interior plan slashes environmental reviews to 1 month; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 25, 2025 652IN THIS POST ...On the calendar today …In California water news today …Surprise atmospheric rivers, toxic seafood: How NOAA cuts...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/24: The new math for reservoir management amid climate change; Scientists are improving desalination technology; Federal officials reviewing the Potter Valley Project; Santa Ynez Reservoir in Palisades must be drained again after more leaks found; and more … Daily Digest April 24, 2025 665
DAILY DIGEST, 4/23: How a new wetland restoration could expedite transforming the Delta from a carbon source to a carbon sink; Finding the best places to recharge groundwater in CA; State water official says more work needed as SGMA evolves; Colorado River Basin states have just weeks left to agree on plan; and more … Daily Digest April 23, 2025 693
DAILY DIGEST, 4/22: How the Sierra snowmelt fuels California’s water supply; Should farm fields be used for crops or solar? Research suggests both; Reclamation releases 2025 Klamath Project Annual Operations Plan; and more … Daily Digest April 22, 2025 659
SGMA: Update on basins subject to State Board intervention, plus new BMP and land subsidence regulation in the works April 17, 2025 402
Monitoring water quality in the Delta: The role of the Delta Regional Monitoring Program April 8, 2025 204
SJV WATER: Chowchilla may be first San Joaquin Valley subbasin to get do-over on inadequate groundwater plan SJV Water News April 26, 2025 46By SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board will consider sending the Chowchilla subbasin back to another state agency...
PRESS RELEASES: California, federal government, Yuba Water Agency partner up in historic project to reopen North Yuba River to native fish News April 26, 2025 41
SJV WATER: Facing possible state action over groundwater, farmers in small west Fresno district vent frustrations, accusations News April 26, 2025 91
SJV WATER: Chowchilla may be first San Joaquin Valley subbasin to get do-over on inadequate groundwater plan SJV Water News April 26, 2025 46By SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board will consider sending the Chowchilla subbasin back to another state agency...
SJV WATER: Facing possible state action over groundwater, farmers in small west Fresno district vent frustrations, accusations News April 26, 2025 91
PRESS RELEASE: Indian Wells Valley Water District adjudication allows Meadowbrook Dairy and Searles Valley Minerals to challenge Navy water rights Press Release/Other April 21, 2025 539
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: How a new wetland restoration could expedite transforming the Delta from a carbon source to a carbon sink Robin Meadows News April 23, 2025 305By Robin Meadows Staten Island lies in the heart of California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, and exemplifies the woes of...
STATE WATER CONTRACTORS denounce court decision to prohibit further Delta Conveyance Project geotechnical activities Press Release/Other April 15, 2025 331
RESTORE THE DELTA: Court refuses to lift injunction on geotechnical investigations DWR says are essential to controversial Delta tunnel project Press Release/Other April 11, 2025 782
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Colorado River Basin states have just weeks left to agree on plan Maven News April 23, 2025 148Sen. John Hickenlooper said he’s frustrated at slow pace of negotiations By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Aspen Journalism is an...
UCLA: As Colorado River shrinks, states fail to tap an accessible water source News April 2, 2025 383
REPORT SUMMARY: Exploring the Water Footprint of “Green” Hydrogen for Power Generation in California Maven Reports April 15, 2025 346
NEW REPORT: PCAST releases report on strengthening America’s groundwater resilience Press Release/Notice Reports December 16, 2024 203
PRESS RELEASE: New report reveals climate threats, hidden costs of reservoirs Center for Biological Diversity Reports November 20, 2024 211
REPORT SUMMARY: Five Guiding Principles for Effective Voluntary Agreements Maven Reports November 14, 2024 464
REPORT SUMMARY: Accelerating Restoration in the Sacramento Valley and Beyond Maven Reports October 17, 2024 207
REPORT: Accelerating Ecological Restoration in the Sacramento Valley and Beyond Maven Reports October 2, 2024 79
REPORT SUMMARY: The Science of Non-native Species in a Dynamic Delta Maven Reports September 5, 2024 151
REPORT SUMMARY: The Economic Value of Efficiency for California Water Service: Lower Water Bills Maven Reports August 19, 2024 268
REPORT: Water Study provides overview of California Indian water rights Maven Reports August 14, 2024 401
DWR: New report estimates potential water losses due to climate crisis, actions to boost supplies Department of Water Resources (DWR) Reports July 31, 2024 487
KNEE DEEP TIMES: Boxes of mud could tell a hopeful sediment story Knee Deep Times Science April 5, 2025 129by Ariel Rubissow Okamoto, Knee Deep Times Early results from 15 months of surveys in an experiment which placed sediment...
SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: The State of Bay-Delta Science 2025, part 1 Delta science April 1, 2025 56
CDFW Beaver Restoration Program to host project proposal application workshop Department of Fish and Wildlife ANNOUNCEMENTS April 26, 2025 35From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Beaver Restoration Program invites you to...
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING: Onsite Treatment and Reuse of Nonpotable Water State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS April 26, 2025 48From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Board proposes to amend California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division...
NOTICE of Petitions for Temporary Urgency Change Petitions for Sonoma County Water Agency State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS April 25, 2025 21From the State Water Resources Control Board: On April 11, 2025, Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) filed temporary urgency...
NOTICE of Petitions for Temporary Urgency Changes for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS April 25, 2025 79The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has filed petitions for temporary urgency changes for water right Licenses 10191...
AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT: Public Draft Yolo Bypass Cache Slough Master Plan Department of Water Resources (DWR) ANNOUNCEMENTS April 15, 2025 92From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and Central Valley Flood Protection Board (Board)...
NEPA DOCS: 2026-2027 North to South Water Transfers Draft Environmental Assessment/Initial Study Bureau of Reclamation News ANNOUNCEMENTS April 11, 2025 101From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) proposes to facilitate and approve, in accordance with law, policy,...
DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Fourth Amended Notice Of Public Hearing And Procedural Ruling State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS April 8, 2025 90From the State Water Board Administrative Hearings Office: This ruling adds more hearing dates to the schedule, outlines new procedures...
NOTICE: Opportunity to comment on revised draft Utility Wildfire General Order State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS March 29, 2025 36From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board is accepting public comments for the revised...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: The impacts of non-native fish on salmon populations in the San Joaquin River Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features December 9, 2024 452“What data we have suggests that the predation is a huge factor that will probably preclude any recovery of salmonids...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: How floating wetlands could transform restoration in California’s Delta Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features November 13, 2024 2182Floating wetlands sound like something straight out of a fairy tale, fanciful landscapes where the laws of nature are suspended....
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Fixing California Aqueduct subsidence: A multi-billion dollar problem Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and Features October 22, 2024 1061The aqueduct capacity in certain areas of the Southern San Joaquin Valley is nearly reduced by half due to subsidence....
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Here today, forgotten tomorrow: How shifting baselines transform nature and challenge restoration Alastair Bland Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features September 30, 2024 578Current water policies in the Delta encourage “shifting baselines” that gradually degrade ecosystems. But ongoing work on the Klamath River...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: We are still here: Partnering with Tribes on the Delta Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features August 28, 2024 607By Robin Meadows The first time Malissa Tayaba visited one of her ancestral village sites on the banks of the...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Trying yet again for fish friendlier exports from the Delta Alastair Bland Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features August 12, 2024 855A new kind of Delta diversion could extract water at a slow enough rate, and across a wide enough area,...