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 … Maven Daily Digest February 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...
WATER COMMISSION: Building California’s water future: DWR’s framework for the 2028 Water Plan and SB 72 implementation Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management February 4, 2026At 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 … Maven Daily Digest February 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, 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 … Maven Daily Digest February 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...
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 … Maven Weekly Digest January 30, 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: 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 … Maven Daily Digest January 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...
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 … Maven Daily Digest January 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, 1/28: New rules change how La Niña and El Niño are classified; Trump and Newsom’s tug-o-water; Golden mussels spread through Delta, irrigation systems; All alternatives harmful to Arizona: CAP’s response to the Draft EIR; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 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...
DAILY DIGEST, 1/27: A hard look at the 3,000-page Bay-Delta Plan; Trial begins in tire chemical runoff case against tire manufacturers; Artificial intelligence and California’s water; California to host high-stakes discussion on Colorado River crisis as federal deadline looms; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 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...
DAILY DIGEST, 1/26: Not dry, but drought remains an issue, mid-wet season 2026; The Delta’s role in California’s carbon sequestration and climate goals; Conservation may not be enough to sustain water supplies, researchers find; As deal deadline approaches, Colorado River stewards debate a broad range of options; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 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...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: The Delta’s role in California’s carbon sequestration and climate goals Maven Climate changeNotebook News and Features January 26, 2026Carbon is the foundation of the Delta’s peat soils and a key component of two major greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide,...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Rain, not snow: Extraordinary warmth leaves mountains less snowy across the West; Trump admin signs off on plan for Sites Reservoir; Price tag drops for Sisk Dam raise; This L.A. startup uses SpaceX tech to cool data centers with less power and no water; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 25, 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 Jan. 20-23: Climate change effects on the Delta, and its watersheds; DWR finalizes subsidence BMP; Researchers trace climate threat rising beneath California; Governors of Colorado River states summoned to DC; and more … Maven Weekly Digest January 23, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 1/23: Potter Valley water fight intensifies; Newsom steps into labor fight over Sites Reservoir; DWR applies science and engineering to support winter-run chinook salmon on the McCloud River; Governors of Colorado River states summoned to DC in hopes of breaking negotiations impasse; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 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...
DAILY DIGEST, 1/22: DWR finalizes Best Management Practices for land subsidence; Researchers trace climate threat rising beneath California; From point source to ecosystem: How Operation Baseline advanced Delta science; Lower Yuba River Accord extended; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 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...
