DAILY DIGEST, 8/7: ‘Snow-eater’ heat waves adding to water woes plaguing the West; Recent court case limits and shapes judicial review under SGMA; Land Repurposing Workshop connects the dots across a changing landscape; Lake Mead hits lowest water level on record as Colorado River crisis deepens; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 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...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/6: Powerful El Niño puts California in the bull’s-eye for soaking winter, models show; San Joaquin Valley Watershed Studies: Modeling the future of groundwater recharge; Court rules Sonoma County must study water wells impact on fish, Russian River; Dwindling Colorado River creates water, power challenges for the western US; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 6, 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, 8/5: Studies look at “less bad” options for farmers facing groundwater cutbacks; How much does wildfire reduce forest water use and increase runoff?; Water availability and impacts on CA’s agriculture; Felicia Marcus weighs in on the Colorado River; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 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, 8/4: Judge says environmental groups fell short in bid to pause CA water projects; Climate change made the West’s snow drought far more likely—but it’s still not the new normal; Good news, bad news for wildfire weather situation in western US; Bipartisan opposition grows against feds’ Colorado River plan; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 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, 8/3: In an already broiling summer, El Niño is about to turn up the heat; Coastal California has seen less fog and more humidity due to El Niño; Dredging: A cornerstone of maritime commerce and national defense; How clean should the ocean be? It’s an $11 billion question; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 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, weekend edition: Southwest spared from harshest cuts in new Colorado River plan; Water Board prioritizes winery compliance as numerous facilities still face waste discharge requirements; LA Water Board adopts new CII stormwater permit; San Diego is preparing for a winter of extreme weather under El Niño; and more … Maven Daily Digest August 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, 7/31: Reclamation publishes final EIS for future Colorado River operations; SGMA could leave small farmers in the dust; Court invalidates countywide groundwater charge as unconstitutional tax; How Trump’s Endangered Species Act rollback is roiling NorCal; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 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...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/30: Are California salads safe to eat? A local look at the cyclospora outbreak; What’s in your drinking water? Activists want tests for microplastics; Cleaning water with co-benefits: Case studies with beavers and porous pavement; Bipartisan anger grows at Pentagon’s delayed ‘forever chemicals’ cleanups; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 30, 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, 7/29: This year’s El Niño could spell disaster for West Coast fishermen; Report: SGMA challenges for small-scale farmers expose regulation risks; Water district awards construction contract for Anderson Dam rebuild; State regulators crack down on polluted runoff from L.A. shopping centers, warehouses; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 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, 7/28: FERC tosses SoCal water agency’s bid to take over Eel River water rights; Drought caused irreversible ground sinking in Sacramento Valley; Control, not eradication: Managing invasive plants in the Delta; Colorado River water managers “wait with bated breath” for federal management plan due this week; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 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...
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...
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...
