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August 10, 2025

By Bobby Bascomb, Mongabay A new study links widespread deficiency of vitamin B1, or thiamine, among California Chinook salmon to...

UCANR: Regenerative agriculture community charts way forward

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Agriculture

August 10, 2025

By Srabani Das and Sara Rosenberg The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources-UC Merced Symposium ‘Regenerative Agriculture: The way...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug. 3-8: Newsom Admin launches Delta Conveyance Project accountability plan; Designing groundwater markets that support communities; Summer 2025 drought and wildfire in 11 maps; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

August 8, 2025

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

DAILY DIGEST, 8/8: Turning science into policy: ETSGSA pioneers a water credit for cover crops; How ocean creatures tell us the complicated story of LA sewage treatment; Tulare-Kings County districts in water battle; Preparing for a drier future on the Colorado River basin; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 8, 2025

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...

ASU: Preparing for a drier future on the Colorado River basin

Arizona State University

Colorado River

August 8, 2025

With a looming deadline for the Colorado River Compact, ASU water experts weigh in on the state’s water forecast By...

COMMENTARY: California groundwater reform sets a dangerous precedent. Lawmakers should think twice

Cal Matters

Commentary Groundwater News Policy and regulation

August 8, 2025

By David Saint-Amand, board president of the Indian Wells Valley Water District This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego’s water sellers are thirsty for revenue

Voice of San Diego

Planning and management

August 8, 2025

By Mackenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/7: Newsom Administration launches Delta Conveyance Project accountability plan; Designing groundwater markets that support communities; Friant: $1B should go to ‘shovel ready’ projects, including Friant-Kern Canal; As the Colorado River slowly dries up, states angle for influence over future water rights; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 7, 2025

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...

THE CONVERSATION: As the Colorado River slowly dries up, states angle for influence over future water rights

The Conversation

Colorado River

August 7, 2025

By Sarah Porter, Arizona State University The Colorado River is in trouble: Not as much water flows into the river...

State Water Board: New watershed demand visualizations now live

State Water Board

Planning and management

August 7, 2025

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board’s Supply and Demand Assessment Program has published new interactive...

GIANNINI FOUNDATION FOR AG ECON: The profitability of regenerative viticulture in Sonoma County

Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural Economics

Agriculture

August 7, 2025

By Axel Herrera, Ellen M. Bruno, and Cristina Lazcano The transition to regenerative agriculture is gaining attention for its potential...

AG ALERT: As supplies thin, price of recycled water could go up

Ag Alert

Water supply augmentation

August 7, 2025

Commentary by Norm Groot, executive director of the Monterey County Farm Bureau As we all manage the implementation of our...

REACTIONS: Delta advocates, others respond to Delta Conveyance Project Accountability Action Plan

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

August 7, 2025

Yesterday, Governor Newsom released the Delta Conveyance Project Accountability Action Plan, which seeks to avoid, minimize, or offset potential impacts...

THE CONVERSATION: Wildfire season is starting weeks earlier in California – a new study shows how climate change is driving the expansion

The Conversation

Wildfires and watersheds

August 7, 2025

By Gavin D. Madakumbura, University of California, Los Angeles and Alex Hall, University of California, Los Angeles Fire season is...

EOS: California’s getting an earlier start to wildfire season

American Geophysical Union

Wildfires and watersheds

August 7, 2025

Human-caused climate change has pushed the onset of fire season in the state to as much as 46 days earlier...

MONGABAY: Anchovy-rich diet linked to vitamin deficiency and deaths among salmon, study

UCANR: Regenerative agriculture community charts way forward

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug. 3-8: Newsom Admin launches Delta Conveyance Project accountability plan; Designing groundwater markets that support communities; Summer 2025 drought and wildfire in 11 maps; and more …

DAILY DIGEST, 8/8: Turning science into policy: ETSGSA pioneers a water credit for cover crops; How ocean creatures tell us the complicated story of LA sewage treatment; Tulare-Kings County districts in water battle; Preparing for a drier future on the Colorado River basin; and more …

ASU: Preparing for a drier future on the Colorado River basin

COMMENTARY: California groundwater reform sets a dangerous precedent. Lawmakers should think twice

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego’s water sellers are thirsty for revenue

THE CONVERSATION: As the Colorado River slowly dries up, states angle for influence over future water rights

State Water Board: New watershed demand visualizations now live

GIANNINI FOUNDATION FOR AG ECON: The profitability of regenerative viticulture in Sonoma County

AG ALERT: As supplies thin, price of recycled water could go up

REACTIONS: Delta advocates, others respond to Delta Conveyance Project Accountability Action Plan

THE CONVERSATION: Wildfire season is starting weeks earlier in California – a new study shows how climate change is driving the expansion

EOS: California’s getting an earlier start to wildfire season

DAILY DIGEST, 11/17: Storminess to continue along the West Coast this week; CA’s rule book on El Niño and La Niña is broken; Fall Run Chinook salmon runs looking much better this year on the Sacramento and Klamath; Building a watershed-scale monitoring network in the Sierra Nevada; and more …