NOW AVAILABLE: Final Independent Peer Review Report for the Hydrologic Engineering Center Reservoir Simulation Water Temperature Model Delta Stewardship Council ANNOUNCEMENTS July 5, 2025At the request of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Delta Science Program has completed facilitating an independent scientific peer...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 29-July 3: Lake Powell, Lake Mead, and SoCal’s water dilemma; Billions needed to fix CA Aqueduct subsidence; Plans to revive Tulare Lake take shape; SGMA implementation shifts from planning to reality; and more … Maven Weekly Digest July 3, 2025A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, July 4th weekend edition: ‘Water brings life’: Plans to revive Tulare Lake take shape in the San Joaquin Valley; Years-old groundwater dominates spring mountain streams; Violating California residents’ right to water; Six months after the fires, are LA beaches safe?; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 3, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
EOS: Years-old groundwater dominates spring mountain streams American Geophysical Union Hydrology July 3, 2025Alpine rain and snow take much longer to percolate into western U.S. streams than previously thought, adding complexity to long-standing...
SJV WATER: Water agency, again, seeks to have judge booted from Kern River case SJV Water Water rights and water law July 3, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Kern County Water Agency is asking the 5th District Court of Appeal to order...
EDWARD RING: Politics and the Cost of Water Infrastructure Edward Ring CommentaryDelta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation July 3, 2025By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Water Policy Center When it comes to building...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Violating California residents’ right to water Inside Climate News Policy and regulation July 3, 2025People in the nation’s richest strawberry-growing region have lacked safe drinking water for decades. A Biden administration grant promised them...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Trump Administration Acts to ‘Severely Weaken’ a Key Environmental Law Inside Climate News Policy and regulation July 3, 2025The White House said changes issued under the National Environmental Policy Act would simplify an “overly burdensome process.” Critics accused...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/2: CA Aqueduct repairs: Billions needed to fix subsidence; Cabaldon says it is time to ‘move on’ from Delta tunnel; Healthy Rivers and Landscapes funding restored; Newsom calls on Trump to boost wildfire preparedness and ‘make America rake again’; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 2, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
METROPOLITAN IMPORTED WATER SUBCOMM: California Aqueduct repairs: Billions needed to fix subsidence Maven Water project operations July 2, 2025Land subsidence along the California Aqueduct is threatening the ability of the State Water Project to deliver water, an important...
SJV WATER: Homeowners approve 200% water rate increase in hopes of keeping Kern County water flowing – at least for now SJV Water Planning and management July 2, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water Residents of a development hundreds of miles north of Kern County on Saturday approved a...
PRESS RELEASE: Governor Newsom challenges President Trump to adopt model executive order to help ‘Make America Rake Again’ Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Wildfires and watersheds July 2, 2025What you need to know: California has invested billions of dollars to fight fires and treated millions of acres to...
COMMENTARY: How deep-pocketed groundwater users are stalling California’s sustainability plans Cal Matters CommentaryGroundwater News July 2, 2025By Scott Hayman, chair of the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority. This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up...
DAN WALTERS: California lawmakers finally achieve ‘holy grail’ reform of state’s key environmental law Cal Matters CommentaryPolicy and regulation July 2, 2025By Dan Walters, Cal Matters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Jerry Brown once...
C-WIN COMMENTARY: The boot on our necks CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) CommentaryPolicy and regulation July 2, 2025By Carolee Krieger, C-WIN Year in and year out, decade after decade, through gubernatorial administrations of both parties, Californians have...