RESEARCH ARTICLE: Political sentiment explains regional perception of water system performance in the Los Angeles wildfires Maven Research articleWildfires and watersheds July 28, 2026A recent UCLA-USC study published in ACS Environmental Science and Technology surveyed 1,360 Los Angeles County households in 2025 about...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/27: Heat dome to deliver extreme temperatures, high wildfire risk to West; Kern water districts officially pledge just 1/3 of state ask for Delta tunnel costs; L.A.’s dangerous game of triage as aging water system hits breaking point; Feds to share first Colorado River plan this week; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 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...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for July 19-24: California dodges a bullet on Colorado River cuts; Could water rights scuttle Sites?; Will the “super” El Niño fill Tulare Lake?; Can cities make deals to lessen data center downsides? A Caltech professor says yes; and more … Maven Weekly Digest July 24, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: California dodges a bullet on Colorado River cuts; New report documents challenges and applications for telemetered water monitoring; CA can’t replant its forests fast enough to keep up with wildfires; Mexico and US team-up to build desalination plant in Baja; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 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...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/23: CA wants to build Sites Reservoir, but there may not be enough water to fill it; Cyclosporiasis outbreak: How a parasite spawned chaos for FDA, Taylor Farms; San Bernardino water agency reduces property tax rate for State Water Project; New Colorado River rules are coming next week, and states still can’t agree how to share water; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 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...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/22: Will the “super” El Niño fill Tulare Lake? A Fresno engineer thinks it’s almost certain; San Joaquin Valley Watershed Studies: A roadmap for a changing climate; The Sacramento region has a climate change resilience plan—now comes the hard part; ‘A five-alarm fire’: Western reservoirs that supply California fall to record low levels; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 22, 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, 7/21: The secret to water power for Tribes: Just add land; As Sites Reservoir nears completion, Colusa small businesses see hope; Metropolitan focuses on stored water access as Colorado River rules take shape; Data centers face a new environmental concern; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 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...
Metropolitan focuses on stored water access as Colorado River rules take shape Maven Colorado River July 21, 2026New federal guidelines could determine how Southern California manages dry-year reliability after 2026. The Colorado River is under increasing pressure...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/20: Could water rights scuttle Sites?; Why doesn’t the West Coast see major hurricanes?; As water restrictions hit farmers, solar is making sense; The West’s moment of reckoning is here on the Colorado River; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 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...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Super El Niño charging ‘full steam ahead,’ potentially drenching CA like never before; Can cities make deals to lessen data center downsides? A Caltech professor says yes; From cave swimming to Tahoe cruises: Incredible CA water escapes; Basin states set to sign new 2-year Colorado River agreement, SNWA says; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 19, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for July 12-17: State poised to nix pumping along Friant-Kern Canal by early 2027; Dr. Swain: California could collide with a “very significant El Niño event”; Water managers may have a new way to fight golden mussels; CA agencies advance strategy for emerging contaminants and tire-derived 6PPD-quinone; and more … Maven Weekly Digest July 17, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/17: Dr. Daniel Swain: CA could collide with a “very significant El Niño event”; How a potential hurricane 1,200 miles away could affect the California coast; State poised to nix pumping along Friant-Kern Canal in Tulare County by early 2027; A major Colorado River reservoir is getting ‘perilously’ low; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 17, 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, 7/16: Tulare water managers brace for state action on excessive groundwater pumping; Dairies say state’s draft plan to protect valley groundwater from nitrates is too costly; ‘Fiscal cliff’ for drinking water fixes: Californians with bad tap water could have a longer wait; Lake Mead expected to drop nearly 33 feet by June 2028, and that’s not even the worst-case scenario; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 16, 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, 7/15: Golden mussels are spreading fast. Water managers may have a new way to fight back; California agencies advance strategy for emerging contaminants and tire-derived 6PPD-quinone; California lists microplastics under Safer Consumer Products Program; Pact tackles record-low water levels at Lake Mead; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 15, 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: California agencies advance strategy for emerging contaminants and tire-derived 6PPD-quinone Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater quality July 15, 2026State Water Board update highlights new monitoring tools, a statewide mapping effort, Caltrans stormwater research, and DTSC’s search for safer...
