WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug 23-28: Report focuses on SGMA and small farmers; How much of a problem is AI’s water use?; El Niño events much stronger in past several decades; A secret to survival for California’s most endangered salmon; and more … Maven Weekly Digest August 28, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/28: Can California farmers break free from plastic?; El Niño events much stronger in past several decades; A ‘baffling’ 30-year wait to destroy California’s Matilija Dam; What the new rules for a shrinking Colorado River mean for tribal nations; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 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, 8/27: Data centers use little water, so where does it all go?; CARB to start tracking emissions from reservoirs; Study on Delta hydrodynamics and water quality released; White House to unveil program to protect water systems against hackers; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 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...
CRS REPORT: Data Centers and Water: Frequently Asked Questions Maven Planning and managementReports August 27, 2026As artificial intelligence and cloud-based services expand, data centers have become a growing focus of public policy and community discussion....
DAILY DIGEST, 8/26: New report focuses on small farmers and SGMA; Appeals filed for Delta tunnel revised Certification of Consistency; 4.1-million-gallon reservoir returns to full service after damage from Eaton fire; Homegrown group pitches plan to save Colorado River – Could it work?; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 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: New report focuses on groundwater sustainability without leaving small farms behind Maven Groundwater NewsReports August 26, 2026Report offers 50 recommendations to keep loss of small farms from becoming SGMA’s “seventh undesirable result.” The 2014 Sustainable Groundwater...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/25: Study: Data centers use more water than California cities; Paper: Biggest carbon polluters are to blame for half of water lost to climate change; California likely to get the worst of El Niño; Nevada sues to block federal Colorado River cuts. Is Arizona next? and more … Maven Daily Digest August 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...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/24: Earth’s oceans just broke a heat record. The implications will be massive; The 15-day window that may decide salmon survival; Bigger, hotter fires are slowly erasing America’s great forests; Arizona’s bid for California water could run into political headwinds; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 24, 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 FOUNDATION WHITE PAPER: Water and data centers Maven Planning and managementReports August 24, 2026Data centers are a major topic in 2026, with near-daily news coverage. They are being built in the United States...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Trump admin releases Colorado River operations plan, California officials respond; New California maps show the likelihood of a wet El Niño winter; Kings County judge allows state to move ahead with groundwater fees; From water to wine, invasive species costing CA millions in crops, infrastructure; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 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...
California officials respond to Colorado River operations plan Maven Colorado River August 22, 2026New Colorado River guidelines offer short-term certainty, but long-term questions remain On Friday, the Department of the Interior released a...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug. 16-21: State Water Board releases final draft Bay Delta Plan; Are Kings County farmers getting a bad rap from bad data?; Low-water winter forage faces high-cost SGMA reality; How one Davis lab is trying to stop California’s golden mussel invasion; and more … Maven Weekly Digest August 21, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/21: Solano County water officials say latest Bay Delta Plan does not address local concerns; Are Kings County farmers getting a bad rap from bad data?; Delta, SWP levee, canal protection bill headed to the governor; Officials warn of a bleak Colorado River future as deadline nears; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 21, 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, 8/20: Water Board releases final draft Bay Delta Plan; Oroville Dam license looms over water debate; Nonprofit program aims to bring more rice to Delta; Colorado River operations enter era of near-continuous negotiation; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 20, 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: Colorado River operations enter era of near-continuous negotiation Maven Colorado River August 20, 2026Final EIS advances adaptive Colorado River framework, but uncertainty remains Conditions on the Colorado River continue to deteriorate. Last month,...
