DAILY DIGEST, 9/23: How managed wetlands are boosting food production in Suisun Marsh; New research tracks predatory fish in the Delta to benefit threatened salmonids; As El Niño looms, Orange County is in a desperate race for sand; This water advocate wants to fill Lake Mead first before Lake Powell; and more … Maven Daily Digest September 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...
CENTRAL VALLEY WATER BOARD: Rethinking mercury reduction in the Delta Maven Water quality September 23, 2026New findings prompt regulators to reconsider the program’s 2030 deadline and mercury allocations. At a September 3 workshop, Central Valley...
DAILY DIGEST, 9/22: Sacramento River has gotten too warm for its salmon; Newsom declares state of emergency to prepare for Super El Niño; Tracking Harmful Algal Blooms in the Delta; Unpacking the latest developments on the Colorado River; and more … Maven Daily Digest September 22, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DELTA COUNCIL: Tracking Harmful Algal Blooms in the Delta Maven Water quality September 22, 2026Building a coordinated approach to monitor, forecast, and address Delta blooms By late summer, harmful algal blooms are a familiar...
DAILY DIGEST, 9/21: New El Niño looks like past ones that soaked California; Newsom proclaims state of emergency to bolster statewide El Nino preparedness; What CA is learning from solar panels built over irrigation canals; Will the U.S. megadrought ever end?; and more … Maven Daily Digest September 21, 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: 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 … Maven Daily Digest September 20, 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 Sept. 13-18: Bay-Delta Plan thrown into confusion after rebuke from Trump administration; For the first time, scientists link heavy snow to groundwater in California; The race to put El Niño underground; The energy and water footprint of AI; and more … Maven Weekly Digest September 18, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 9/18: Newsom’s Bay-Delta Plan thrown into confusion after rebuke from Trump administration; For the first time, scientists link heavy snow to groundwater in California; New forecast points to wet winter in California courtesy of El Niño; 85 years of evidence: Englebright Dam’s history helps engineers assess future risk; and more … Maven Daily Digest September 18, 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, 9/17: The race to put El Niño underground; State Water Board adopts order to protect groundwater from overapplication of manure at dairies; Feather River gravel project supports chinook salmon and steelhead spawning; Lake Mead’s sacrifice to prop up Lake Powell shown in poor outlook; and more … Maven Daily Digest September 17, 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, 9/16: CA to spend billions on ‘visionary’ plan to boost fish habitat; New DWR director discusses water resiliency plans; How much water and power do data centers really use?; SoCal: Rethinking what urban river restoration can look like; and more … Maven Daily Digest September 16, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Willow Springs Water Bank advances toward final Proposition 1 funding Maven Planning and management September 16, 2026Proposition 1, approved by California voters in 2014, authorized $2.65 billion for the public benefits associated with water storage projects....
DAILY DIGEST, 9/15: California is finally addressing groundwater overdraft. How is it going?; Knives are out for nascent groundwater agency struggling to govern in Tulare County; Public hearing set for Delta tunnel appeal; ‘Exceptionally rare’ Bay Area island property listed for sale; and more … Maven Daily Digest September 15, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DELTA COUNCIL: Public hearing set on revised Delta Conveyance Project certification Maven Delta Conveyance Project September 15, 2026The Delta Stewardship Council will hold a public hearing on October 15, 2026, beginning at 9:30 a.m., to consider appeals...
WATER COMMISSION: DWR explains how Article 21 water could supply WSIP pulse-flow projects Maven Planning and management September 15, 2026Proposition 1, approved by California voters in 2014, allocated $2.7 billion for water-storage investments administered by the California Water Commission...
DAILY DIGEST, 9/14: San Joaquin Valley water vision highlights urgent need for coordinated action; Potter Valley dam comments close Friday as SoCal district keeps fighting to join case; El Niño-born ‘Kelvin waves’ are sneaking towards California; How drought and demand pushed the Colorado River toward crisis; and more … Maven Daily Digest September 14, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...