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DAILY DIGEST, 11/13: Major storm to unload inches of rain, set off flash flooding in CA; Experts warn ‘CA will be a desert’ as atmospheric rivers move north; In Mendocino, river restoration pays off for salmon; No deal on Colorado River; and more …

November 13, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 11/12: No deal on the Colorado River despite Trump admin deadline; Atmospheric river to hit California with heavy rain, strong winds; PPIC Report: Water research amid changing state–federal partnerships; New dam rule could put Grand Canyon at risk; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 12, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 11/11: Colorado River talks hit crunch time. What’s at stake for California water?; First major snow of the season expected as atmospheric river targets California; A fireside chat with Metropolitan Water District’s Deven Upadhyay; Can Arizona maintain its drought response as water and money dry up?; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 11, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 11/10: National Academies releases report on Delta water project operations; Stronger, wetter storm to hit California this week; New ballot measure push aims to overhaul California’s landmark environmental law; Stockton waterfront faces annual invasion of fast-growing hyacinth; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 10, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Trump administration presses Western states to find consensus on shrinking Colorado River; Kings County Farm Bureau vows to take groundwater case to state Supreme Court; Study finds California drought triples water prices. Could groundwater storage be answer?; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 9, 2025

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Nov. 2-7: Major storm could drench California — or not; Groundwater agencies squabble as state announces restart of sanctions against Tulare subbasin; Markets struggle to gain traction under SGMA; Golden mussels upending life in the Delta, with no help on the way; and more …

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Weekly Digest

November 7, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 11/7: Major storm could drench CA — or miss much of the state. Here are the odds; With the rise of AI, CA’s data centers require more water, energy. But by how much?; California projected to achieve lowest Colorado River use since 1949; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 7, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 11/6: Groundwater markets struggle to gain traction under SGMA; California surface water costs triple during drought; Senate Bill 72 Bolsters California Water Plan and advances long-term water supply goals; LA County awards $24 million for stormwater capture projects in six cities; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 6, 2025

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Cal WATRS: A new era of transparency and efficiency in water rights

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Planning and management

November 6, 2025

The launch of Cal WATRS—California Water Accounting, Tracking, and Reporting System—marks a new era in water rights management in California....

DAILY DIGEST, 11/5: Why are rates rising faster at investor-owned utilities than at public utilities?; Thinning, burning forests provide multiple benefits, some of them surprising; Klamath groups say fish screen promises have gone unfulfilled; Hobbs rips Upper States’ ‘extreme negotiating position’ on Colorado River; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 5, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 11/4: Back-to-back storms to bring rain, mountain snow; ‘Emerging threat’: An invasive species is upending life in the Delta, with no help on the way; UV light holds promise for energy-efficient desalination; San Mateo County cities band together to improve climate resilience; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 4, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 11/3: Open-source tools, shared success: White paper highlights groundwater innovation in action; Regulatory costs grow 1,366% for California farmers; Long Beach begins process to implement a new trash capture system along LA River; Navigating the future of the California and the Colorado River: Key challenges and negotiations; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 3, 2025

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METROPOLITAN IMPORTED WATER SUBCOMM: Navigating the future of the California and the Colorado River: Key challenges and negotiations

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Colorado River

November 3, 2025

Addressing the structural deficit, Compact obligations, and Post-2026 guidelines for Metropolitan’s Colorado River supply At last week’s meeting of Metropolitan’s...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Groundwater agencies squabble as state announces restart of sanctions against Tulare Lake subbasin; Train of storms to impact the West this week; ‘You can’t drink money’: Mine drilling near Death Valley stokes groundwater fears; The water war Trump hasn’t blown up; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 2, 2025

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Oct. 26-31: Appellate court tanks injunction that had held off SGMA intervention in Kings County; Cannabis cultivation puts Tribal cultural resources at risk; Water or rail? KCWA push to redirect federal funding; The West’s new gold rush is the data center boom; and more …

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Weekly Digest

October 31, 2025

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