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    DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Rain, not snow: Extraordinary warmth leaves mountains less snowy across the West; Trump admin signs off on plan for Sites Reservoir; Price tag drops for Sisk Dam raise; This L.A. startup uses SpaceX tech to cool data centers with less power and no water; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    January 25, 2026
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    SJV WATER: Judge tosses one “cause of action” in long-running Kern River case

    SJV Water
    Water rights and water law
    January 24, 2026
    By Lois Henry, SJV Water One of several “causes of action” was cut out of the ongoing Kern River case...

    DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Response to A. Carroll Supplemental Modeling Part 3

    State Water Board
    Delta Conveyance Project
    January 24, 2026
    From the State Water Board: The letter below responds to the December 22, 2025 letter from the Department of Water...

    DUE DATE EXTENDED: Draft 2026 Delta Science Plan

    Delta Stewardship Council
    Delta science
    January 24, 2026
    From the Delta Science Program: The Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Science Program is developing the third iteration of the Delta...

    AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Cristy Clark, “Legal Geographies of Water: The Spaces, Places and Narratives of Human-Water Relations”

    Justin Scott-Coe
    WATER SHELF
    January 24, 2026
    Visit the Water Shelf main page How do people relate to water? Is it what comes out of the tap,...

    PRESS RELEASE: Interior Advances President Trump’s Executive Order 14181 Priorities, Approves Sites Reservoir Project to Strengthen California Water Reliability

    Maven
    Planning and management
    January 23, 2026
    Approval clears path for new off-stream storage as Executive Order anniversary highlights more than 200,000 acre-feet of water in operational gains....

    WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Jan. 20-23: Climate change effects on the Delta, and its watersheds; DWR finalizes subsidence BMP; Researchers trace climate threat rising beneath California; Governors of Colorado River states summoned to DC; and more …

    Maven
    Weekly Digest
    January 23, 2026
    A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

    DAILY DIGEST, 1/23: Potter Valley water fight intensifies; Newsom steps into labor fight over Sites Reservoir; DWR applies science and engineering to support winter-run chinook salmon on the McCloud River; Governors of Colorado River states summoned to DC in hopes of breaking negotiations impasse; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    January 23, 2026
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    NEVADA CURRENT: Governors of Colorado River states summoned to DC in hopes of breaking negotiations impasse

    Nevada Current
    Colorado River
    January 23, 2026
    By Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has invited all seven Colorado River Basin governors and their negotiators...

    PRESS RELEASE: Imperial Irrigation District advances voluntary conservation efforts to support Lake Mead and the Colorado River System

    Imperial Irrigation District
    Colorado River
    January 23, 2026
    The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) Board of Directors has approved the continuation of the District’s Deficit Irrigation (DIP) program during...

    DWR: Four years of innovation and teamwork: DWR applies science and engineering to support winter-run chinook salmon on the McCloud River

    Department of Water Resources (DWR)
    Fish and wildlife
    January 23, 2026
    From the Department of Water Resources: On the waters of Northern California, just off of Shasta Reservoir, a bold four-year...

    SJV WATER: Pumping allocation described as “necessary evil” approved by Kings County groundwater agency

    SJV Water
    Groundwater News
    January 23, 2026
    By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The South Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) approved a pumping allocation during a Jan....

    DAILY DIGEST, 1/22: DWR finalizes Best Management Practices for land subsidence; Researchers trace climate threat rising beneath California; From point source to ecosystem: How Operation Baseline advanced Delta science; Lower Yuba River Accord extended; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    January 22, 2026
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    SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: DWR finalizes Best Management Practices to help address subsidence and protect California’s water infrastructure

    Department of Water Resources (DWR)
    Groundwater News
    January 22, 2026
    California’s continued partnership with locals will serve as the key to safeguarding groundwater-reliant communities and infrastructure from land sinking Press...

    CSULB: Researchers trace climate threat rising beneath California

    Guest Contributor
    Groundwater News
    January 22, 2026
    By Wendy Thomas Russell, Cal State University Long Beach Sea-level rise is easy to picture: flooded roads, eroding bluffs, shrinking...
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    DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: DWR increases State Water Project allocation to 30%; The Sierra snowpack is dropping fast, may not be as bad as it seems; Meghan Hertel appointed Director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife; Colorado River states meet Friday in DC with federal deadline looming; and more …

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    • DAILY DIGEST, 1/29: Heated debate over Delta water plan as environmentalists warn of ‘ecosystem collapse’; Tire manufacturers fight accusations that toxic runoff harms fish; Western states face ‘snow drought’ as snowpack hits record lows; California faces tough choices as federal water rules near expiration; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 1/29: Heated debate over Delta water plan as environmentalists warn of ‘ecosystem collapse’; Tire manufacturers fight accusations that toxic runoff harms fish; Western states face ‘snow drought’ as snowpack hits record lows; California faces tough choices as federal water rules near expiration; and more ...
    • DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition:  DWR increases State Water Project allocation to 30%; The Sierra snowpack is dropping fast, may not be as bad as it seems; Meghan Hertel appointed Director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife;  Colorado River states meet Friday in DC with federal deadline looming; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: DWR increases State Water Project allocation to 30%; The Sierra snowpack is dropping fast, may not be as bad as it seems; Meghan Hertel appointed Director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife; Colorado River states meet Friday in DC with federal deadline looming; and more ...
    • WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Jan. 25-30:  Heated debate over Delta water plan; SWP allocation increased to 30%; New rules change how La Niña and El Niño are classified; Colorado Basin states to meet in DC; and more ...
      WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Jan. 25-30: Heated debate over Delta water plan; SWP allocation increased to 30%; New rules change how La Niña and El Niño are classified; Colorado Basin states to meet in DC; and more ...
    • C-WIN: Big tunnel, big taxes: Newsom’s gigantic water project would spike property taxes
      C-WIN: Big tunnel, big taxes: Newsom’s gigantic water project would spike property taxes
    • DAILY DIGEST, 1/28: New rules change how La Niña and El Niño are classified; Trump and Newsom's tug-o-water; Golden mussels spread through Delta, irrigation systems; All alternatives harmful to Arizona: CAP’s response to the Draft EIR; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 1/28: New rules change how La Niña and El Niño are classified; Trump and Newsom's tug-o-water; Golden mussels spread through Delta, irrigation systems; All alternatives harmful to Arizona: CAP’s response to the Draft EIR; and more ...
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