WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 12-17: Rain, snow return as ‘abnormally dry’ conditions spread; Bridging the gap between new climate science and water planning; Are we heading for ‘super El Nino’?; Salmon fishing set to resume after 3-year shutdown; and more … Maven Weekly Digest April 17, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/17: Rain and snow return as ‘abnormally dry’ conditions continue to spread; Warmer winters and snow drought may threaten western U.S. water by speeding flows, study finds; Nonfunctional turf will require irrigation with reclaimed water; What’s in the water? EPA signals direction of future drinking water regulations; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 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, 4/16: CA Water Commission approves updates to state dam safety regulations; Early California snow melt may lead to droughts, heightened wildfire risks; Zone 7 eyes a new pipeline to secure area’s water future; Building flexibility beyond 2026: Interstate water transfers in the Lower Basin of the Colorado River; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 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...
MET COMMITTEE: Building flexibility beyond 2026: Interstate water transfers in the Lower Basin of the Colorado River Maven Colorado River April 16, 2026Several years ago, both the Southern Nevada Water Authority and entities in Arizona each invested $6 million in Pure Water...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/15: ‘The river is deciding for us’: Shrinking flexibility and rising stakes on the Colorado River; Kings County farmers caught between millions in back fees and being ghosted, again, by regulators; Salmon season plan draws mixed reactions from North Coast fishermen; The American West’s water crisis has a governance problem; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 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...
MET COMMITTEE: ‘The river is deciding for us’: Shrinking flexibility and rising stakes on the Colorado River Maven Colorado River April 15, 2026Over the past several years, the Colorado River Basin states have been working, with limited success, on guidelines that will...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/14: Bridging the gap between new climate science and water planning in California; How the strongest storm on Earth became a warning sign for a potentially historic El Niño; California reopens salmon fishing, but Crescent City fishermen still shut out; Colorado River Basin states could learn from Australia; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 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...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/13: Commercial salmon fishing set to resume along coast after 3-year shutdown; Rumors swirl of Louisiana’s role in California’s nutria invasion; LA County cities weigh the data center question in the face of AI surge; New federal plan for sharing the Colorado River could come in April; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 13, 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: Multiple storms to usher in rain and snow, will it curb fire risk?; El Niño set to form by August; California salmon fishing poised to finally reopen. Can the industry recover?; ‘It’s incredibly bad’: No end in sight to Colorado River water crisis; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 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...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 6-10: Storms to bring rain, thunder and Sierra snow; Strongest El Niño in 140 years? This one could actually deliver for CA; A biblical megaflood could hit CA at any moment; Fourth San Joaquin Valley groundwater region avoids state intervention; and more … Maven Weekly Digest April 10, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/10: Storms to bring rain, thunder and Sierra snow; Coalition urges lawmakers to reject bill threatening water oversight; Someone may have maliciously caused nutria invasion; Lake Mead drops more than 6 feet since March, nearing record low; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 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...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/9: DWR prepares for tough water year as storm set to dump feet of snow in the Sierra; Turning flood risk into water supply: Inside DWR’s San Joaquin Basin Studies; Small pumpers excluded from state sanctions prompting backlash and allegations that some may try to game the system; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 9, 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: Turning flood risk into water supply: Inside DWR’s San Joaquin Basin Studies Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management April 9, 2026The San Joaquin Basin faces complex water management challenges that demand a unified approach. Decades of groundwater overuse, increasing flood...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/8: Reclamation to release extra water into Sacramento River for salmon migration; Delta-Mendota subbasin avoids state intervention; The new battleground—water rights and data center development in the AI era; AI models map the Colorado River’s hard choices; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 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, 4/7: Strongest El Niño in a century forming; A biblical megaflood could hit California at any moment; Surprising effects of fire on fish and freshwater ecosystems; AZ’s governor bets on Trump, Iran in Colorado River war; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 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...
