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August 19, 2025

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) released a report today analyzing how various strategies, including the Delta Conveyance Project, could...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/19: Southwest in a ‘mega-drying’ zone due to groundwater loss, study finds; SoCal: The smoldering, noxious waste dump next door; Ancient forests, modern fires, and the debate over active management; Officials predict Lake Mead will hit its lowest water levels ever in 2 years; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 19, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 8/18: Groundwater pumping sinks land, stresses aqueduct: Solutions?; Sites Reservoir: The permitting process; As flood risk grows, Suisun City weighs annexing California Forever land; Is groundwater banking a viable solution to Sonoma County aquifer depletion?

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Daily Digest

August 18, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: ‘Beyond awful’ Colorado River forecasts put water talks under pressure; Tribes, Delta advocates hold press conference on Delta tunnel trailer bills; Making backpacks for tiny fish; First subsea reverse osmosis desalination project launched in SoCal; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 17, 2025

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug. 10-15: La Niña is brewing; First atmospheric river of the season hits the West Coast; State’s proposed fee change for pumpers falls flat; Restoring forests or risking flames? Scientists debate active management; and more …

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Weekly Digest

August 15, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 8/15: La Niña is brewing. Here’s what it means for California; $1B is just the start, says Water Blueprint; Helping California track and protect its wetlands; Restoring forests or risking flames? Scientists debate active management; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 15, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 8/14: Atmospheric river approaching West Coast; Solano water officials say Bay Delta Plan still needs work; California’s newest invaders are beautiful swans; Proposed cemetery raises groundwater concerns in Riverside County; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 14, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 8/13: University researchers team up with nonprofit to make the most of groundwater recharge; Flagstaff area offers roadmap for post-wildfire flood prevention; Over 200 organizations call for major fixes to new CEQA law; USDA fields questions about plan to slash staff, facilities; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 13, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 8/12: Building climate resilience in the Central Valley: How watershed modeling has recharged planning; Delta Coalition urges State Water Board to extend public comment on Bay-Delta Plan; Potter Valley project ending: How will this impact winegrowers?; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 12, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 8/11: Strategically bringing back beavers could support healthy and climate-resilient watersheds; Rare animal reintroduced to California national park; Will LA’s Ballona Wetlands ever be restored?; Water negotiations still at impasse as levels decline at Lake Mead; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 11, 2025

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NOTICE: September 17, 2025 Continuation of SGMA Public Hearing for Kern County Groundwater Subbasin: How to participate

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

August 11, 2025

From the State Water Resources Control Board: On February 20, 2025 the State Water Resources Control Board noticed and held...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Atmospheric rivers may be diminishing on the West Coast and surging in the East, study finds; State’s proposed fee change for pumpers falls flat; Is Southern California prepared to avoid a ‘Day Zero’ water crisis?; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 10, 2025

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug. 3-8: Newsom Admin launches Delta Conveyance Project accountability plan; Designing groundwater markets that support communities; Summer 2025 drought and wildfire in 11 maps; and more …

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Weekly Digest

August 8, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 8/8: Turning science into policy: ETSGSA pioneers a water credit for cover crops; How ocean creatures tell us the complicated story of LA sewage treatment; Tulare-Kings County districts in water battle; Preparing for a drier future on the Colorado River basin; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 8, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 8/7: Newsom Administration launches Delta Conveyance Project accountability plan; Designing groundwater markets that support communities; Friant: $1B should go to ‘shovel ready’ projects, including Friant-Kern Canal; As the Colorado River slowly dries up, states angle for influence over future water rights; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 7, 2025

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REACTIONS to release of State Water Project Adaptation Plan

DAILY DIGEST, 8/18: Groundwater pumping sinks land, stresses aqueduct: Solutions?; Sites Reservoir: The permitting process; As flood risk grows, Suisun City weighs annexing California Forever land; Is groundwater banking a viable solution to Sonoma County aquifer depletion?

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: ‘Beyond awful’ Colorado River forecasts put water talks under pressure; Tribes, Delta advocates hold press conference on Delta tunnel trailer bills; Making backpacks for tiny fish; First subsea reverse osmosis desalination project launched in SoCal; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug. 10-15: La Niña is brewing; First atmospheric river of the season hits the West Coast; State’s proposed fee change for pumpers falls flat; Restoring forests or risking flames? Scientists debate active management; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/15: La Niña is brewing. Here’s what it means for California; $1B is just the start, says Water Blueprint; Helping California track and protect its wetlands; Restoring forests or risking flames? Scientists debate active management; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/14: Atmospheric river approaching West Coast; Solano water officials say Bay Delta Plan still needs work; California’s newest invaders are beautiful swans; Proposed cemetery raises groundwater concerns in Riverside County; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/12: Building climate resilience in the Central Valley: How watershed modeling has recharged planning; Delta Coalition urges State Water Board to extend public comment on Bay-Delta Plan; Potter Valley project ending: How will this impact winegrowers?; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/11: Strategically bringing back beavers could support healthy and climate-resilient watersheds; Rare animal reintroduced to California national park; Will LA’s Ballona Wetlands ever be restored?; Water negotiations still at impasse as levels decline at Lake Mead; and more …

NOTICE: September 17, 2025 Continuation of SGMA Public Hearing for Kern County Groundwater Subbasin: How to participate

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Atmospheric rivers may be diminishing on the West Coast and surging in the East, study finds; State’s proposed fee change for pumpers falls flat; Is Southern California prepared to avoid a ‘Day Zero’ water crisis?; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug. 3-8: Newsom Admin launches Delta Conveyance Project accountability plan; Designing groundwater markets that support communities; Summer 2025 drought and wildfire in 11 maps; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/8: Turning science into policy: ETSGSA pioneers a water credit for cover crops; How ocean creatures tell us the complicated story of LA sewage treatment; Tulare-Kings County districts in water battle; Preparing for a drier future on the Colorado River basin; and more …