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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: DWR Submits Delta Conveyance Project Certification of Consistency with the Delta Plan; CA’s wet season starts strong. Here’s what that means for the winter ahead; Hanford-area farmers again facing fees and “very difficult” pumping restrictions; White House halts $11B for water projects in blue states; and more …

October 19, 2025

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SJV WATER: Hanford-area farmers again facing fees and “very difficult” pumping restrictions

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 19, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A Kings County groundwater agency that fell apart last year amid distrust largely over proposed...

PUBLIC NOTICE of Draft General Order for Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges of Dredged or Fill Material to Waters of the State and Partial Water Quality Certification and Partial Denial of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ 2026 Nationwide Permits

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

October 19, 2025

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) proposes to adopt waste...

THIS JUST IN … DWR Submits Delta Conveyance Project Certification of Consistency with the Delta Plan

Press Release/Notice

Delta Conveyance Project

October 17, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources The Department of Water Resources (DWR) submitted a Certification of Consistency with the Delta Plan for the...

EXPLAINER: What you need to know about the Delta Conveyance Project Certification of Consistency and the appeals process

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

October 17, 2025

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has submitted a Certification of Consistency with the Delta Plan to the Delta Stewardship...

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, 2025

A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/17: State Water Contractors send letter to Governor on the path forward for the State Water Project; LAO Report: The 2025-26 CA Spending Plan: Natural resources and enviro protection; LA: Building resilience: wildfire, water, and extreme heat; US water utilities a Chinese hacker target; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

October 17, 2025

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LETTER: State Water Contractors send letter to Governor Newsom on the path forward for the State Water Project

Maven

Water project operations

October 17, 2025

Earlier this month, Jennifer Pierre, General Manager of the State Water Contractors (SWC), sent a letter to Governor Newsom acknowledging...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/16: Wildfire plus rain brings risks. Scientists are trying to warn residents; Ask a scientist: how do we solve California’s water shortage crisis?; CA advances species protections to counter potential federal withdrawal; Long Beach pays millions to clean LA’s downstream trash; officials say it’s at a ‘critical juncture’; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

October 16, 2025

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C-WIN: The Delta Conveyance Project fails the cost-benefit test

CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN)

Delta Conveyance Project

October 16, 2025

Environmental Economics Expert testifies to SWRCB that the DCP Will Cost $60 – $100 Billion and fail to deliver significant...

CA AGRICULTURE: UC Cooperative Extension advisor provides first-of-its-kind avocado irrigation data

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Agriculture

October 16, 2025

Study findings from Southern California avocado orchards help growers save water and money. From California Agriculture: Perched precariously on the...