DAILY DIGEST, 5/27: ‘Forever chemicals’ found in CA waterways in 10 counties, study says; Committee meets to advise DWR on state water plan; New Dutch Slough study highlights early success of tidal wetland restoration using low-impact monitoring and AI; Bureau of Reclamation faces partisan blame over water crisis; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 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...
REPORT: Higher summer outflow and food supply are linked to better Delta smelt outcomes Maven Delta scienceReportsWater project operations May 27, 2026Findings from a weight-of-evidence review of summer-fall habitat actions in the San Francisco Estuary Delta smelt are a small open-water...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/26: Sites Project Authority urges revisions to draft water rights permit; Southern California could get 85% of its water locally and avoid Delta tunnel, groups say; California’s salmon fishery is reopening after a population crash and 3‑year closure, but that doesn’t mean all is well; West prepares for extreme measures to relieve pressure on Colorado River; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 26, 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 17-22: Can collective efforts address subsidence in the SJV?; Salmon at risk with fed’s Shasta management plan; Coalition releases “Water Renaissance” vision for the state’s water future; Tribal water rights in California; and more … Maven Weekly Digest May 22, 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: Can collective efforts to address subsidence raise SJV fields, canals – and prospects?; El Niño could supercharge this year’s Pacific hurricane season; An immense marine heatwave off the West Coast has alarmed scientists; Feds declare Eaton fire was a cleanup success. Their testing shows otherwise; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 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, 5/21: Water Board: Salmon are at risk with Reclamation’s Shasta Temperature Management Plan; Coalition releases “Water Renaissance” vision for the state’s water future; Healthy Rivers and Landscapes Program update; PPIC Report: Tribal water rights in California; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 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...
State Water Board urges stronger salmon protections in Reclamation’s draft Sacramento River Temperature Plan Maven Water project operations May 21, 2026The State Water Resources Control Board is warning that the Bureau of Reclamation’s draft Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan may...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/20: DWR releases Spring 2026 Semi-Annual Groundwater Update; Reclamation increases CVP allocations for south-of-Delta contractors to 25%; Why rocket scientists began counting nuts in California; How ‘Super’ El Niño could impact Colorado River water crisis; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 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, 5/19: Could groundwater banks help solve CA’s water crisis?; Advocates demand restored funding for clean water; What previous Super El Niños can tell us about the next one; EPA to roll back PFAS limits for drinking water; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 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...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/18: ‘This is exploratory’: Southern California water agencies ramp up interest in Eel River dam; New research has Borrego Springs at loggerheads on what to do about water; Slowing Atlantic circulation may intensify atmospheric rivers; What’s a ‘super El Niño’? ; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 18, 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: State Water Project allocation increases to 45%; Data centers are guzzling California’s water. We have no idea how much; Altadena’s latest roadblock to rebuilding: Sewage; The Colorado River is on the brink of disaster; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 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...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for 5/10-5/15: Will coming El Niño bring epic rain this winter?; Hi-tech missions track record snowpack loss in the West; SGMA’s subsidence guidance: A higher bar, real-world impacts; The case for investing in the Delta; and more … Maven Weekly Digest May 15, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/15: This coming El Niño could be a monster. Will it bring epic rain?; Half of California is ‘abnormally dry’; L.A.’s ultra-urban rivers wash tons of trash out to sea. There’s a plan to change that before the Olympics; Trump administration readying a plan to impose Colorado River water cuts on Western states; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 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...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/14: Money for clean drinking water threatened by Newsom administration’s climate overhaul; Why it’s too early to forecast ‘Super El Niño with certainty, but not too soon to prepare; New Central Valley recharge project already boosting the water table; A dire ‘math problem’ on the Colorado River and wholly inadequate responses; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 14, 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, 5/13: Heavier storms and longer dry spells are drying CA and the West; Low snow in Eurasia linked to wildfires in California; The most surprising part of groundwater loss is how slowly it becomes an emergency; Post-2026 Colorado River operations: Lower Basin proposal and next steps; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 13, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
