WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 8-13: Pending state subsidence guidelines give Valley water managers sinking feeling; Fallowed fields are fueling California’s dust problem; Trump’s environmental protection budget cuts appear to target San Francisco Bay; Legislative committee rejects Newsom’s plan to fast track Delta water tunnel construction; and more … Maven Weekly Digest June 13, 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 June 1-6: Chowchilla groundwater subbasin earns “get out of jail card” from State Water Board; Spilling reservoirs and empty basins – CA’s storage dilemma; Rapid snowmelt and Trump cuts compound wildfire fears; Worsening climate outlooks raise the stakes for an agreement on the Colorado River; and more … Maven Weekly Digest June 6, 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 May 27-30: Heat wave to break records this weekend; LAO Report on Delta tunnel trailer bill; Reclamation increases CVP allocation; The pasta and future of the Colorado River; and more … Maven Weekly Digest May 30, 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 May 19-24: Lawmakers attack governor’s plan to streamline Delta tunnel; State funders criticize pace and progress of Pacheco Dam; Record pace of snowmelt threatens another drought; California’s dirtiest beaches; and more … Maven Weekly Digest May 23, 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 May 11-16: Newsom asks lawmakers to fast-track Delta tunnel; Shasta Dam raise could move forward under Trump; Study: Billions in economic risk from continued inaction on water supply; Spring SGMA snapshot: plans, probation, litigation, and legislation; and more … Maven Weekly Digest May 16, 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 May 4-9: Land subsidence could limit future SWP deliveries; SGMA creates winners and losers in Valley agriculture; Arrowhead wins one of three court cases; CDFW adjusts salmon releases to support Sacramento River populations; and more … Maven Weekly Digest May 9, 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 April 27-May 2: GOP votes to remove protections for longfin smelt; Agencies partner on Yuba River project; How farmers can recharge aquifers; Planning for a water resilient future; and more … Maven Weekly Digest May 2, 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 April 21-25: How NOAA cuts could impact California; The new math for reservoir management amid climate change; Finding the best places to recharge groundwater; State water official says SGMA needs more work; and more … Maven Weekly Digest April 25, 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 April 13-18: Making recharge a “win-win”; SGMA update; Salmon season shutdown for 3rd year; CDFW takes action to halt golden mussel invasion; and more … Maven Weekly Digest April 18, 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 4/6-4/11: Court refuses to lift injunction on Delta tunnel geotech investigations; The La Niña that never truly was, is over; Setting up agencies for groundwater recharge success; Calif. farmland values are plummeting; and more … Maven Weekly Digest April 11, 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 3/30-4/4: Snowpack, reservoirs in good shape; San Luis Reservoir is about to expand; What’s in fire retardant; First solar-over-canal project now generating electricity; and more … Maven Weekly Digest April 4, 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 March 23-28: Managing increasing weather whiplash in CA; SWP, CVP raise water allocations; Dead fish stink up the Newsom-Trump water truce; Kern County approves funds for Delta tunnel; and more … Maven Weekly Digest March 28, 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 March 16-21: Modernized procedures at Oroville Dam could improve flood safety; La Niña is winding down: What comes next?; Trump rejects Mexico’s request for water; and more … Maven Weekly Digest March 21, 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 March 9-14: The long-awaited Delta tunnel strikes fear in locals; Study finds atmospheric rivers getting worse; New hope for saving winter-run salmon; and more … Maven Weekly Digest March 14, 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 Mar. 2-7: More snow, rain in the forecast; DWR’s Nemeth signals détente with feds on water; Trump admin cuts impact California; Low salmon numbers in California could prompt shutdown of fishing for a record third straight year; and more … Maven Weekly Digest March 7, 2025A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
