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July 2, 2025

Land subsidence along the California Aqueduct is threatening the ability of the State Water Project to deliver water, an important...

DAILY DIGEST, 7/1: Judge backs Reclamation in fight over CVP water contract conversions; SGMA implementation shifts from planning to reality; CA lawmakers approve last-minute, sweeping rollbacks to CEQA; Western states step up to save their wetlands; and more …

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Daily Digest

July 1, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 6/30: Lake Powell, Lake Mead, and Southern California’s water dilemma; Feds must decide on protections for Chinook salmon; Keeping microplastics out of the San Francisco Bay; Aquatic weed containment in the Tahoe Keys is the season’s focus; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 30, 2025

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COLORADO RIVER: Lake Powell, Lake Mead, and Southern California’s water dilemma

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Colorado River Notebook News and Features

June 30, 2025

Two years ago, the Colorado River Lower Basin states united to conserve an extra 3 million acre-feet of water by...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Kaweah second groundwater basin to escape state enforcement; Delta Adaptation Plan underscores urgency of climate-resilient water infrastructure; Spring-run salmon improves due to revitalized migration patterns; Critical reservoirs Lakes Mead, Powell hit ‘alarmingly low levels’ again; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 29, 2025

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 23-27: CA achieved significant groundwater recharge last year; LA: the future of water conservation …?; Glimmer of hope in Colorado River negotiations; and more …

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Weekly Digest

June 27, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 6/27: For the future of water conservation, look to … LA?; Regional climate plan sets course for a resilient Delta; Pollution from wildfires can contaminate our water for up to 8 years, study finds; Colorado River states see possible breakthrough as deadline looms; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 27, 2025

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NOTICE: Reclamation’s final Shasta Temperature Management Plan now available

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 27, 2025

This notice is to advise that the State Water Board has received the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Final Temperature Management...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/26: PPIC: How much water is available for groundwater recharge in the Central Valley?; Delta leaders applaud exclusion of Delta tunnel from budget, tunnel proponents say streamlining efforts will continue; Anchovy dominated diets off the West Coast pose new dangers for salmon; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 26, 2025

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REACTIONS: Delta leaders applaud exclusion of Delta tunnel from budget; Tunnel proponents say streamlining efforts will continue

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Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

June 26, 2025

Governor Newsom and state lawmakers have reached a budget agreement for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, though additional budget items are...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/25: Newsom warns CA’s water system ill-prepared to cope with hotter, drier future; Budget deal reached without Delta tunnel trailer bill; How is SGMA affecting growers’ planting and drilling decisions?; Climate science and the case of the missing moisture; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 25, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 6/24: Semi-Annual Groundwater Conditions Update highlights key trends for Water Year 2024; Ocean salmon fishery achieves summer catch limit; Firefighting foams contain toxic PFAS. Could soybeans be the answer?; ‘Glimmer of hope’ emerges from long-stuck Colorado River negotiations; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 24, 2025

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NOTICE: Opportunity to comment on the Draft 2025 Amended Kern County Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plans

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 24, 2025

Opportunity to Provide Public Comment on the Release of the Draft 2025 Amended Kern County Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plans ahead...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/23: After the smoke clears, a wildfire’s legacy can haunt rivers for years; Every drop counts: Urban water retailers and the future of California water conservation; FIRO gaining favor across the West; Hoover Dam faces new power generation declines; and more …

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Daily Digest

June 23, 2025

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 15-20: Trump’s quiet truce on California water; The Water Blueprint and Trump’s Executive Order 14181; Details on the opportunity to divert flood flows; An ‘amicable divorce’ proposed in Colorado River negotiations; and more …

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Weekly Digest

June 20, 2025

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METROPOLITAN IMPORTED WATER SUBCOMM: California Aqueduct repairs: Billions needed to fix subsidence

DAILY DIGEST, 7/1: Judge backs Reclamation in fight over CVP water contract conversions; SGMA implementation shifts from planning to reality; CA lawmakers approve last-minute, sweeping rollbacks to CEQA; Western states step up to save their wetlands; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 6/30: Lake Powell, Lake Mead, and Southern California’s water dilemma; Feds must decide on protections for Chinook salmon; Keeping microplastics out of the San Francisco Bay; Aquatic weed containment in the Tahoe Keys is the season’s focus; and more …

COLORADO RIVER: Lake Powell, Lake Mead, and Southern California’s water dilemma

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 23-27: CA achieved significant groundwater recharge last year; LA: the future of water conservation …?; Glimmer of hope in Colorado River negotiations; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 6/27: For the future of water conservation, look to … LA?; Regional climate plan sets course for a resilient Delta; Pollution from wildfires can contaminate our water for up to 8 years, study finds; Colorado River states see possible breakthrough as deadline looms; and more …

NOTICE: Reclamation’s final Shasta Temperature Management Plan now available

REACTIONS: Delta leaders applaud exclusion of Delta tunnel from budget; Tunnel proponents say streamlining efforts will continue

DAILY DIGEST, 6/25: Newsom warns CA’s water system ill-prepared to cope with hotter, drier future; Budget deal reached without Delta tunnel trailer bill; How is SGMA affecting growers’ planting and drilling decisions?; Climate science and the case of the missing moisture; and more …

NOTICE: Opportunity to comment on the Draft 2025 Amended Kern County Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plans

DAILY DIGEST, 6/23: After the smoke clears, a wildfire’s legacy can haunt rivers for years; Every drop counts: Urban water retailers and the future of California water conservation; FIRO gaining favor across the West; Hoover Dam faces new power generation declines; and more …

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 15-20: Trump’s quiet truce on California water; The Water Blueprint and Trump’s Executive Order 14181; Details on the opportunity to divert flood flows; An ‘amicable divorce’ proposed in Colorado River negotiations; and more …