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    PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board adopts order to protect groundwater from overapplication of manure at dairies

    State Water Board
    Policy and regulation
    September 17, 2026
    Order will reduce Central Valley dairies’ use of manure on croplands Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board...

    EDWARD RING: The energy and water footprint of AI

    Edward Ring
    Planning and management
    September 17, 2026
    By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center Whether artificial intelligence should be regulated,...

    DAILY DIGEST, 9/16: CA to spend billions on ‘visionary’ plan to boost fish habitat; New DWR director discusses water resiliency plans; How much water and power do data centers really use?; SoCal: Rethinking what urban river restoration can look like; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    September 16, 2026
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...

    AG ALERT: New DWR director discusses water resiliency plans

    Ag Alert
    Planning and management
    September 16, 2026
    By Ag Alert The California Department of Water Resources swore in its new director, Thomas Gibson, in July. He previously...

    AG ALERT: El Niño increases chances of winter storms and floods

    Ag Alert
    Hydrology
    September 16, 2026
    By Manola Secaira, Ag Alert California’s water year will be shaped by the arrival of El Niño, a climate pattern...

    CA WATER COMMISSION: Willow Springs Water Bank advances toward final Proposition 1 funding

    Maven
    Planning and management
    September 16, 2026
    Proposition 1, approved by California voters in 2014, authorized $2.65 billion for the public benefits associated with water storage projects....

    CIRCLE OF BLUE: At Glen Canyon Dam, Trump administration privileges hydropower over ecosystems

    Circle of Blue
    Colorado River
    September 16, 2026
    Grand Canyon ecology not a priority in 2026 water release decisions. by Brett Walton, Circle of Blue In the struggling...

    COURTHOUSE NEWS: Dam it: 10th Circuit lets Denver Water complete Gross Reservoir expansion

    Courthouse News Service
    Colorado River
    September 16, 2026
    Denver Water planned to complete construction on Colorado’s largest dam by next year until environmental groups secured an injunction in...

    DELTA CONSERVANCY: Climate Bond Grant Program now accepting concept proposals

    Delta Conservancy
    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    September 16, 2026
    Learn More by Attending Webinar on Oct. 1 As part the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy’s dedication to environmental and economic...

    DAILY DIGEST, 9/15: California is finally addressing groundwater overdraft. How is it going?; Knives are out for nascent groundwater agency struggling to govern in Tulare County; Public hearing set for Delta tunnel appeal; ‘Exceptionally rare’ Bay Area island property listed for sale; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    September 15, 2026
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    SJV WATER: Knives are out for nascent groundwater agency struggling to govern its own “dead men walking” in Tulare County

    SJV Water
    Groundwater News
    September 15, 2026
    By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The Tule East Groundwater Sustainability Agency in southern Tulare County just can’t seem to put...

    DELTA COUNCIL: Public hearing set on revised Delta Conveyance Project certification

    Maven
    Delta Conveyance Project
    September 15, 2026
    The Delta Stewardship Council will hold a public hearing on October 15, 2026, beginning at 9:30 a.m., to consider appeals...

    WATER COMMISSION: DWR explains how Article 21 water could supply WSIP pulse-flow projects

    Maven
    Planning and management
    September 15, 2026
    Proposition 1, approved by California voters in 2014, allocated $2.7 billion for water-storage investments administered by the California Water Commission...

    DAILY DIGEST, 9/14: San Joaquin Valley water vision highlights urgent need for coordinated action; Potter Valley dam comments close Friday as SoCal district keeps fighting to join case; El Niño-born ‘Kelvin waves’ are sneaking towards California; How drought and demand pushed the Colorado River toward crisis; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    September 14, 2026
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    NOTEBOOK FEATURE: San Joaquin Valley water vision highlights urgent need for coordinated action

    Maven
    Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management
    September 14, 2026
    California Water Commission hears how state planning, local priorities, and funding gaps are shaping the Valley’s water future. The San...
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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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