Posts

December 3, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers in the San Joaquin Valley faced with drastic cuts to the amount of groundwater...

REPORT: A new resource for Counties: Well ordinance guidance to protect California’s streams

December 3, 2025

From the Nature Conservancy: The California Salmon and Steelhead Coalition (SSC), a partnership between Trout Unlimited, The Nature Conservancy, and...

DWR: New watershed studies highlight how the San Joaquin Basin can turn floods into opportunities

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

December 3, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: California’s San Joaquin Basin is at the center of the state’s water challenges, with...

AG ALERT: New WOTUS rule to give clarity, cut red tape for farms

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation

December 3, 2025

By Ching Lee A new federal rule by the Trump administration is expected to reduce regulatory burdens on farmers by...

SJV WATER: Clean drinking water harvested from tomatoes at Los Banos processing plant

SJV Water

Agriculture

December 3, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A gadget capable of extracting evaporation from tomato pulp is producing 120,000 gallons a day...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: New study offers a glimpse into 230,000 years of climate and landscape shifts in the Southwest

Desert Research Institute

Colorado River

December 3, 2025

A sediment core from Arizona’s Stoneman Lake provides an archive of dust emissions and pollen records in the region that...

PRESS RELEASE: Boeing accused of discharge violations at Santa Susana Field Laboratory

State Water Board

Water quality

December 3, 2025

Stormwater runoff allegedly exceeds contaminant limits From the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board: Los Angeles Regional Water Quality...

ANNOUNCEMENT: DRIP Collaborative seeks to fill membership vacancies

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

December 3, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: On behalf of the Drought Resilience Interagency and Partners (DRIP) Collaborative, the Department of...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/2: Winter storms blanket the East, while the West asks, where’s the snow?; DWR Announces initial State Water Project allocation of 10% for 2026; Anglers catch salmon for science as tracking reveals risks facing adult fall chinook; Are new PFAS pesticides coming to California?; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

December 2, 2025

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THE CONVERSATION: Winter storms blanket the East, while the U.S. West is wondering: Where’s the snow?

The Conversation

Current Conditions

December 2, 2025

By Adrienne Marshall, Colorado School of Mines Ski season is here, but while the eastern half of the U.S. digs...

DWR Announces initial State Water Project allocation of 10% for 2026

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Water project operations

December 2, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced an initial State Water Project (SWP)...

NOAA FISHERIES: Anglers catch salmon for science as tracking reveals risks facing adult fall-run chinook

NOAA Fisheries

Fish and wildlife

December 2, 2025

Research detects water temperatures that may affect salmon survival. By NOAA Fisheries Many thousands of fall-run Chinook salmon migrated beneath...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Procedural Ruling on Evidentiary Motions, DWR Case in Chief

State Water Board

Delta Conveyance Project

December 2, 2025

From the State Water Board Administrative Hearings Office: On June 20, 2025, DWR offered its case in chief exhibits into...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/1: Something big blocking CA’s winter storms; Plan would raise Pine Flat Dam 12 feet; Wetlands captured fallout from Moss Landing battery fire; State agencies near completion of regulatory alignment study; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

December 1, 2025

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THE CONVERSATION: When the world’s largest battery power plant caught fire, toxic metals rained down – wetlands captured the fallout

The Conversation

Water quality

December 1, 2025

By Ivano W. Aiello, San José State University When fire broke out at the world’s largest battery energy storage facility...

SJV WATER: Growers eager for “lifeline” being offered by state farmland transition program

REPORT: A new resource for Counties: Well ordinance guidance to protect California’s streams

DWR: New watershed studies highlight how the San Joaquin Basin can turn floods into opportunities

AG ALERT: New WOTUS rule to give clarity, cut red tape for farms

SJV WATER: Clean drinking water harvested from tomatoes at Los Banos processing plant

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: New study offers a glimpse into 230,000 years of climate and landscape shifts in the Southwest

PRESS RELEASE: Boeing accused of discharge violations at Santa Susana Field Laboratory

ANNOUNCEMENT: DRIP Collaborative seeks to fill membership vacancies

THE CONVERSATION: Winter storms blanket the East, while the U.S. West is wondering: Where’s the snow?

DWR Announces initial State Water Project allocation of 10% for 2026

NOAA FISHERIES: Anglers catch salmon for science as tracking reveals risks facing adult fall-run chinook

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Procedural Ruling on Evidentiary Motions, DWR Case in Chief

DAILY DIGEST, 12/1: Something big blocking CA’s winter storms; Plan would raise Pine Flat Dam 12 feet; Wetlands captured fallout from Moss Landing battery fire; State agencies near completion of regulatory alignment study; and more …

THE CONVERSATION: When the world’s largest battery power plant caught fire, toxic metals rained down – wetlands captured the fallout

DAILY DIGEST, 12/17: Atmospheric river may head straight for Bay Area; DC reps propose bills to “end the CA water crisis; How researchers are driving advances for data centers; CA commits to conservation, collaboration in new Colorado River framework; and more …