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    AG ALERT: Nonprofit program aims to bring more rice to Delta

    Ag Alert
    Agriculture
    August 20, 2026
    By Manola Secaira, Ag Alert Corn has long been a staple crop in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. But in recent...

    THE CURRENT: Researchers link wildfires in California’s coastal watersheds to the water quality at the beach

    UC Santa Barbara
    Water quality
    August 20, 2026
    By Sonia Fernandez, The Current As the summer heat bakes the West Coast, the thoughts of many who  have lived...

    THE CONVERSATION: There’s a better way to cool data centers that cuts their huge thirst for water

    The Conversation
    Planning and management
    August 20, 2026
    By Jeff Punch, University of Limerick Water is an amazing substance. The human body is made up of more than...

    DAILY DIGEST, 8/19: Top climate scientists warn of tallest-ever seas in California; California water contracts gain certainty after ruling; Column: AI data center opponents get water use argument all wrong; Inside California Forever’s high-pressure push to fast-track a shipyard; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    August 19, 2026
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...

    DAILY DIGEST, 8/18: Heat dome to build in western US, further exacerbating drought; Super El Niño is projected to douse CA. Here’s how much extra rain to expect; Ninth Circuit sides with Reclamation in fight over CVP contract conversions; Following California’s steelhead through the seasons; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    August 18, 2026
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...

    COURTHOUSE NEWS: Ninth Circuit sides with Reclamation in fight over California water contract conversions

    Courthouse News Service
    Water project operationsWater rights and water law
    August 18, 2026
    A lower court previously ruled conversion of contracts between water users and the Bureau of Reclamation did not have to...

    CDFW: Following California’s steelhead through the seasons

    Department of Fish and Wildlife
    Fish and wildlife
    August 18, 2026
    From the California Department of Fish and Wildlife: Steelhead are among California’s most remarkable fish. Born in freshwater streams, these...

    RESEARCH ARTICLE: Drought extremes are intensifying more rapidly than in the past

    American Geophysical Union
    HydrologyResearch article
    August 18, 2026
    Twenty ensemble members from a 600-year climate simulation reveal that drought extremes are intensifying more rapidly than in the past...

    DAILY DIGEST, 8/17: Clear Lake, Lake Tahoe, and the Salton Sea: Stories of restoration and renewal; Lake Powell, nation’s second-largest reservoir, hits record-low level; Proposed 30% hike in water bills in LA, OC isn’t all that unusual anymore, experts say; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    August 17, 2026
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    NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Clear Lake, Lake Tahoe, and the Salton Sea: Stories of restoration and renewal

    Maven
    Ecosystems
    August 17, 2026
    California’s lakes tell the story of the state itself: breathtaking beauty, deep cultural history, complex environmental challenges, and communities working...

    DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Can anything stop invasive golden mussels? Could this be the strongest El Niño since the French Revolution? Will AI data centers soak up the last of the valley’s water? and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    August 16, 2026
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    COURTHOUSE NEWS: Yurok Tribe challenges feds’ revised priorities for Klamath Project

    Courthouse News Service
    Water project operations
    August 15, 2026
    The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation pointed to historically low snowpack this winter, which it argued necessitated lower-than-normal flows to avoid...

    SJV WATER: Will AI data centers soak up the last of the valley’s water?

    SJV Water
    Planning and management
    August 15, 2026
    By Monserrat Solis and Lisa McEwen Questions about artificial intelligence and jobs, ethics, even the end of humanity may be...

    INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Can a dam expansion hold back climate considerations on the Colorado River?

    Maven
    Colorado River
    August 15, 2026
    Climate change will almost certainly feature prominently in any multi-state litigation over the Colorado River. A court case over an...

    YOUR INPUT WANTED: New Groundwater Survey Invites GSA and Basin Manager Perspectives on Water Accounting in California

    Guest Contributor
    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    August 15, 2026
    The California Water Data Consortium has launched a new survey to better understand how groundwater is accounted for across California....
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    DAILY DIGEST, 9/21: New El Niño looks like past ones that soaked California; Newsom proclaims state of emergency to bolster statewide El Nino preparedness; What CA is learning from solar panels built over irrigation canals; Will the U.S. megadrought ever end?; and more …

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