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CAL MATTERS: A contentious project to raise California’s Shasta Dam just got a funding boost from Trump

March 18, 2026

By Rachel Becker, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Following pressure from powerful...

MONO LAKE: UCLA report shows LADWP diversions must change for Mono Lake to rise

Mono Lake Committee

Ecosystems

March 18, 2026

Report follows former LADWP Commission President call for State Water Board to pause diversions Press release from the Mono Lake...

MONO LAKE: LADWP Statement on Mono Lake study presentation at California State Water Board meeting

LA Department of Water and Power

Ecosystems

March 18, 2026

From the LADWP: LADWP appreciates the effort by the UCLA Center for Climate Science to attempt to develop a climate...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California environmentalists, water contractors join forces in support of water bill

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

March 18, 2026

The bill, which would provide $300 million a year for infrastructure repairs, is set for its first committee on Wednesday....

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Interconnected surface water (ISW) management considerations for groundwater-dependent ecosystems – tools and approaches

Maven

Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

March 18, 2026

In December 2025, the Groundwater Resources Association of California hosted a two-day webinar to address the complex relationship between Interconnected...

PRESS RELEASE: Department of Interior announces $540 million in funding for San Joaquin Valley canal repairs, and Shasta Dam planning, preconstruction activities

US Department of the Interior

Planning and management

March 17, 2026

Interior Announces $889 Million Investment in Western Water Infrastructure Through President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill From the Department of...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/17: ‘Snow-eater heat wave’ is searing California; California water, SGMA, and the future of farming; Kings County ag titans continue pipeline court battle; Aging US dams pose rising safety risks – how can civil engineers help?; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

March 17, 2026

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DWR is taking action as high temperatures prompt early snow runoff

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

March 17, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: Early season heat is rapidly wiping out California’s giant, frozen reservoir – the Sierra...

SJV WATER: Pipeline remains stalled as Kings County ag titans continue court battle

SJV Water

Groundwater News

March 17, 2026

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A massive pipeline that could move water from north of Lemoore south to Stratford –...

UC RIVERSIDE: Coastal ocean chemistry now substantially shaped by humans

UC Riverside

Ecosystems

March 17, 2026

By Iqbal Pittalwala, UC Riverside A global analysis of more than 2,300 seawater samples from more than 20 field studies...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/16: California’s snowpack was already meager. Now comes an extraordinary heat wave; Crazy or genius? A nuclear-powered solution to the West’s water crisis; In ski towns, a bad snow year is worsening wildfire fears; The Colorado River’s problems are about to get deeper; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

March 16, 2026

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: US forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once; Caballero: Bond to pay for updates for state’s water; 2026 ocean salmon season set to open April 11; Los Angeles area under its earliest ever extreme heat watch; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

March 15, 2026

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CENTER SQUARE: Caballero: Bond to pay for updates for state’s water

The Center Square

Policy and regulation

March 14, 2026

By Madeline Shannon, The Center Square The legislator who wrote a law modernizing California’s water infrastructure says there’s no concrete...

PRESS RELEASE: San Francisco Baykeeper challenges unlawful sand mining leases for SF Bay

San Francisco Baykeeper

Water quality

March 14, 2026

The State Lands Commission relied on flawed data to mischaracterize the impact of sand mining leases, which pose a threat to Bay wildlife and shorelines From the...

SJV WATER: San Joaquin Valley farmers will have water certainty – if they can make it through the next few years, panelists say

SJV Water

Planning and management

March 14, 2026

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Water supply certainty is in the future for San Joaquin Valley growers, according to three...