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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: The uneven toll of California’s groundwater law; Will Reclamation violate laws to protect salmon?; Alliance for Water Efficiency releases data center primer for water service providers; Lake Powell drop could mean major Colorado River cuts for California; and more …

June 28, 2026

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SJV WATER: The uneven toll of California’s groundwater law

SJV Water

Groundwater News

June 27, 2026

By Hannah Johansson, SJV Water For Amrik “Mickey” Singh Basra, owning 300 acres of almonds in Madera County was more...

GOLDEN STATE SALMON ASSOCIATION: Bureau of Reclamation plans to violate state and federal laws protecting Sacramento River salmon

Guest Contributor

Fish and wildlife

June 27, 2026

Press release from the Golden State Salmon Association: On June 10, the State Water Resources Control Board rejected the Trump...

DELTA COUNTIES COALITION: Stop AB 2215: No Special Treatment for a Controversial Project That Puts the Delta at Risk

Delta Counties Coalition

Policy and regulation

June 27, 2026

Commentary by Sacramento County Supervisor Patrick Hume & Contra Costa County Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston California’s water system depends on a...

SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: In Memory of James E. Cloern; Contribution of managed floodplains to salmon recovery; Salmon smolt survival at offsite release locations in the Sacramento River; and more …

San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science

Delta science

June 27, 2026

The latest edition of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science journal is now available. San Francisco Estuary & Watershed...

DATA CENTERS: Alliance for Water Efficiency releases data center primer for water service providers

Guest Contributor

Planning and management

June 27, 2026

From the Alliance for Water Efficiency: The Alliance for Water Efficiency, in partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory and the...

NOAA FISHERIES: New eDNA tool to help track recovery of sunflower sea star, a Pacific Coast ‘apex predator’

NOAA Fisheries

Ecosystems

June 27, 2026

From NOAA Fisheries: A wasting disease that surged during the intense 2013-2016 Pacific marine heatwave known as the Blob decimated numerous...

SITES RESERVOIR: Notice of supplemental hearing and procedural ruling

State Water Board

Planning and management

June 27, 2026

From the State Water Board: The State Water Resources Control Board Administrative Hearings Office will conduct a supplemental day of...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 21-26: State proposes new “good guy’ application fee of up to $250,000 for groundwater oversight costs; SGMA-ready crops as a low-water alternative to fallowing; Is Lake Elsinore water district ‘a legitimate buyer’ for Eel River dams?; AI predicts natural river flows in California. Could it do more?; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

June 26, 2026

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

DAILY DIGEST, 6/26: AI predicts natural river flows in CA. Could it do more?; Chasing 14,000 “forever chemicals” to protect California’s drinking water; Conservation groups challenge water transfers; How congressional earmarks are draining America’s water funds; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

June 26, 2026

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DWR: Regional watershed resilience pilot projects guide statewide water planning

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

June 26, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: As California faces increasing weather extremes brought on by climate change, watershed-scale planning has...

PRESS RELEASE: AquAlliance, Central Delta Water Agency & California Sportfishing Protection Alliance challenge water transfers

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Water rights and water law

June 26, 2026

Press release from AquAlliance: AquAlliance, Central Delta Water Agency, and the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (plaintiffs) filed a lawsuit challenging...