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    STATE WATER BOARD: Completed Wastewater Needs Assessment (WWNA) Phase 1 Report Completed

    State Water Board
    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    November 5, 2025
    From the State Water Resources Control Board The State Water Board launched the Wastewater Needs Assessment (WWNA) in 2023 to...

    DAILY DIGEST, 11/5: Why are rates rising faster at investor-owned utilities than at public utilities?; Thinning, burning forests provide multiple benefits, some of them surprising; Klamath groups say fish screen promises have gone unfulfilled; Hobbs rips Upper States’ ‘extreme negotiating position’ on Colorado River; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    November 5, 2025
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    EOS: Are “day zero droughts” closer than we think? Here’s what we know

    American Geophysical Union
    Hydrology
    November 5, 2025
    A new study warns that day zero droughts—when reservoirs fail to supply taps—could become common within this decade. By Mariana...

    UC MERCED: Thinning, burning forests provide multiple benefits, some of them surprising

    UC Merced
    Wildfires and watersheds
    November 5, 2025
    By UC Merced Wildfires are growing more frequent and severe across the western United States, and California’s Sierra Nevada is...

    INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Why are rates rising faster at investor-owned utilities than at public utilities?

    Inside Climate News
    Planning and management
    November 5, 2025
    Case studies from California offer a look into the pros and cons of public and private utilities. By Blanca Begert,...

    COURTHOUSE NEWS: California county must face claims it deprived Asian residents of water

    Courthouse News Service
    Water rights and water law
    November 5, 2025
    Siskiyou County has argued it needs water ordinances in place to combat illegal cannabis grows. The plaintiffs say they have...

    SJV WATER: New Tulare County groundwater agency picks through rubble of the past for what might work in the future

    SJV Water
    Groundwater News
    November 5, 2025
    By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Board members of the nascent Tule East groundwater agency spent their second meeting setting up...

    WATER DESK: Rainfall brings Colorado River drought relief, but concerns for next year’s water supply remain

    The Water Desk
    Colorado River
    November 5, 2025
    A forecasted winter La Niña, lingering drought conditions and dwindling reservoirs are causing water managers to worry. By Cassie Sherwood,...

    DAILY DIGEST, 11/4: Back-to-back storms to bring rain, mountain snow; ‘Emerging threat’: An invasive species is upending life in the Delta, with no help on the way; UV light holds promise for energy-efficient desalination; San Mateo County cities band together to improve climate resilience; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    November 4, 2025
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    CAL MATTERS: ‘Emerging threat’: An invasive species is upending life in the Delta, with no help on the way

    Cal Matters
    Ecosystems
    November 4, 2025
    By Rachel Becker, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Spurts of goo oozed...

    UC RIVERSIDE: UV light holds promise for energy-efficient desalination

    UC Riverside
    Water supply augmentation
    November 4, 2025
    UCR experiments offer pathway for solar solutions By David Danelski, UC Riverside A team of UC Riverside researchers has uncovered...

    UC SAN DIEGO: New study reveals source of rain is major factor behind drought risks for farmers

    Guest Contributor
    Hydrology
    November 4, 2025
    UC San Diego–led research shows that understanding where rain comes from could reshape drought planning and land management across the...

    DAILY DIGEST, 11/3: Open-source tools, shared success: White paper highlights groundwater innovation in action; Regulatory costs grow 1,366% for California farmers; Long Beach begins process to implement a new trash capture system along LA River; Navigating the future of the California and the Colorado River: Key challenges and negotiations; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    November 3, 2025
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    SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Open-Source Tools, Shared Success: White Paper Highlights Groundwater Innovation in Action

    Guest Contributor
    Groundwater News
    November 3, 2025
    Six California Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) outline how shared infrastructure, user feedback, and transparent data are turning groundwater management plans...

    METROPOLITAN IMPORTED WATER SUBCOMM: Navigating the future of the California and the Colorado River: Key challenges and negotiations

    Maven
    Colorado River
    November 3, 2025
    Addressing the structural deficit, Compact obligations, and Post-2026 guidelines for Metropolitan’s Colorado River supply At last week’s meeting of Metropolitan’s...
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    DAILY DIGEST, 11/7: Major storm could drench CA — or miss much of the state. Here are the odds; With the rise of AI, CA’s data centers require more water, energy. But by how much?; California projected to achieve lowest Colorado River use since 1949; and more …

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    • DAILY DIGEST, 11/7: Major storm could drench CA — or miss much of the state. Here are the odds; With the rise of AI, CA’s data centers require more water, energy. But by how much?; California projected to achieve lowest Colorado River use since 1949; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 11/7: Major storm could drench CA — or miss much of the state. Here are the odds; With the rise of AI, CA’s data centers require more water, energy. But by how much?; California projected to achieve lowest Colorado River use since 1949; and more ...
    • WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Nov. 2-7: Major storm could drench California — or not; Groundwater agencies squabble as state announces restart of sanctions against Tulare subbasin; Markets struggle to gain traction under SGMA; Golden mussels upending life in the Delta, with no help on the way; and more ...
      WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Nov. 2-7: Major storm could drench California — or not; Groundwater agencies squabble as state announces restart of sanctions against Tulare subbasin; Markets struggle to gain traction under SGMA; Golden mussels upending life in the Delta, with no help on the way; and more ...
    • PRESS RELEASE: Environmental advocates push for fair and inclusive process, not fast-tracking, of the Delta tunnel
      PRESS RELEASE: Environmental advocates push for fair and inclusive process, not fast-tracking, of the Delta tunnel
    • SJV WATER: “We’re not stopping.” Kings County Farm Bureau vows to take groundwater case to state Supreme Court
      SJV WATER: “We’re not stopping.” Kings County Farm Bureau vows to take groundwater case to state Supreme Court
    • CA WATER COMMISSION: Water Storage Investment Program Notice of Proposed Emergency Regulation
      CA WATER COMMISSION: Water Storage Investment Program Notice of Proposed Emergency Regulation

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