DAILY DIGEST, 6/4: Trump official shares vision of desal plants lining California coast; Solar power for State Water Project come with hefty price tag – for users; Delta private island up for sale as $39,000; CA water leader likely nominee to head Reclamation; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 4, 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, 6/3: Toxic algal blooms are getting worse in the Delta; Butte County Supe criticizes DWR’s response on Oroville Dam; San Joaquin Valley water resilience summit – from reports to results; Biden’s clean drinking water plan is being rebranded as MAHA; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 3, 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, 6/2: Trump administration doubles down on effort to stop Eel River dam removal; How a deep-ocean desalination startup hopes to rewrite California’s water future; DWR’s vision for the valley points to less irrigated farmland; Snow drought and low flows in the Colorado; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 2, 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, 6/1: Sinking land, shrinking capacity: DWR confronts subsidence on the California Aqueduct; A dam good job: Beavers as ecosystem engineers; Reclamation streamlines hydropower reviews; 2025 wildfires were the costliest ever, researchers say; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 1, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Sinking land, shrinking capacity: DWR confronts subsidence on the California Aqueduct Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater project operations June 1, 2026Groundwater-driven land sinking in the San Joaquin Valley is reducing aqueduct capacity, prompting interim repairs and long-term planning. At Metropolitan...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: After heated debate, CA overhauls the state’s carbon market; New report highlights Delta rice farming as key strategy for protecting the Delta; Why wildfire experts are so worried about this year’s fire season; Hoover Dam approaches a hydropower cliff; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 31, 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 May 26-29: Sites Project Authority urges revisions to draft water rights permit; A new bill could bypass water rights review to advance the Delta tunnel; A water renaissance plan for California; Groundwater recovery stalls; and more … Maven Weekly Digest May 29, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/29: California groundwater recovery stalls; How floodplains grow fish on the San Joaquin River; California Water Plan Advisory Committee gets to work; Kings County agency may scrap groundwater export policy to avoid lawsuit; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 29, 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, 5/28: A new bill could bypass water rights review to advance the Delta tunnel; More on the Water Renaissance plan for California; DWR updates Water Commission on SGMA implementation; Los Angeles is reimagining parks as water infrastructure; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 28, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: DWR updates Water Commission on Bulletin 118, the latest groundwater conditions report, the groundwater trading workplan and the new subsidence BMP Maven Groundwater News May 28, 2026At its May 20 meeting, the California Water Commission received an update on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act,...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/27: ‘Forever chemicals’ found in CA waterways in 10 counties, study says; Committee meets to advise DWR on state water plan; New Dutch Slough study highlights early success of tidal wetland restoration using low-impact monitoring and AI; Bureau of Reclamation faces partisan blame over water crisis; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 27, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
REPORT: Higher summer outflow and food supply are linked to better Delta smelt outcomes Maven Delta scienceReportsWater project operations May 27, 2026Findings from a weight-of-evidence review of summer-fall habitat actions in the San Francisco Estuary Delta smelt are a small open-water...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/26: Sites Project Authority urges revisions to draft water rights permit; Southern California could get 85% of its water locally and avoid Delta tunnel, groups say; California’s salmon fishery is reopening after a population crash and 3‑year closure, but that doesn’t mean all is well; West prepares for extreme measures to relieve pressure on Colorado River; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 26, 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 May 17-22: Can collective efforts address subsidence in the SJV?; Salmon at risk with fed’s Shasta management plan; Coalition releases “Water Renaissance” vision for the state’s water future; Tribal water rights in California; and more … Maven Weekly Digest May 22, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Can collective efforts to address subsidence raise SJV fields, canals – and prospects?; El Niño could supercharge this year’s Pacific hurricane season; An immense marine heatwave off the West Coast has alarmed scientists; Feds declare Eaton fire was a cleanup success. Their testing shows otherwise; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 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...