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    EOS: Wastewater can take harmful algal blooms from bad to worse

    American Geophysical Union
    Water quality
    September 8, 2026
    By modeling toxic diatoms and coastal processes, scientists have discovered the degree to which nutrients from Southern California’s densely populated...

    YALE CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: The next water crisis is beneath our feet

    Yale Climate Connections
    Groundwater News
    September 8, 2026
    As droughts intensify and groundwater warms, contaminants can move into underground aquifers – threatening drinking water and agriculture. By Sanket...

    BAY-DELTA PLAN: Reclamation Provides comments on California State Water Resources Control Board’s Bay-Delta Plan Update

    Bureau of Reclamation News
    Planning and management
    September 5, 2026
    From the US Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation provided the following comments today to the California State Water...

    BAY-DELTA PLAN: Westlands Water District to end participation in Healthy Rivers and Landscapes Program absent reversal by the State

    Westlands Water District
    Planning and management
    September 5, 2026
    From the Westlands Water District: Westlands Water District will not continue in the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes (HRL) Program under...

    CDFW: Scientists keeping an eye on river conditions to protect winter-and-fall-run salmon

    Department of Fish and Wildlife
    Fish and wildlife
    September 5, 2026
    From the Department of Fish and Wildlife As California continues to feel the impacts of a heat dome that is...

    UC BERKELEY: New digital tool shows where exactly California’s water goes — and how climate change might disrupt it

    UC Berkeley
    Planning and management
    September 5, 2026
    The UC Berkeley-led COEQWAL project is helping communities explore how shifting the state’s water priorities could impact agriculture, cities and...

    DWR: Some Like It Hot: DWR Scientists Endure Extreme Heat to Study Desert Pupfish at the Salton Sea

    Department of Water Resources (DWR)
    EcosystemsFish and wildlife
    September 5, 2026
    From the Department of Water Resources: Summer temperatures at the Salton Sea in southeastern California frequently exceed 110° F, making...

    SJV WATER: Even Kings County districts that don’t pump may have to pay for groundwater management

    SJV Water
    Groundwater News
    September 5, 2026
    By Monsserat Solis, SJV Water The directors of a Kings County water district didn’t like it, but they agreed to...

    SF BAYKEEPER: State Water Board capitulates to special interests in new Sites Reservoir permit

    San Francisco Baykeeper
    CommentaryPlanning and management
    September 5, 2026
    From the San Francisco Baykeeper: Yesterday, the California Water Resources Control Board (Board) issued a new draft of its water...

    CENTER SQUARE: Feds spare Upper Basin; states still feel water cuts pressure

    The Center Square
    Colorado River
    September 5, 2026
    Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico aren’t required to cut water from Colorado River, but still face droughts By Liam Hibbert,...

    SITES RESERVOIR: Procedural Ruling on Evidentiary Objection to Supplemental Evidence and Official Notice of AHO Exhibits

    State Water Board
    Planning and management
    September 5, 2026
    From the State Water Resources Control Board: This procedural ruling addresses the evidentiary objection submitted by the NGO Parties1 on...

    SITES RESERVOIR: Procedural ruling bifurcating Application 33534 and Notice of Public Hearing on Application 33534b

    State Water Board
    Planning and management
    September 5, 2026
    From the State Water Resources Control Board: On May 11, 2022, the Sites Project Authority (Authority or Applicant) filed Application...

    WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for 8/30-9/4: State Water Board revises draft water right decision for proposed Sites Reservoir; New rules for pumping water from Delta include restoration incentive; Butte County aims for DWR accountability regarding dam; Super El Niño is looming; and more …

    Maven
    Weekly Digest
    September 4, 2026
    A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

    DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Water Board revises draft water right decision for proposed Sites Reservoir; New rules for pumping water from Delta include restoration incentive; Butte County aims for DWR accountability regarding dam; Unified Water Plan for the San Joaquin Valley released; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    September 4, 2026
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...

    CAL MATTERS FACT CHECK: Is Sam Altman right that almonds use more water than ChatGPT queries?

    Cal Matters
    Planning and management
    September 4, 2026
    Altman claims 38,000 ChatGPT queries equal one almond’s water use, but experts say public data center water data is too...
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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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