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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for 8/18-8/22: Newsom pushes Delta Conveyance Project, opponents say costs too high; Water storage projects get funding boost; What to do when conservation becomes bad for business; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

August 22, 2025

A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/22: Improving recharge outcomes and soil health with cover crops; Santa Cruz water utility grapples with a paradox: what to do when conservation becomes bad for business; Go Deep’ to make desal work along California’s coast; Seven battles shaping the San Joaquin River’s future; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 22, 2025

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LEGISLATIVE BRIEFING: UC Davis and WELL Water Governance Study Release

Press Release/Notice

Planning and management

August 22, 2025

Press release from Water Education for Latino Leaders (WELL): On August 20, 2025, Water Education for Latino Leaders (WELL), in...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Securing statewide water supplies: Delta Conveyance Authority — a purpose-built agency for California’s water future

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

August 22, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: Built for One Mission The Delta Conveyance Design & Construction Authority (DCA) is a unique public...

COMMENTARY: Delta tunnel plans echo California’s troubled history of trying to control water

Cal Matters

Commentary Delta Conveyance Project

August 22, 2025

By Devon Provo, an urban planner and senior policy manager at Accelerate Resilience L.A. This commentary was originally published by...

COMMENTARY: Sites Reservoir is a wolf in sheep’s clothing

Press Release/Notice

Commentary Policy and regulation

August 22, 2025

The controversial project diverts water and funding away from real solutions From Save California Salmon Today’s announcement that Governor Newsom’s...

COMMENTARY: Will the state stand by its own groundwater law?

Indian Wells Valley

Policy and regulation

August 22, 2025

By Phillip Peters, First District Supervisor on the Kern County Board of Supervisors and board member of the Indian Wells...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/21: Water storage projects get funding boost – except Pacheco; State Water Contractors push for easier Delta tunnel passage path; Future winters promise less snow, more rain. Nobody’s prepared; ‘Surprise’ drop in Lake Pillsbury water release stokes fears about decommissioning; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 21, 2025

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PRESS RELEASE: California Water Commission increases conditional funding for three projects in Water Storage Investment Program

CA Water Commission

Policy and regulation

August 21, 2025

Members also approve a change to the program’s early funding regulations The California Water Commission has increased the available funding...

PRESS RELEASE: Metropolitan board opens new path to increase region’s water supply reliability through local water exchanges

Metropolitan Water District

Planning and management

August 21, 2025

Metropolitan’s member agencies can now exchange locally produced water supplies, enhancing regional resilience amid climate challenges Press release from the...