WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for 8/30-9/4: State Water Board revises draft water right decision for proposed Sites Reservoir; New rules for pumping water from Delta include restoration incentive; Butte County aims for DWR accountability regarding dam; Super El Niño is looming; and more … Maven Weekly Digest September 4, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Water Board revises draft water right decision for proposed Sites Reservoir; New rules for pumping water from Delta include restoration incentive; Butte County aims for DWR accountability regarding dam; Unified Water Plan for the San Joaquin Valley released; and more … Maven Daily Digest September 4, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, 9/3: Hurricanes crowd the Pacific: What California can expect; ‘Supersized’ El Nino to persist into 2027, UN says; Delta Caucus secures $158.2 million for Delta levees; A storm battering still-charred LA hillsides has survivors worried about a different disaster; and more … Maven Daily Digest September 3, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, 9/2: Artificial beaver dams in California are delivering surprising results; El Niño-driven wave to raise California sea levels by a foot — in weeks; Tribal water rights bill heads to Newsom’s desk; When will newly expanded Sacramento Weir be ready?; and more … Maven Daily Digest September 2, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, 9/1: Study: Reservoir management system could save CA $150 Million every year; Super El Niño is looming. Here’s what new data means for snow season across the West; Butte County pushes for Oroville Dam accountability; California’s winding road from water plans to solutions; and more … Maven Daily Digest September 1, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/31: Insights from two tidal marsh restoration sites in Suisun Marsh and Delta; California’s beaches are being eaten away. El Niño could redraw the coast as we know it; How a Klamath Basin bird crisis brings old water rivals together; Metropolitan reviews new Colorado River guidelines and forecast implications; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 31, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: “Over our dead bodies” likely response to Arizona proposal to harvest California rivers to fill its water gap; Cities are caught in the middle of a data center backlash; Lawmakers reach deal in high-stakes fight over regulating data centers; LADWP: Inside the multi-front Sunset Blvd. incident response; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 30, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug 23-28: Report focuses on SGMA and small farmers; How much of a problem is AI’s water use?; El Niño events much stronger in past several decades; A secret to survival for California’s most endangered salmon; and more … Maven Weekly Digest August 28, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/28: Can California farmers break free from plastic?; El Niño events much stronger in past several decades; A ‘baffling’ 30-year wait to destroy California’s Matilija Dam; What the new rules for a shrinking Colorado River mean for tribal nations; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 28, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/27: Data centers use little water, so where does it all go?; CARB to start tracking emissions from reservoirs; Study on Delta hydrodynamics and water quality released; White House to unveil program to protect water systems against hackers; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 27, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/26: New report focuses on small farmers and SGMA; Appeals filed for Delta tunnel revised Certification of Consistency; 4.1-million-gallon reservoir returns to full service after damage from Eaton fire; Homegrown group pitches plan to save Colorado River – Could it work?; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 26, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/25: Study: Data centers use more water than California cities; Paper: Biggest carbon polluters are to blame for half of water lost to climate change; California likely to get the worst of El Niño; Nevada sues to block federal Colorado River cuts. Is Arizona next? and more … Maven Daily Digest August 25, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/24: Earth’s oceans just broke a heat record. The implications will be massive; The 15-day window that may decide salmon survival; Bigger, hotter fires are slowly erasing America’s great forests; Arizona’s bid for California water could run into political headwinds; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 24, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Trump admin releases Colorado River operations plan, California officials respond; New California maps show the likelihood of a wet El Niño winter; Kings County judge allows state to move ahead with groundwater fees; From water to wine, invasive species costing CA millions in crops, infrastructure; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 23, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug. 16-21: State Water Board releases final draft Bay Delta Plan; Are Kings County farmers getting a bad rap from bad data?; Low-water winter forage faces high-cost SGMA reality; How one Davis lab is trying to stop California’s golden mussel invasion; and more … Maven Weekly Digest August 21, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
