October 2025

DAILY DIGEST, 10/17: State Water Contractors send letter to Governor on the path forward for the State Water Project; LAO Report: The 2025-26 CA Spending Plan: Natural resources and enviro protection; LA: Building resilience: wildfire, water, and extreme heat; US water utilities a Chinese hacker target; and more …

October 17, 2025

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LETTER: State Water Contractors send letter to Governor Newsom on the path forward for the State Water Project

Maven

Water project operations

October 17, 2025

Earlier this month, Jennifer Pierre, General Manager of the State Water Contractors (SWC), sent a letter to Governor Newsom acknowledging...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/16: Wildfire plus rain brings risks. Scientists are trying to warn residents; Ask a scientist: how do we solve California’s water shortage crisis?; CA advances species protections to counter potential federal withdrawal; Long Beach pays millions to clean LA’s downstream trash; officials say it’s at a ‘critical juncture’; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

October 16, 2025

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C-WIN: The Delta Conveyance Project fails the cost-benefit test

CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN)

Delta Conveyance Project

October 16, 2025

Environmental Economics Expert testifies to SWRCB that the DCP Will Cost $60 – $100 Billion and fail to deliver significant...

CA AGRICULTURE: UC Cooperative Extension advisor provides first-of-its-kind avocado irrigation data

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Agriculture

October 16, 2025

Study findings from Southern California avocado orchards help growers save water and money. From California Agriculture: Perched precariously on the...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/15: Metropolitan board appoints Shivaji Deshmukh as agency’s next general manager; California Forever’s latest plan: Expand existing towns; Newsom signs bill setting water-supply targets. Will it help farmers?; Solar growth cushions Colorado River hydropower declines; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

October 15, 2025

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EDWARD RING: Steps towards water abundance

Edward Ring

Commentary

October 15, 2025

By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center Earlier this month a letter was sent to...

SJV WATER: Kaweah subbasin to get early Christmas present with state vote to remove it from enforcement

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 15, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Growers and water managers in the Kaweah groundwater subbasin were gratified to see a formal...

SJV WATER: Eric R. Quinley: The most hated man in the Tule subbasin?

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 15, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water He’s either simply telling it like it is, or, he’s a sanctimonious know-it-all stirring the pot. Either way, Eric R. Quinley has emerged as, quite possibly, the most hated man in the Tule subbasin despite...

CA AGRICULTURE: Adoption patterns of on-farm nutrient management practices and nitrogen application rates in California’s Central Valley

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Water quality

October 15, 2025

Results from a nutrient management practices study show that most growers are adopting four or more practices in the same...

RESTORE THE DELTA: DWR’s Delta tunnel process undermined by incomplete modeling and contradictory filings

Restore the Delta

Delta Conveyance Project

October 15, 2025

From Restore the Delta: Two new developments this week expose major flaws in the Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) rush...

NOTICE of Petition for Temporary Transfer under Yuba County Water Agency Permit 15026

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

October 15, 2025

From the State Water Resources Control Board: On October 1, 2025, Yuba County Water Agency (YWA) filed a petition for temporary change to water right Permit 15026 (Application 5632), pursuant to California Water Code section 1725 et seq., with the State...

State Water Board to consider returning the Kaweah Groundwater Subbasin to the Department of Water Resources’ jurisdiction under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

October 15, 2025

From the State Water Resources Control Board: At its December 2nd Board meeting, the State Water Board will consider referring...

THIS JUST IN … Metropolitan board appoints Shivaji Deshmukh as agency’s next general manager

Metropolitan Water District

Planning and management

October 14, 2025

Deshmukh is currently general manager of Metropolitan member agency, Inland Empire Utilities Agency Press release from the Metropolitan Water District:...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/14: First storm of the season just getting started; Subsidence photo op stirs bad feelings in already bitter groundwater clash; Board staff recommend Kaweah Subbasin return to DWR jurisdiction under SGMA; California cracks down on water theft but spares data centers from disclosing how much they use; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 14, 2025

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Month: October 2025