DAILY DIGEST, 6/1: Sinking land, shrinking capacity: DWR confronts subsidence on the California Aqueduct; A dam good job: Beavers as ecosystem engineers; Reclamation streamlines hydropower reviews; 2025 wildfires were the costliest ever, researchers say; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 1, 2026[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: Sinking land, shrinking capacity: DWR confronts subsidence on the California Aqueduct Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater project operations June 1, 2026Groundwater-driven land sinking in the San Joaquin Valley is reducing aqueduct capacity, prompting interim repairs and long-term planning. At Metropolitan...
RESTORE THE DELTA: New report highlights Delta rice farming as key strategy for protecting California water infrastructure and building local economies Restore the Delta Agriculture May 31, 2026Press release from Restore the Delta: Today, Restore the Delta released a new report detailing one of the many local solutions...
CIRCLE OF BLUE: Hoover Dam approaches a hydropower cliff Circle of Blue Colorado River May 31, 2026Big cuts in generating capacity are coming. by Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Some day in the next 12 months...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Why wildfire experts are so worried about this year’s fire season Inside Climate News Wildfires and watersheds May 31, 2026With a puny snowpack in the Western mountains and a widespread drought, the nation is a tinderbox. A reorganization of...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: After heated debate, CA overhauls the state’s carbon market; New report highlights Delta rice farming as key strategy for protecting the Delta; Why wildfire experts are so worried about this year’s fire season; Hoover Dam approaches a hydropower cliff; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 31, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for May 26-29: Sites Project Authority urges revisions to draft water rights permit; A new bill could bypass water rights review to advance the Delta tunnel; A water renaissance plan for California; Groundwater recovery stalls; and more … Maven Weekly Digest May 29, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/29: California groundwater recovery stalls; How floodplains grow fish on the San Joaquin River; California Water Plan Advisory Committee gets to work; Kings County agency may scrap groundwater export policy to avoid lawsuit; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 29, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
SJV WATER: Kings County agency may scrap groundwater export policy to avoid lawsuit SJV Water Groundwater News May 29, 2026By Monsserat Solis, SJV Water A recommendation to toss out a restriction for how far groundwater can be moved out...
DWR: California Water Plan Advisory Committee gets to work at first meeting Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management May 29, 2026From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) hosted the inaugural meeting of the Advisory...
BOOK REVIEW: Troubled Water: What’s Wrong with What We Drink Jim Lauria WATER SHELF May 28, 2026Visit the Water Shelf main page First published on the To Know Water Is To Love Water blog December 2,...
NEW BOOK: Deep Time in the Mono Lake Basin Press Release/Notice WATER SHELF May 28, 2026Visit the Water Shelf main page Available From UC Press Deep Time in the Mono Lake Basin: Nature and History...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/28: A new bill could bypass water rights review to advance the Delta tunnel; More on the Water Renaissance plan for California; DWR updates Water Commission on SGMA implementation; Los Angeles is reimagining parks as water infrastructure; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 28, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: DWR updates Water Commission on Bulletin 118, the latest groundwater conditions report, the groundwater trading workplan and the new subsidence BMP Maven Groundwater News May 28, 2026At its May 20 meeting, the California Water Commission received an update on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act,...
EDWARD RING: Fine tuning the “Water Renaissance” Plan Edward Ring CommentaryPlanning and management May 28, 2026By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center The recently released “Water Renaissance” plan,...
