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DAILY DIGEST, 3/21: La Niña is winding down: What comes next?; Restored stream supports new wild salmon run; New desalination technology being tested in California could lower costs of tapping seawater; US rejects Mexico’s request for water as Trump opens new battle front; and more …

March 21, 2025

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UC DAVIS: Restored stream supports new wild salmon run

UC Davis

Ecosystems

March 21, 2025

Study confirms salmon of Putah Creek origin for first time By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis Almost everywhere in California, salmon...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water agencies argue for change of current in Kern River legal battle

Courthouse News Service

Water rights and water law

March 21, 2025

State water agencies and environmentalists debated if fish or people should be prioritized when determining water flows of a river...

PRESS RELEASE: Recent storms boost stormwater capture in LA County

Press Release/Notice

Water supply augmentation

March 21, 2025

Region still woefully short of annual rainfall totals. Press release from LA Department of Public Works: A series of late-winter...

STATELINE: Trump wants to log more trees. He’ll need states’ help.

Stateline

Policy and regulation

March 21, 2025

States are increasingly leading projects in national forests. By Alex Brown, Stateline Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed a...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/20: State decides how to spend funds after collapse of Los Vaqueros project; Shasta Lake close to full; Hydrologic Engineering Center in Davis to keep federal government lease; Water heater titans clash over Biden efficiency rule repeal; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

March 20, 2025

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NASA Uses Advanced Radar to Track Groundwater in California

NASA/JPL

Groundwater News

March 20, 2025

By Emily DeMarco, NASA Where California’s towering Sierra Nevada surrender to the sprawling San Joaquin Valley, a high-stakes detective story...

SF BAYKEEPER: Coalition demands cancellation of Delta tunnel change petition over DWR’s repeated failure to provide required water use data

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Delta Conveyance Project

March 20, 2025

From the San Francisco Baykeeper and other organizations: A coalition of water advocates, Tribes, environmental justice organizations, and fishing organizations...

Webb Tract Update: Updates on wetland and rice conversion projects

Metropolitan Water District

Ecosystems

March 20, 2025

From the Metropolitan Water District: The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy hosted the...

EDWARD RING: Ignoring role of bass in salmon decline is negligence

Edward Ring

Commentary Ecosystems

March 20, 2025

By Edward Ring, California Policy Center A March 5 “Perspective” in the Manteca Bulletin highlights a chronically underemphasized problem impacting every...