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DAILY DIGEST, 2/10: Winter is back, as record snow drought raises concerns; Central Valley farmers press Trump to raise Shasta Dam; CA on track to raze another 40,000 acres of vineyards; Deadline approaches for Colorado River negotiations; and more …

February 10, 2026

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/9: Delta data offline? No more X2? Monitoring changes could obscure the fate of fish & flows; Sierra snow is finally returning; Valley farmers push for Trump to fund Shasta Dam enlargement project; The Colorado River might get a short-term fix. Is that good enough?; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 8, 2026

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Storms line up to revive winter; CA Sierra Club backs Alex Padilla’s water bill, worries about Delta tunnel risk; Miles of pristine LA beach could become America’s next national park; More snow in Florida than Utah? Why weird weather has dominated this year; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 8, 2026

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb. 2-6: Bay-Delta water plan divides tribes, farmers and regulators; Colorado River negotiators are nearly out of time and snowpack; Rain, snow enter forecast; Trump’s water ambitions have a staffing problem; and more …

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Weekly Digest

February 6, 2026

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/6: CA to see ‘major pattern change’ as rain, snow enter forecast; Challenging California’s water ‘scarcity’ narrative; How to entice water guzzlers to conserve; How failing negotiations could spiral into a bitter fight over the Colorado River; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 6, 2026

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/5: Environmental, tribal groups slam Bay-Delta deal over weak flow rules; Army Corps begins public review for Oroville, New Bullards Bar dams; Western U.S. snowpack is worth trillions of dollars; Warmer water in Lake Mead risks vital operations; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 5, 2026

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/4: Water agencies advocate for flexibility in Delta as Tribes, fishermen and enviros slam voluntary agreements; Trump’s water ambitions have a staffing problem; DWR’s framework for the 2028 Water Plan and SB 72 implementation; Colorado River negotiators are nearly out of time and snowpack; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 4, 2026

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WATER COMMISSION: Building California’s water future: DWR’s framework for the 2028 Water Plan and SB 72 implementation

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Planning and management

February 4, 2026

At the January meeting of the California Water Commission, Joel Metzger, Deputy Director of Statewide Water Resources Planning at the...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/3: Boosting climate resilience in the Delta’s mountain headwaters; Solano agencies, others continue push for balanced Bay-Delta plan update; Central Valley ag confronts the weight of water policies; Arizona faces outsized burden if Colorado River states miss February deadline; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 3, 2026

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/2: Snow drought in the West reaches record levels; Bay-Delta water plan divides tribes, farmers and regulators; Round Valley Indian Tribes respond to Trump administration’s attempt to thwart Eel River dam removal; The West’s water war arrives in Washington; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 2, 2026

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Jan. 25-30: Heated debate over Delta water plan; SWP allocation increased to 30%; New rules change how La Niña and El Niño are classified; Colorado Basin states to meet in DC; and more …

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Weekly Digest

January 30, 2026

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: DWR increases State Water Project allocation to 30%; The Sierra snowpack is dropping fast, may not be as bad as it seems; Meghan Hertel appointed Director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife; Colorado River states meet Friday in DC with federal deadline looming; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 30, 2026

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DWR: December storms, improved flexibility allow DWR to increase State Water Project allocation to 30%

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Water project operations

January 30, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced an increase to the State Water...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/29: Heated debate over Delta water plan as environmentalists warn of ‘ecosystem collapse’; Tire manufacturers fight accusations that toxic runoff harms fish; Western states face ‘snow drought’ as snowpack hits record lows; California faces tough choices as federal water rules near expiration; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 29, 2026

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COURTHOUSE NEWS: Tire manufacturers fight accusations that toxic runoff harms fish

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Water quality

January 29, 2026

Conservationists claim that runoff of a chemical in car tires is harming endangered fish and violating the Endangered Species Act....

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