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EXPLAINER: What you need to know about the Delta Conveyance Project Certification of Consistency and the appeals process

Delta Conveyance Project Notebook News and Features

October 17, 2025

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has submitted a Certification of Consistency with the Delta Plan to the Delta Stewardship...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for 10/13-10/17: Ask a scientist: How to solve CA’s water shortage crisis?; Subsidence photo op stirs bad feelings in already bitter groundwater clash; State Water Contractors on the path forward for the State Water Project; 2025 legislative session wrap up; and more …

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Weekly Digest

October 17, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 10/17: State Water Contractors send letter to Governor on the path forward for the State Water Project; LAO Report: The 2025-26 CA Spending Plan: Natural resources and enviro protection; LA: Building resilience: wildfire, water, and extreme heat; US water utilities a Chinese hacker target; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 17, 2025

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LETTER: State Water Contractors send letter to Governor Newsom on the path forward for the State Water Project

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Water project operations

October 17, 2025

Earlier this month, Jennifer Pierre, General Manager of the State Water Contractors (SWC), sent a letter to Governor Newsom acknowledging...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/16: Wildfire plus rain brings risks. Scientists are trying to warn residents; Ask a scientist: how do we solve California’s water shortage crisis?; CA advances species protections to counter potential federal withdrawal; Long Beach pays millions to clean LA’s downstream trash; officials say it’s at a ‘critical juncture’; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 16, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 10/15: Metropolitan board appoints Shivaji Deshmukh as agency’s next general manager; California Forever’s latest plan: Expand existing towns; Newsom signs bill setting water-supply targets. Will it help farmers?; Solar growth cushions Colorado River hydropower declines; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 15, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 10/14: First storm of the season just getting started; Subsidence photo op stirs bad feelings in already bitter groundwater clash; Board staff recommend Kaweah Subbasin return to DWR jurisdiction under SGMA; California cracks down on water theft but spares data centers from disclosing how much they use; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 14, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 10/13: California is about to be slammed with rain, thunder and snow; The future of conservation: Indigenous ways meet western science; The long fight to undo a 20th-century mistake in Tahoe; La Niña could mean another dangerously dry winter for SoCal; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 13, 2025

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for 10/6-10/10: Thunderstorms could bring flash floods to CA as cyclone nears; With gold prices at record highs, ‘gold fever’ returns; Ruling in groundwater case out of Kings County could have far-reaching effects; and more …

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Weekly Digest

October 10, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Thunderstorms could bring flash floods to CA as cyclone nears; Return of The Blob: Heat wave spans Pacific Ocean; Parched soils can spark hot drought a nation away; Residents want a natural LA River. Officials say it’s risky; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 10, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 10/09: Typhoon to trigger an unusually strong storm; Illegal cannabis grows leave lasting chemical footprint; Subsidence data expands with launch of satellite; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 9, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 10/8: Ruling in groundwater case could have far-reaching effects; How technology is harnessing energy from East Bay water pipes; San Andreas, Cascadia faults could combine to set off huge double earthquake, new study finds; UCLA issues report on key water and power infrastructure needs; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 8, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 10/7: Farmers look for “common sense” solutions through maze of groundwater regulations; CA water suppliers gear up for a dry year with confidence; New research suggests that trespass grows scar the land for longer than first thought; Majestic wild horses are trampling Mono Lake’s otherworldly landscape; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 7, 2025

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REPORT: California water suppliers gear up for a dry year with confidence

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Planning and management

October 7, 2025

The results are in. California’s 446 urban water suppliers have conducted their supply and demand assessments, and 95.5% say they...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/6: With gold prices at record highs, ‘gold fever’ returns to CA; DWR issues NOI for Certification of Consistency for Delta tunnel; CV-SALTS: From safe drinking water to long-term solutions; New idea for the Colorado River hits old roadblocks; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 6, 2025

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