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DAILY DIGEST, 9/11: Newsom’s bid to fast-track Delta tunnel stalls again; SAFER funding extended to 2030; Trump seizes on CA dams as Newsom faces growing pressure; Friant contractors ask SCOTUS to review water rights case; and more …

September 11, 2025

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CAL MATTERS: Newsom’s bid to fast-track Delta tunnel stalls again

Cal Matters

Delta Conveyance Project

September 11, 2025

Water wonks say the proposal to speed the multibillion Delta tunnel project could rise again. ‘This is the zombie offspring...

RESTORE THE DELTA: Delta communities, Tribes, and advocates defeat Newsom’s Delta trailer bills

Restore the Delta

Delta Conveyance Project

September 11, 2025

From Restore the Delta: A coalition of Tribes, environmental justice organizations, fishing groups, conservation advocates, and Delta communities successfully stopped...

SoCAL WATER COALITION speaks out on Delta Conveyance Project permit streamlining bill

SoCal Water Coalition

Delta Conveyance Project

September 11, 2025

Statement from Charley Wilson, Executive Director and CEO of the Southern California Water Coalition “After months of thoughtful dialogue about...

DELTA COUNTIES COALITION responds to Legislature’s actions to stop Delta Conveyance Project trailer bills

Delta Counties Coalition

Delta Conveyance Project

September 11, 2025

From the Delta Counties Coalition: In response to the California Legislature’s actions to stop the Administration’s Delta Tunnel Conveyance Project...

SJV WATER: Friant contractors ask U.S. Supreme Court to review water rights case

SJV Water

Water rights and water law

September 11, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The long, circuitous path of a lawsuit against the federal government for cutting off water...

PRESS RELEASE: SAFER water for California’s future: Legislature moves to continue safe drinking water program past 2030

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Policy and regulation

September 11, 2025

Press release from multiple organizations Today, the Governor and Legislature released a three-party deal that would protect safe drinking water...

CAL MATTERS: California may help solar bloom where water runs dry

Cal Matters

Agriculture Planning and management

September 11, 2025

The state’s farmers are divided over a bill that would loosen rules protecting agricultural land. The goal of a bill...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Securing statewide water supplies part 7: System flexibility means reliable water supplies

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

September 11, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: Every water year is unique, with some being dry and others wet. California’s climate...

PRESS RELEASE: CA environmental groups decry this year as the state’s worst legislative year for the environment and climate in recent history

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Policy and regulation

September 11, 2025

Press release from multiple organizations This legislative session was marred by significant deregulation and increased government handouts to the most...