DWR advances groundbreaking climate-resilient flood mapping through FEMA partnership Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management July 17, 2025Pioneering effort modernizes flood risk analysis in California’s Central Valley by integrating future climate scenarios, revealing a growing risk of...
SJV WATER: California’s highest court to hear Kern River case SJV Water Water rights and water law July 17, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water For the first time in more than 100 years, the Kern River is headed back...
NOTICE of Document Availability – Proposed Adoption of Water Measurement and Reporting Regulation Revisions State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS July 17, 2025From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board or Board) will consider...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/16: A closer look at how predation and flow impact salmon survival; A living shoreline, built one oyster at a time; Trump cuts to California National Weather Service leave ‘critical’ holes; The west’s Megadrought might not let up for decades, study suggests; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 16, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: A closer look at how predation and flow impact salmon survival Alastair Bland Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features July 16, 2025Scarce flows, hungry predators, warm water, and politics conspire against salmon in the Delta, but which is the dominant stressor?...
THE CONVERSATION: California farmers identify a hot new cash crop: Solar power The Conversation Agriculture July 16, 2025By Jacob Stid, Michigan State University; Annick Anctil, Michigan State University, and Anthony Kendall, Michigan State University Imagine that you...
AG ALERT: Abandoned crops bring pest plague to adjacent farms Ag Alert Agriculture July 16, 2025By Caleb Hampton California farmers, agricultural commissioners and lawmakers have in recent months sounded an alarm about a troubling symptom...
SJV WATER: Fresno County irrigation district proposes large fee hike to help it capture more Kings River flood water SJV Water Groundwater News July 16, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Growers in southern Fresno County are facing a possible 137% increase in land assessment fees...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/15: Algae: Friend or foe?; Can the state stop the spread of golden mussels?; Suisun Marsh, a zone of potential in sinking ecosystem; House releases Interior-EPA spending bill with deep cuts; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 15, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
CAL MATTERS: A new invader threatens California water supplies. Can the state stop its spread? Cal Matters Ecosystems July 15, 2025Officials are shoring up water systems infiltrated by the golden mussel. Dogs and human inspectors are checking boats at some...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Suisun Marsh, a zone of potential in sinking ecosystem John Hart Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features July 15, 2025By John Hart Every few years, it seems, we remember Suisun Marsh. Not that this unique middle chamber of the...
UC SANTA CRUZ: Here’s how we help an iconic California fish survive the gauntlet of today’s highly modified waterways UC Santa Cruz Fish and wildlife July 15, 2025New ‘facilitated migration’ framework gives water managers a playbook for getting more juvenile Chinook salmon from the Central Valley to...
THE REVELATOR: The Trinity River: Lessons in restoration The Revelator Ecosystems July 15, 2025Science has helped improve management and restoration, but advocates say there still isn’t enough water to go around. By Juliet...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Humans are wiping out water bodies that life depends on, new report says Inside Climate News Ecosystems July 15, 2025Wetlands provide freshwater, food, storm protection and climate regulation. Yet over the last 50 years, humans have destroyed one-fifth of...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/14: Reclamation says it’s time for a new Delta strategy; Solving the puzzle: How synthesis informs Delta ecosystem management; Sonoma County officials try to assuage water-shortage fears sparked by Potter Valley Project decommissioning plan; Their water taps ran dry when Meta built next door; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 14, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...