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    UNR: University researchers predict improved water yields after forest thinning

    Guest Contributor
    Ecosystems
    May 12, 2025
    Runoff increases by 8% to 14% from thinned forests during drought years when it’s needed most By Joel Seelmeyer, University...

    DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Spring SGMA snapshot: Plans, probation, litigation, and legislation; AB 550: A blueprint for balancing development and species conservation; NorCal rivers, streams ‘extremely dangerous’ right now; A dry winter on the Colorado River has big reservoirs on track for trouble; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    May 11, 2025
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    NOTICE: Water Supply & Demand Assessment Program Update – Current Watershed Efforts and Additional Watersheds Selected

    State Water Board
    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    May 10, 2025
    From the State Water Resources Control Board: This email contains updates regarding the State Water Board’s Watershed Supply and Demand...

    NOW AVAILABLE: New Public Viewing Access for the Projects and Management Actions (PMA) Module on the SGMA Portal

    Department of Water Resources (DWR)
    Groundwater News
    May 10, 2025
    From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (Department) has updated the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)...

    NOTICE: Water Right Temporary Urgency Change Petitions for the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power withdrawn

    State Water Board
    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    May 10, 2025
    From the State Water Resources Control Board: Notice is hereby given that on May 7, 2025, the City of Los...

    WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for May 4-9: Land subsidence could limit future SWP deliveries; SGMA creates winners and losers in Valley agriculture; Arrowhead wins one of three court cases; CDFW adjusts salmon releases to support Sacramento River populations; and more …

    Maven
    Weekly Digest
    May 9, 2025
    A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

    DAILY DIGEST, 5/9: For the first time since 2022, the recreational salmon fishing window will open; Weather whiplash: Hottest days of the year so far could give way to rain; Protecting protected land from pesticides; Lake Mead at risk of reaching crisis levels with new projections; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    May 9, 2025
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    USGS: Protecting protected land from pesticides

    USGS
    Ecosystems
    May 9, 2025
    Five Sacramento National Wildlife Refuges show pesticides By the USGS A new paper in Science of the Total Environment, co‑authored...

    NEVADA CURRENT: Lawmakers aim to rethink excessive water use penalties in Southern Nevada

    Nevada Current
    Colorado River
    May 8, 2025
    by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current The Las Vegas Valley Water District implemented a water rate structure two years ago that...

    DAILY DIGEST, 5/8: California snowpack is reaching peak melt; Arrowhead bottled water company wins one of three pending court cases; From forecast to flow: Optimizing CA’s reservoirs with FIRO; Why are all of America’s biggest cities sinking?; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    May 8, 2025
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    GRIST: Why are all of America’s biggest cities sinking?

    Grist
    Groundwater News
    May 8, 2025
    A new study finds that the country’s 28 most populous metros are losing elevation, from New York City to Seattle....

    NOTEBOOK FEATURE: From forecast to flow: Optimizing California’s reservoirs with FIRO

    Maven
    Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations
    May 8, 2025
    California is adapting to increasingly intense storm patterns, largely driven by atmospheric rivers. These narrow bands of concentrated water vapor...

    EDWARD RING: Saving California’s rural water users

    Edward Ring
    AgricultureCommentary
    May 8, 2025
    By Edward Ring, Director, Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center Despite its status as an agricultural superpower,...

    DAILY DIGEST, 5/7: Subsidence along the California Aqueduct threatens SWP deliveries; Kings County farmers upbeat about SGMA lawsuit against state; Ag water practices critical to CA’s success; Landsat at work: Satellites help with complex crop and water issues; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    May 7, 2025
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    DWR NEWS: Study finds that subsidence, groundwater over-pumping could limit future water State Water Project deliveries if no action is taken

    Department of Water Resources (DWR)
    Groundwater News
    May 7, 2025
    By DWR News: A recently released technical report concludes that the sinking of land in the Central Valley due to...
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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 …

    Top Posts

    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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
    • HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: In Mendocino, river restoration pays off for salmon
      HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: In Mendocino, river restoration pays off for salmon

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