Posts

June 5, 2026

Amid drought, climate change, and overuse, the amount of water flowing in the Colorado River has decreased while the number...

CV-SALTS: Central Valley Water Board advances groundwater protection, safer drinking water in Modesto area

State Water Board

Water quality

June 5, 2026

Order marks major milestone in CV-SALTS Nitrate Control Program Press release from the Central Valley Regional Water Board: The Central...

LA WATERKEEPER: Los Angeles symposium charts path forward for greening schoolyards and harvesting stormwater across the region

Los Angeles Waterkeeper

Water supply augmentation

June 5, 2026

LA Waterkeeper, symposium participants identify funding, artificial turf as key barriers to greening schoolyards to benefit students, communities Press release...

NOW AVAILABLE: New Urban Water Use Objective dashboard now live

State Water Board

Fact Sheets/Tools/Info Planning and management

June 5, 2026

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board is excited to announce the release of the Urban...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/4: Trump official shares vision of desal plants lining California coast; Solar power for State Water Project come with hefty price tag – for users; Delta private island up for sale as $39,000; CA water leader likely nominee to head Reclamation; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

June 4, 2026

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VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Trump official shares vision of desal plants lining California coast

Voice of San Diego

Water supply augmentation

June 4, 2026

Top federal Colorado River negotiator says desal off California’s coast should be part of the drought solution. By MacKenzie Elmer,...

SJV WATER: Solar power for state’s biggest water project come with hefty price tag – for users

SJV Water

Water project operations

June 4, 2026

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Water contractors can expect to pay between 1% to 3% more for the energy it...

ILRP: Agenda released for Second Ag Expert Panel’s June 5 final plenary meeting; Central Coast revised ag order open for comments

Jane Sooby

Water quality

June 4, 2026

By Jane Sooby After convening for two additional working group meetings in May to respond to public comments, the Second...

NEVADA CURRENT: Nevada signs water sharing agreement with Arizona, California

Nevada Current

Colorado River

June 4, 2026

by Jeniffer Solis Lake Mead could soon benefit from the nation’s largest desalination plant thanks to an agreement that would...

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION: Reclamation advances effort to expand water supply tools for challenged Colorado River Basin

Bureau of Reclamation News

Colorado River

June 4, 2026

Press release from the Bureau of Reclamation: A new pathway for moving water where it’s needed most in the Colorado...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/3: Toxic algal blooms are getting worse in the Delta; Butte County Supe criticizes DWR’s response on Oroville Dam; San Joaquin Valley water resilience summit – from reports to results; Biden’s clean drinking water plan is being rebranded as MAHA; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

June 3, 2026

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INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Colorado River faces ‘devastating consequences’ if another dry winter lands, experts warn

Inside Climate News

Colorado River

June 3, 2026

Even a huge snowpack during the coming winter would only give the river basin states less than two years of...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/2: Trump administration doubles down on effort to stop Eel River dam removal; How a deep-ocean desalination startup hopes to rewrite California’s water future; DWR’s vision for the valley points to less irrigated farmland; Snow drought and low flows in the Colorado; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

June 2, 2026

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GRIST: Why is this Trump official dead set on saving a failing California dam?

Grist

Planning and management

June 2, 2026

Brooke Rollins’s latest culture war crusade threatens a delicate compromise between Potter Valley farmers and nearby tribes. By Jake Bittle...

UC BOULDER: Colorado River Basin storage continues slide toward system crash

University of Colorado at Boulder

Colorado River

June 2, 2026

By Anne Castle, Jack Schmidt, Eric Kuhn, Kathryn Sorensen, Katherine Tara Stored water reserves in the Colorado River system continue to decline. The mismatch...