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DAILY DIGEST, 4/15: ‘The river is deciding for us’: Shrinking flexibility and rising stakes on the Colorado River; Kings County farmers caught between millions in back fees and being ghosted, again, by regulators; Salmon season plan draws mixed reactions from North Coast fishermen; The American West’s water crisis has a governance problem; and more …

April 15, 2026

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MET COMMITTEE: ‘The river is deciding for us’: Shrinking flexibility and rising stakes on the Colorado River

Maven

Colorado River

April 15, 2026

Over the past several years, the Colorado River Basin states have been working, with limited success, on guidelines that will...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/14: Bridging the gap between new climate science and water planning in California; How the strongest storm on Earth became a warning sign for a potentially historic El Niño; California reopens salmon fishing, but Crescent City fishermen still shut out; Colorado River Basin states could learn from Australia; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 14, 2026

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NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Bridging the gap between new climate science and water planning in California

Robin Meadows

Best of the Notebook Climate change Notebook News and Features

April 14, 2026

By Robin Meadows The snowpack that supplies about one third of California’s water needs historically peaked in April—but the state...

REPORT: The Salton Sea Program’s 2026 Annual Report now available

CA Natural Resources Agency

Ecosystems Reports

April 14, 2026

From the Natural Resources Agency: The California Natural Resources Agency has released the 2026 Annual Report for the Salton Sea...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/13: Commercial salmon fishing set to resume along coast after 3-year shutdown; Rumors swirl of Louisiana’s role in California’s nutria invasion; LA County cities weigh the data center question in the face of AI surge; New federal plan for sharing the Colorado River could come in April; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 13, 2026

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Multiple storms to usher in rain and snow, will it curb fire risk?; El Niño set to form by August; California salmon fishing poised to finally reopen. Can the industry recover?; ‘It’s incredibly bad’: No end in sight to Colorado River water crisis; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 12, 2026

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CAL MATTERS: California salmon fishing poised to finally reopen. Can the industry recover?

Cal Matters

Fish and wildlife

April 11, 2026

Three years of cancelled salmon seasons have devastated the industry. Now, salmon fishing is expected to finally reopen. Will it be...

CAL MATTERS: California’s largest and most polluted lake gets a new conservancy

Cal Matters

Planning and management

April 11, 2026

California’s first new conservancy in more than 15 years will oversee restoration, manage habitat and improve air quality at the deteriorating Salton Sea By Deborah Brennan, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 6-10: Storms to bring rain, thunder and Sierra snow; Strongest El Niño in 140 years? This one could actually deliver for CA; A biblical megaflood could hit CA at any moment; Fourth San Joaquin Valley groundwater region avoids state intervention; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

April 10, 2026

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DAILY DIGEST, 4/10: Storms to bring rain, thunder and Sierra snow; Coalition urges lawmakers to reject bill threatening water oversight; Someone may have maliciously caused nutria invasion; Lake Mead drops more than 6 feet since March, nearing record low; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 10, 2026

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DAILY DIGEST, 4/9: DWR prepares for tough water year as storm set to dump feet of snow in the Sierra; Turning flood risk into water supply: Inside DWR’s San Joaquin Basin Studies; Small pumpers excluded from state sanctions prompting backlash and allegations that some may try to game the system; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 9, 2026

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DWR: Record heat sizzled away the snow. Here’s how California is preparing for what’s ahead

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

April 9, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources found no measurable snow April 1 at a place...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Turning flood risk into water supply: Inside DWR’s San Joaquin Basin Studies

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

April 9, 2026

The San Joaquin Basin faces complex water management challenges that demand a unified approach. Decades of groundwater overuse, increasing flood...

SJV WATER: Small pumpers excluded from state sanctions prompting backlash and allegations that some may try to game the system

SJV Water

Uncategorized

April 9, 2026

By Lisa McEwen & Monserrat Solis Though the state put groundwater pumping in Kings and Tulare counties under greater scrutiny in 2024, it gave some pumpers a pass on Tuesday, April 7, from having to report extractions and pay fees...

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