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February 14, 2026

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

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb. 8-13: Delta monitoring changes could obscure the fate of fish & flows; State officials have chance to save salmon; Outdated water rules could cost California 600,000 acre-feet; No agreement on Colorado River expected by deadline; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

February 13, 2026

A 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: It’s final: No Delta smelt found in annual survey for 8 years; State supreme court declines to hear groundwater case out of Kings County; After years of La Niña, Pacific surges toward El Niño; ‘No one is expecting’ a Colorado River agreement by Saturday deadline; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

February 13, 2026

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

SJV Water

Groundwater News

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

Groundwater News

February 13, 2026

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

DAILY DIGEST, 2/12: State officials faced with a once-in-a-generation chance to save CA’s salmon; As La Niña is ending, signs of El Niño emerge; These maps show where California sank the most over the past decade; Three days left: Arizona faces deeper Colorado River cuts as federal deadline looms; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

February 12, 2026

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

Alastair Bland

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

February 12, 2026

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

EDWARD RING: Governor Newsom: Turn up the Delta pumps!

Edward Ring

Commentary Water project operations

February 12, 2026

By Edward Ring When it comes to the water supply in California for cities and farms, nothing matters more than...

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 expert on invasive mollusks told attendees at the World Ag Expo in Tulare Wednesday. The Expo continues Thursday. These things...

EDWARD RING: Large scale desalination belongs in California’s water strategy

Edward Ring

Water supply augmentation

February 12, 2026

By Edward Ring In debates over water policy in California, a common argument is that if only we managed the...

NOW AVAILABLE: 2025 Adaptive Management Forum Summary

Delta Stewardship Council

Delta science Reports

February 12, 2026

From the Delta Science Program: The Delta Science Program hosts the Adaptive Management Forum every two years to promote dialogue...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/11: Proposed Bay-Delta plan could reshape way California delivers water; Outdated water rules could cost CA 600,000 acre-feet, lawmakers warn; New report: Regulating data center water use in CA; Drought, disagreements, and deadlines: The fight for Colorado River’s future; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

February 11, 2026

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MET ONE WATER COMMITTEE: Drought, disagreements, and deadlines: The fight for Colorado River’s future

Maven

Colorado River

February 11, 2026

The federal government has given the basin states until February 14 to reach a consensus solution that will serve as...

HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: The coming failure of Glen Canyon Dam

High Country News

Water project operations

February 11, 2026

As Colorado River negotiations build toward a Feb. 14 deadline, few are talking about design flaws in the dam that...

LETTER: Outdated water rules could cost California 600,000 acre-feet, lawmakers warn

Maven

Water project operations

February 11, 2026

Four California Congressmen have sent Governor Gavin Newsom a letter expressing concerns over outdated water regulations that could result in the loss of 600,000 acre-feet of water. They argue that these regulations, combined with California’s variable hydrology, could have significant...

Year: 2026

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

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb. 8-13: Delta monitoring changes could obscure the fate of fish & flows; State officials have chance to save salmon; Outdated water rules could cost California 600,000 acre-feet; No agreement on Colorado River expected by deadline; and more …

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

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

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

EDWARD RING: Governor Newsom: Turn up the Delta pumps!

SJV WATER: Expert urges action on invasive golden mussels now

EDWARD RING: Large scale desalination belongs in California’s water strategy

NOW AVAILABLE: 2025 Adaptive Management Forum Summary

MET ONE WATER COMMITTEE: Drought, disagreements, and deadlines: The fight for Colorado River’s future

HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: The coming failure of Glen Canyon Dam

LETTER: Outdated water rules could cost California 600,000 acre-feet, lawmakers warn

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: California’s biggest reservoir project in decades clears major obstacle; El Niño may bring more water to California than reservoirs can hold; The end is coming for California’s untouchable grass; Leaders debate Colorado water and river management; and more …