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    NEW REPORT: Wetlands for Climate Partnership Report

    Conservation organizations & coalitions
    EcosystemsReports
    September 14, 2026
    The Wetlands for Climate (W4C) Partnership released a new report examining the successes and challenges in wetland restoration across California, as well as the...

    DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Solano coalition warns of water supply threat; State Water Board issues water quality certification for proposed Sites Reservoir; Tribes, California, and local governments sign historic agreement to restore vital Clear Lake watershed; A reading guide for new California water wonks; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    September 13, 2026
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    PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board issues water quality certification for proposed Sites Reservoir

    State Water Board
    Policy and regulation
    September 13, 2026
    Proposed water right permit is still pending in separate action From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water...

    CNRA: Tribes, California, and local governments sign historic agreement to restore vital Clear Lake watershed

    CA Natural Resources Agency
    Planning and management
    September 13, 2026
    Historic watershed co-management agreement and groundbreaking of innovative projects institutionalize tribal, state, and local governments’ shared commitment to improve watershed health, restore the Chi (Ṣátti), and revitalize Clear Lake’s renowned biodiversity From...

    GUEST COMMENTARY: An anti-regulatory federal government tries to strongarm California over who controls the State’s water resources

    Guest Contributor
    CommentaryPolicy and regulation
    September 13, 2026
    By Chris Shutes and Gary Bobker The latest chapter in the Trump Administration’s war on California opened on September 3...

    CRONKITE NEWS: Central Arizona Project disputes fairness of new Colorado River cuts

    Cronkite News
    Colorado River
    September 13, 2026
    by Marcus Shields, Cronkite News  The Central Arizona Project board voiced disagreement last week over whether federal water reclamation plans...

    CRONKITE NEWS: Don’t blame data centers for Arizona’s Colorado River cuts, water experts say

    Cronkite News
    Planning and management
    September 13, 2026
    By Eileen Mamaghani, Cronkite News Are the data centers responsible for the water shortage? For now, researchers say no –...

    WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for 9/8-9/11: Newsom’s big water deal is in trouble; What is El Niño and what makes this a very strong El Niño?; Butte County seeks Oroville Dam accountability; Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir project takes another small step forward; and more …

    Maven
    Weekly Digest
    September 11, 2026
    A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

    DAILY DIGEST, 9/11: Newsom’s big water deal is in trouble; The massive infrastructure projects of the 1960s wouldn’t work today; Beneath the floodplain: How restored riverways are recharging Central Valley aquifers; Climate change, not data centers, behind Colorado River drought; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    September 11, 2026
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    THE CONVERSATION: How heat on the Tibetan Plateau fuels powerful storms in California, half a world away

    The Conversation
    Hydrology
    September 11, 2026
    By Yongkang Xue, University of California, Los Angeles The Tibetan Plateau may be on the other side of the world...

    DAN WALTERS: California’s future water supplies depend on the outcomes of four intertwined battles

    Cal Matters
    CommentaryPlanning and management
    September 11, 2026
    By Dan Walters, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Since the earliest years...

    SCRIPPS: How does El Niño impact ocean ecosystems?

    Scripps Institution of Oceanography
    Ecosystems
    September 11, 2026
    Scripps Oceanography experts weigh in on how ocean life is impacted by the climate event By Lauren Fimbres Wood, Scripps...

    UC BOULDER: The Colorado River water supply crisis in a few graphs: Part 2 Agricultural water use in the Lower Basin

    University of Colorado at Boulder
    Colorado River
    September 11, 2026
    From the University of Colorado at Boulder: The newly released Record of Decision for Colorado River operations and the Operating...

    CRONKITE NEWS: Colorado River cuts haven’t hit Arizona farmers yet, but that might be coming

    Cronkite News
    Colorado River
    September 11, 2026
    By Ellis Preston, Cronkite News Most of the Colorado River water allocated to Arizona goes to agriculture. But for now,...

    DAILY DIGEST, 9/10: Hurricane Marie damaged SoCal beaches, Super El Niño could be worse, experts say; San Joaquin Valley gets a roadmap for closing its water gap; Start-up beaver dams transform parched California creeks into salmon havens; Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir project takes another small step forward; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    September 10, 2026
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    DAILY DIGEST, 9/21: New El Niño looks like past ones that soaked California; Newsom proclaims state of emergency to bolster statewide El Nino preparedness; What CA is learning from solar panels built over irrigation canals; Will the U.S. megadrought ever end?; and more …

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