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    Outcome of Joint Legislative Audit Committee hearing on the Delta Conveyance Project audit has both sides claiming victory

    Maven
    Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation
    June 19, 2025
    Yesterday, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee met and took up the request for an audit of the Delta Conveyance Project. ...

    State Water Board issues advance notice of probable curtailments under standard water right Term 91

    State Water Board
    Current Conditions
    June 19, 2025
    From the State Water Resources Control Board: This [notice] is to notify water right permit and license holders with Standard...

    WATER DESK: Q&A: Snow droughts imperil the American West’s water supply

    The Water Desk
    Hydrology
    June 19, 2025
    A lack of snow impacts the West’s water resources, wildfire risk, recreational activities and ecosystem health. By Mitch Tobin, Water...

    NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Partnering with tribes to restore a Delta wetland: Benefits go both ways

    Robin Meadows
    EcosystemsNotebook News and Features
    June 19, 2025
    By Robin Meadows Five years ago, Plains Miwok cultural practitioner Don Hankins got a surprising invitation from Russ Ryan, a...

    USFWS: Seeds of change: A Central Valley collaboration for people and pollinators

    US Fish and Wildlife Service
    Ecosystems
    June 19, 2025
    By Mara Koenig, US Fish & Wildlife Service In the heart of California’s Central Valley – where fertile soil and...

    SJV WATER: Meeting notes: Kern districts approve groundwater plan amendments

    SJV Water
    Groundwater News
    June 19, 2025
    By Sonia Lemus, SJV Water Meeting agendas: Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District: CLICK HERE Arvin-Edison Water Storage District: CLICK HERE’...

    NASA Sensor on Space Station Eyes Contamination off California Coast

    NASA/JPL
    ScienceWater quality
    June 19, 2025
    Proof-of-concept results from the mouth of the Tijuana River in San Diego County show how an instrument called EMIT could...

    DAILY DIGEST, 6/18: Ted Cooke tapped to run Bureau of Reclamation amid pivotal Colorado River talks; Today: Lawmakers to vote on audit of Delta Conveyance Project; Proposed new groundwater fee structure has Tulare County farmers crying foul; Enviros, utilities and tech bros walk into a data center; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    June 18, 2025
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...

    TODAY: Lawmakers to vote on audit of Delta Conveyance Project

    Maven
    Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation
    June 18, 2025
    This morning, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee will meet at 9:30am.  The Committee is expected to vote on a request...

    SJV WATER: Proposed new groundwater fee structure has Tulare County farmers crying foul

    SJV Water
    Groundwater News
    June 18, 2025
    By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Tulare County farmers are incensed by a proposed new fee structure that they say will...

    DVIDS: USACE Fish Passage Project offers lifeline to threatened and endangered fish species at the Sacramento Weir

    US Army Corps of Engineers
    Water project operations
    June 18, 2025
    By Grant Okubo, US Army Corps of Engineers The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has unveiled an environmental safeguard to...
    Subsistence fishers fishing off a pier at Hunters Point, San Francisco Bay. Fish there have been found to have high levels of PFAS.

    NOTEBOOK FEATURE: South Bay sport fish not such good eating

    Alastair Bland
    Water quality
    June 18, 2025
    By Alastair Bland Long ago, the quiet shores of southern San Francisco Bay featured rich wetlands, streams thick with salmon...

    COURTHOUSE NEWS: Microplastic pollution near coasts tied to higher disease rates

    Courthouse News Service
    Water quality
    June 18, 2025
    In some coastal counties, a bathtub of ocean water holds 10 or more tiny plastic fragments, which researchers link to...

    USGS: Ecological thresholds, abiotic stress, and climate change: A conceptual framework

    USGS
    Climate changeEcosystemsScience
    June 17, 2025
    By the USGS: As climate change accelerates, the risk of sudden, large-scale shifts in ecosystems is growing. A new USGS...

    THIS JUST IN … Trump taps Ted Cooke of Arizona to lead Reclamation

    Maven
    Policy and regulation
    June 17, 2025
    From E&E News: President Donald Trump has quietly nominated a veteran Arizona water official to lead the Bureau of Reclamation....
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    Today’s Daily Digest

    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 …

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    • 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 ...
      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 ...
    • DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: How the state and federal water projects can better protect fish; Benchmarking the Delta tunnel against global tunnelling risk; Valley Water picks five projects totaling $3.9B to boost water supplies by 2050; SoCal evacuation orders and warnings canceled after storm brings mudslides, flooding; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: How the state and federal water projects can better protect fish; Benchmarking the Delta tunnel against global tunnelling risk; Valley Water picks five projects totaling $3.9B to boost water supplies by 2050; SoCal evacuation orders and warnings canceled after storm brings mudslides, flooding; and more ...
    • UC DAVIS: How California’s state and federal water projects can better protect fish
      UC DAVIS: How California’s state and federal water projects can better protect fish
    • PRESS RELEASE: Environmental Groups Send Trump Administration Legal Notice for Killing Endangered Species
      PRESS RELEASE: Environmental Groups Send Trump Administration Legal Notice for Killing Endangered Species
    • COURTHOUSE NEWS: Northern California’s next kelp forests might be growing in a lab
      COURTHOUSE NEWS: Northern California’s next kelp forests might be growing in a lab

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