DAILY DIGEST, 6/8: Can Delta smelt make a comeback?; The surprising role of an invasive plant in salmon survival; Rethinking Western cities and water; The West’s water war arrives in Washington; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 8, 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: Delta tunnel receives critical federal clearance to advance construction; Kings County judge considering whether to advance groundwater lawsuit; Report: Refining farmland appraisals for SGMA and subsidence rules in California; Colorado River compact negotiators see rocky road toward mediation; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 7, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
Delta Conveyance Project receives critical federal clearance to advance construction Maven Delta Conveyance Project June 5, 2026The Delta Conveyance Project, which will improve water resilience and water supply for millions of Californians, has received Biological Opinions...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for 5/31-6/5: Trump official shares vision of desal plants lining California coast; DWR confronts subsidence on the California Aqueduct; Desal startup hopes to rewrite California’s water future; Defining reasonable use, one regulation at a time; and more … Maven Weekly Digest June 5, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/5: Stanford researchers launch ambitious plan to map and track water; Polluted rain runoff from big box parking lots could see a crackdown; Regulatory Alignment Study now available; Federal officials target ‘mid to late summer’ for a new Colorado River plan; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 5, 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, 6/4: Trump official shares vision of desal plants lining California coast; Solar power for State Water Project come with hefty price tag – for users; Delta private island up for sale as $39,000; CA water leader likely nominee to head Reclamation; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 4, 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, 6/3: Toxic algal blooms are getting worse in the Delta; Butte County Supe criticizes DWR’s response on Oroville Dam; San Joaquin Valley water resilience summit – from reports to results; Biden’s clean drinking water plan is being rebranded as MAHA; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 3, 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, 6/2: Trump administration doubles down on effort to stop Eel River dam removal; How a deep-ocean desalination startup hopes to rewrite California’s water future; DWR’s vision for the valley points to less irrigated farmland; Snow drought and low flows in the Colorado; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 2, 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, 6/1: Sinking land, shrinking capacity: DWR confronts subsidence on the California Aqueduct; A dam good job: Beavers as ecosystem engineers; Reclamation streamlines hydropower reviews; 2025 wildfires were the costliest ever, researchers say; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 1, 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: Sinking land, shrinking capacity: DWR confronts subsidence on the California Aqueduct Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater project operations June 1, 2026Groundwater-driven land sinking in the San Joaquin Valley is reducing aqueduct capacity, prompting interim repairs and long-term planning. At Metropolitan...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: After heated debate, CA overhauls the state’s carbon market; New report highlights Delta rice farming as key strategy for protecting the Delta; Why wildfire experts are so worried about this year’s fire season; Hoover Dam approaches a hydropower cliff; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 31, 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 May 26-29: Sites Project Authority urges revisions to draft water rights permit; A new bill could bypass water rights review to advance the Delta tunnel; A water renaissance plan for California; Groundwater recovery stalls; and more … Maven Weekly Digest May 29, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/29: California groundwater recovery stalls; How floodplains grow fish on the San Joaquin River; California Water Plan Advisory Committee gets to work; Kings County agency may scrap groundwater export policy to avoid lawsuit; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 29, 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, 5/28: A new bill could bypass water rights review to advance the Delta tunnel; More on the Water Renaissance plan for California; DWR updates Water Commission on SGMA implementation; Los Angeles is reimagining parks as water infrastructure; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 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...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: DWR updates Water Commission on Bulletin 118, the latest groundwater conditions report, the groundwater trading workplan and the new subsidence BMP Maven Groundwater News May 28, 2026At its May 20 meeting, the California Water Commission received an update on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act,...
