COLORADO RIVER: Post-2026 operations: Lower Basin proposal and next steps Maven Colorado River May 13, 2026Two years ago, the Lower Basin states proposed post-2026 operating guidelines in hopes of building a seven-state agreement. But after...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/12: Treating nitrate-contaminated wells with distributed water systems; The case for investing in the Delta; AI in fisheries: What it is, what it isn’t, and why it matters; Water levels at Lake Powell, Lake Mead could go dangerously low; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 12, 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, 5/11: Lasers in the sky: Hi-tech missions track record snowpack loss in the West; As drought worsens, Western states brace for wildfires, water shortages; The possibility of a ‘super’ El Niño is starting to make coastal California nervous; This summer, the American water crisis becomes real; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 11, 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: A record El Niño may be forming — and the forecast model is literally off the charts; SGMA’s new subsidence guidance: A higher bar, real-world impacts; Invasive species discovered at drinking water treatment plants in San Jose; Lower Basin reached a new Colorado River deal. What comes next?; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 10, 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 3-8: Newsom pledges to move forward with Delta tunnel; Odds rising for the strongest El Niño in a century; A whiplash spring and California’s water supply; Groundwater law begins reshaping valley; and more … Maven Weekly Digest May 8, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/8: Newsom pledges to move forward with Delta water tunnel; Soil-mapping tech offers massive water savings for California citrus; Forest fuel treatments reduce wildfire spread, prevent $2.8B in damage; Lake Powell forecast worsens, on track for worst year on record, forecasters say; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 8, 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, 5/7: Why the odds keep rising for the strongest El Niño in a century; Tracking headwaters management for wildfire resilience in CA; Restoring salt ponds to marshes is a win. Unless you’re a snowy plover.; How far will Lake Mead fall after all of its “banked” water has been withdrawn?; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 7, 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, 5/6: Heat to surge across western US; El Nino to fuel Pacific hurricane season; Groundwater law begins reshaping valley; The Colorado River is overdrawn, and a corporate reckoning is imminent; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 6, 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, 5/5: A whiplash spring and CA’s water supply; Solar on canals reduces water evaporation by 70% and algae growth by 85%; Coded-wire tags show persistent hatchery dominance; Salton Sea plans face critical flaw: Not enough water, Army Corps finds; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 5, 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, 5/4: Record ocean heat off California coast echoes ‘The Blob,’ killing seabirds and reshaping weather outlook; CA farms adapt to water crisis with AI, drip irrigation and permanent crops; What comes next for the Salton Sea? Officials outline possibilities; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 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, weekend edition: Lower Basin states announce new water-saving plan for dwindling Colorado River; Potential Potter Valley Project buyer suggests PG&E failed to tell ‘actual truth’; California farms see compliance costs grow alongside crops; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 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...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 27-May 1: Will CA ever build the Delta tunnel?; Where will CA data centers get their water?; Congressman opens investigation into Trump admin’s involvement in Eel River dam removal; Wild vs. hatchery: Charting California’s fisheries path forward; and more … Maven Weekly Digest May 1, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/1: Will California ever build the Delta tunnel? Major battles ahead as Newsom era nears end; For the first time, growers have to say how much groundwater they’re taking; Western U.S. wildfires have gotten less frequent, though larger; Can the Colorado River survive 2026?; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 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...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/30: State’s first solar canal project moves from UC Merced lab to real world; What the Water Board is watching in drinking water — and why it matters; Hidden from view, vernal pools host a dazzling display of diversity; As wildfire risks rise, Forest Service shutters labs that study them; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 30, 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 SUMMARY: San Joaquin Valley Conveyance Study: Subsidence and Capacity Challenges Maven Groundwater NewsReports April 30, 2026The San Joaquin Valley Conveyance Study, released by the Department of Water Resources in November of 2025, examines how land...
