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DAILY DIGEST, 2/20: New storm on Sunday to add to staggering snowfall totals; Big storms boost CA water supply, but snowpack lags; DWR partners with agencies to untangle mystery of CA’s harmful algal blooms; Would you pay $49 a month to drink recycled wastewater?; and more …

February 20, 2026

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DWR partners with agencies to untangle mystery of California’s harmful algal blooms

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Water quality

February 20, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: Appearing like something out of science fiction, harmful algal blooms (HABs) can form thick...

STATE WATER BOARD: State accelerates stormwater capture opportunities with 5-year groundwater recharge permits

State Water Board

Groundwater News

February 20, 2026

Board approved nine local agency permits before this week’s storms From the State Water Board: Just before storms began drenching...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/19: McNerney joins with Delta enviros & State Water Contractors on major bill to protect CA’s water; Study: New and notable recommendations for protecting at-risk fish from water diversions in the Bay-Delta system; Busted pipe at Yuba power plant kills salmon, renews infrastructure fears; El Nino is brewing: Here’s what it means for US weather in 2026; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

February 19, 2026

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NOTEBOOK FEATURE: National Academies study: New and notable recommendations for protecting at-risk fish from water diversions in the Bay-Delta system

Robin Meadows

Notebook News and Features Water project operations

February 19, 2026

by Robin Meadows In 2021, California suffered a severe drought and the hottest summer then on record. Water was beyond...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Recharge the valley: Why California’s water future depends on groundwater

Guest Contributor

Commentary Groundwater News

February 19, 2026

By Jim Mayer and Michael Saunders By any honest measure, California is living in water extremes. Long droughts empty reservoirs,...

SFEI: Meet the stormwater robots

San Francisco Estuary Institute

Water quality

February 19, 2026

By Sierra Garcia, San Francisco Estuary Institute The day before the first major fall storm in 2025, Kayli Paterson took...

SJV WATER: Western Kings County farmers given deep groundwater cuts in hopes of pleasing the state

SJV Water

Groundwater News

February 19, 2026

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Keeping on the state’s good side was paramount in the decision by a southwestern Kings...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/18: Feet of snow to bury Sierra through next week; Hundreds of young Chinook salmon found dead in Yuba River; Infrastructure needs will cost San Diego $7.8 billion it doesn’t have; Lake Powell forecast to reach critical lows, threatening hydropower generation; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

February 18, 2026

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/17: CA braces for flooding, snow, thunderstorms; Tribes and allies form a coalition against the Delta Conveyance Project as Harder steps up pressure; ILRP: Expert panel nears completion of draft recommendations; With no Colorado River deal in sight, risk of federal action intensifies; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

February 17, 2026

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ILRP: Expert panel nears completion of draft recommendations: A peek inside

Jane Sooby

Policy and regulation

February 17, 2026

By Jane Sooby The Second Statewide Agricultural Expert Panel, convened by the State Water Board to advise it on reducing...

CV-NPSAT: A Scalable Solution for Groundwater Contaminant Modeling

State Water Board

Groundwater News

February 17, 2026

From the State Water Board: Understanding, managing, and regulating nonpoint source pollution of groundwater is a challenge for California. Nonpoint...

YOUR INPUT WANTED: Design of Proposition 4 Watershed Resilience Program

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

ANNOUNCEMENTS Planning and management

February 17, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) invites you to participate in a short survey to help inform development of...