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January 15, 2025

The fish only live in the freshwaters of Goose Lake and its tributaries in south central Oregon and northeastern California,...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/14: Valley Water to hold key vote on Delta tunnel; La Niña to bring extreme weather shifts to California; Arrowhead water bottler seeks injunction after Forest Service denies pipeline permit; Containment grows on Palisades and Eaton fires as dangerous winds are expected to return; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 14, 2025

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COURTHOUSE NEWS: Arrowhead water bottler seeks injunction after Forest Service denies pipeline permit

Courthouse News Service

Water rights and water law

January 14, 2025

Although BlueTriton currently isn’t bottling water from Arrowhead Springs, it still operates a pipeline through the San Bernardino National Forest...

THE CONVERSATION: LA fires: Why fast wildfires and those started by human activities are more destructive and harder to contain

The Conversation

Climate change Wildfires and watersheds

January 14, 2025

Virginia Iglesias, University of Colorado Boulder Investigators are trying to determine what caused several wind-driven wildfires that have destroyed thousands...

PRESS RELEASE: Tribal-Environmental Coalition calls for justice and equity in Bay-Delta Water Quality Plan

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Policy and regulation

January 14, 2025

Press release from the Delta Tribal-Environmental Coalition: Administrative comments filed last Friday by the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC) urge...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/13: Rice fields offer threatened migratory waterbirds a lifeline; No rainfall in sight for CA; Municipal water systems aren’t designed to fight wildfires, but maybe they should be; Once the fires are out, CA must remove tons of dangerous debris; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 13, 2025

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INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: California rice fields offer threatened migratory waterbirds a lifeline

Inside Climate News

Fish and wildlife

January 13, 2025

Conservation groups are working with Central Valley farmers to restore critical habitat for wetland birds struggling to subsist on a...

THE CONVERSATION: Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires − why using saltwater is typically a last resort

The Conversation

Wildfires and watersheds

January 13, 2025

By Patrick Megonigal, Smithsonian Institution Firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that raced through the Los Angeles area in January 2025...

PODCAST: Longfin Smelt Don’t Smell Like Cucumbers

Estuary News Group

Science Podcasts

January 13, 2025

Biologists Michael Eakin (Cal Fish & Wildlife), and Brian Schreier (Department of Water Resources) offer a quick overview of what...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Efforts to preserve groundwater enter new phase: A season of judgement; Kern groundwater agency bans pumping along sinking CA Aqueduct; DWR: Validation action filed regarding financing of approved Delta Conveyance Project; Continuing SoCal fire coverage; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 12, 2025

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ASPEN JOURNALISM: Congressional delays cause uncertainty for water conservation program

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

January 11, 2025

UCRC not yet accepting applications for System Conservation in 2025 By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism A federally funded water conservation...

SJV WATER: Kern groundwater agency bans pumping along sinking California Aqueduct

SJV Water

Groundwater News

January 11, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water A groundwater agency on the western fringes of Kern County has taken the unprecedented step...

DWR: Validation action filed regarding financing of approved Delta Conveyance Project

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

January 11, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) filed a “validation action” with the Sacramento...

THE CONVERSATION: Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals − here’s what Los Angeles needs to know

The Conversation

Water quality Wildfires and watersheds

January 11, 2025

By Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed more than 10,000 structures, many...

NOTICE: Water Efficient Landscape Ordinances Implementation Reporting

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

January 11, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: The WUEdata portal is open for 2024 Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) reporting....