WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Nov. 2-7: Major storm could drench California — or not; Groundwater agencies squabble as state announces restart of sanctions against Tulare subbasin; Markets struggle to gain traction under SGMA; Golden mussels upending life in the Delta, with no help on the way; and more … Maven Weekly Digest November 7, 2025A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Oct. 26-31: Appellate court tanks injunction that had held off SGMA intervention in Kings County; Cannabis cultivation puts Tribal cultural resources at risk; Water or rail? KCWA push to redirect federal funding; The West’s new gold rush is the data center boom; and more … Maven Weekly Digest October 31, 2025A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Oct. 19-24: Appeals court paves way for Delta tunnel preliminary work; DWR submits Delta Conveyance Project Certification of Consistency with the Delta Plan; New report shows SGMA making progress; New FIRO tool implemented at Lake Mendicino; and more … Maven Weekly Digest October 24, 2025A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for 10/13-10/17: Ask a scientist: How to solve CA’s water shortage crisis?; Subsidence photo op stirs bad feelings in already bitter groundwater clash; State Water Contractors on the path forward for the State Water Project; 2025 legislative session wrap up; and more … Maven Weekly Digest October 17, 2025A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for 10/6-10/10: Thunderstorms could bring flash floods to CA as cyclone nears; With gold prices at record highs, ‘gold fever’ returns; Ruling in groundwater case out of Kings County could have far-reaching effects; and more … Maven Weekly Digest October 10, 2025A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Sept. 28-Oct. 3: Happy New Water Year 2026!; La Niña expected to bring ‘extreme’ weather patterns statewide; Sierra Nevada’s glaciers will soon be gone; “Death of SGMA” predicted after groundwater bill is tabled; and more … Maven Weekly Digest October 3, 2025A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Sept 21-26: ‘Brutal’ groundwater plan may be only path forward for Tulare County growers; Rollins vows to fight Eel Dam removal; Water resilience, climate change, and water systems in California; Court: Agricultural drains may operate without permit; and more … Maven Weekly Digest September 26, 2025A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Sept. 14-19: CA asks court to allow preliminary work for Delta tunnel to begin; Kern subbasin gets off enforcement track with latest groundwater plan redo; The Delta holds ‘environmental ticking timebombs’; and more … Maven Weekly Digest September 19, 2025A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Sept. 7-12: Newsom’s bid to fast-track Delta tunnel stalls again; Trump Admin slams Eel River dam removal plan; NOAA releases La Niña update for 2025; Friant contractors ask SCOTUS to review water rights case; and more … Maven Weekly Digest September 12, 2025A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Sept. 2-5: Legislation to address CA’s water supply challenges heads to the Gov’s desk; Snowpack is the state’s biggest reservoir—and it’s declining; Cal ag confronts a perfect storm of challenges; and more … Maven Weekly Digest September 5, 2025A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug 24-29: Pacific Ocean shift is reshaping CA’s weather patterns; Valley Water stops work on Pacheco Dam; SoCal’s most powerful water job is still open; Scrambling to study smoke on the water; and more … Maven Weekly Digest August 29, 2025A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for 8/18-8/22: Newsom pushes Delta Conveyance Project, opponents say costs too high; Water storage projects get funding boost; What to do when conservation becomes bad for business; and more … Maven Weekly Digest August 22, 2025A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug. 10-15: La Niña is brewing; First atmospheric river of the season hits the West Coast; State’s proposed fee change for pumpers falls flat; Restoring forests or risking flames? Scientists debate active management; and more … Maven Weekly Digest August 15, 2025A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug. 3-8: Newsom Admin launches Delta Conveyance Project accountability plan; Designing groundwater markets that support communities; Summer 2025 drought and wildfire in 11 maps; and more … Maven Weekly Digest August 8, 2025A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for July 20-25: Water Board releases proposed updates to Bay-Delta Plan; CA’s Salmon Strategy: Progress, partnerships, and the path forward; Sites Reservoir advances toward construction; DWR releases draft BMP on managing land subsidence; and more … Maven Weekly Digest July 25, 2025A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...