WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for May 3-8: Newsom pledges to move forward with Delta tunnel; Odds rising for the strongest El Niño in a century; A whiplash spring and California’s water supply; Groundwater law begins reshaping valley; and more … Maven Weekly Digest May 8, 2026A 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 April 27-May 1: Will CA ever build the Delta tunnel?; Where will CA data centers get their water?; Congressman opens investigation into Trump admin’s involvement in Eel River dam removal; Wild vs. hatchery: Charting California’s fisheries path forward; and more … Maven Weekly Digest May 1, 2026A 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 4/19-4/24: Delta tunnel project gets partial green light; Supreme Court denies review of DWR’s Delta tunnel bond validation suit; Trump admin offers plan to stop Eel River dam removal; Do data centers really use so much water?; and more … Maven Weekly Digest April 24, 2026A 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 April 12-17: Rain, snow return as ‘abnormally dry’ conditions spread; Bridging the gap between new climate science and water planning; Are we heading for ‘super El Nino’?; Salmon fishing set to resume after 3-year shutdown; and more … Maven Weekly Digest April 17, 2026A 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 April 6-10: Storms to bring rain, thunder and Sierra snow; Strongest El Niño in 140 years? This one could actually deliver for CA; A biblical megaflood could hit CA at any moment; Fourth San Joaquin Valley groundwater region avoids state intervention; and more … Maven Weekly Digest April 10, 2026A 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 Mar. 29-Apr. 3: Sparse snowpack fuels concern over fire season; Support for Delta tunnel dropping in Kern County; Decadelong fight over Yuba River dams ends in favor of feds; Seismic activity varies with groundwater levels; and more … Maven Weekly Digest April 3, 2026A 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 Mar. 22-27: Pacific storms to snap record heat wave; Millions of hatchery salmon face ‘deadly’ low water flows; Sites Reservoir on track for key state permit; Tribes, enviros urge Newsom to oppose Shasta Dam raise; and more … Maven Weekly Digest March 27, 2026A 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 March 15-20: Western heat wave shatters March records, melts snowpack; LAO report on voluntary agreement implementation; Trump admin provides funds for Shasta dam raise; UCLA report on Mono Lake; and more … Maven Weekly Digest March 20, 2026A 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 Mar 8-13: Unprecedented snowmelt will only get worse from heat wave; Signs of strong El Niño emerge; DWR Releases Final CA’s Groundwater: Bulletin 118; Salmon numbers rebound in 2026 forecast; and more … Maven Weekly Digest March 13, 2026A 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 March 1-6: How water managers are adapting to a smaller Sierra snowpack; Conservation groups sue feds; SF Baykeeper pursues appeal against Water Board; Delta Stewardship Council hears appeals on the Delta Conveyance Project; and more … Maven Weekly Digest March 6, 2026A 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 Feb. 22-27: Tunnel opponents say plan would hurt environment, tourism, farming; Reclamation announces initial CVP allocation; Governor Newsom launches most ambitious water plan in CA history; Bay-Delta plan heads toward fall adoption with limited changes; and more … Maven Weekly Digest February 27, 2026A 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 Feb. 17-20: Sunday storm to add to snowfall totals; State accelerates stormwater capture opportunities; McNerney joins forces on Delta levee bill; Nearly half of L.A County’s pavement may be unnecessary; and more … Maven Weekly Digest February 20, 2026A 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 Feb. 8-13: Delta monitoring changes could obscure the fate of fish & flows; State officials have chance to save salmon; Outdated water rules could cost California 600,000 acre-feet; No agreement on Colorado River expected by deadline; and more … Maven Weekly Digest February 13, 2026A 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 Feb. 2-6: Bay-Delta water plan divides tribes, farmers and regulators; Colorado River negotiators are nearly out of time and snowpack; Rain, snow enter forecast; Trump’s water ambitions have a staffing problem; and more … Maven Weekly Digest February 6, 2026A 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 Jan. 25-30: Heated debate over Delta water plan; SWP allocation increased to 30%; New rules change how La Niña and El Niño are classified; Colorado Basin states to meet in DC; and more … Maven Weekly Digest January 30, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
