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DAILY DIGEST, 10/31: New research reveals cannabis cultivation puts Tribal cultural resources at risk; Water Blueprint guides future of Valley supplies; Did spill of 1,400 tons of coal around Feather River violate state law?; State Water Board tightens PFAS advisory levels based on latest data for health risks; and more …

October 31, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 10/30: Court rules CA can enforce its landmark groundwater law; Gov. signs bill to beam more sunlight on GSA board members; UCSC and NOAA join forces to secure a future for salmon; What’s holding up the Colorado River negotiations? Experts break down the sticking points; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 30, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 10/29: CA expands and strengthens long-term water strategic plan; SB 697 modernizes the surface water adjudication process; SF Bay State of the Birds website offers insight into health of the bay; Did water well dispute lead to massive fish kill in Madera County community lakes?; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 29, 2025

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PRESS RELEASE: San Francisco Bay State of the Birds Website Offers Insight into Health of the Bay

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Fish and wildlife

October 29, 2025

New dynamic report updates 2011 version, presents recommended conservation actions, success stories The San Francisco Bay Joint Venture and Point...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/28: Los Banos at the crossroads of CA’s water wars; Local leaders push for overdue Oroville Dam deal; Water or rail? KCWA push to redirect federal funding; LA’s oceanfront power plant is a test of clean-energy ambitions in the new Trump era; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 28, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 10/27: Floodplain Forward collaboration is saving wildlife; Inside California’s salmon survival toolkit; Short staffing at NWS prompts fears; Drought quietly pushing American cities toward a fiscal cliff; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 27, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Solano County challenges Delta tunnel consistency with Delta Plan regulations; One year later, how California is combating golden mussels; Judge: Humboldt County has discretion in managing groundwater extraction in the Lower Eel River Valley; Sand erosion a concern for OC businesses, economy; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 26, 2025

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Oct. 19-24: Appeals court paves way for Delta tunnel preliminary work; DWR submits Delta Conveyance Project Certification of Consistency with the Delta Plan; New report shows SGMA making progress; New FIRO tool implemented at Lake Mendicino; and more …

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Weekly Digest

October 24, 2025

A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/24: How full California reservoirs are following recent rains; ‘Aquatic feral pigs’ are wreaking havoc on NorCal; Déjà snow?: Winter in Tahoe this year could feel familiar; Inventing habitats: A reconciliation approach to urban ecology; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 24, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 10/23: West coast storm could pack a powerful punch of rain and snow; New forecast-informed decision-making tool implemented at Lake Mendocino; Grappling with subsidence using data, farmer-to-farmer talks and “fluffy PR”; SoCal: The safety of your water could be related to how your water utility is run; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 23, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 10/22: CA water rights management leaps forward with new reporting system; Giving everyone a say in the Delta’s future; NorCal reservoir has pioneered a way to store more water; Shutdown brings more BASE jumpers and drones to Yosemite skies; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 22, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 10/21: Appeals court paves way for divisive California water tunnel; State pulls Bay Delta Plan; local agencies push for Healthy Rivers alternative; New reports show progress in groundwater management; Boswell demands correction: Only plans to sink Corcoran six feet; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 21, 2025

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CA WATER COMMISSION: Best practices in meaningful Tribal engagement and consultation

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Policy and regulation

October 20, 2025

At its September meeting, the California Water Commission heard from Anecita Agustinez, Tribal Affairs Executive Manager for the Department of...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/20: A raging jet stream is reshaping the Pacific. Here’s what it means for CA weather; Plan submitted to increase Bay Area city from 30,000 to 400,000 residents; Will future of sea levels rising bring more costs to CA taxpayers?; After fire in forests, what happens to the birds?; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 20, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: DWR Submits Delta Conveyance Project Certification of Consistency with the Delta Plan; CA’s wet season starts strong. Here’s what that means for the winter ahead; Hanford-area farmers again facing fees and “very difficult” pumping restrictions; White House halts $11B for water projects in blue states; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 19, 2025

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