PRESS RELEASE: Interior Advances President Trump’s Executive Order 14181 Priorities, Approves Sites Reservoir Project to Strengthen California Water Reliability

US Department of the Interior

Planning and management

January 23, 2026

Approval clears path for new off-stream storage as Executive Order anniversary highlights more than 200,000 acre-feet of water in operational gains....

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Jan. 20-23: Climate change effects on the Delta, and its watersheds; DWR finalizes subsidence BMP; Researchers trace climate threat rising beneath California; Governors of Colorado River states summoned to DC; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

January 23, 2026

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DAILY DIGEST, 1/23: Potter Valley water fight intensifies; Newsom steps into labor fight over Sites Reservoir; DWR applies science and engineering to support winter-run chinook salmon on the McCloud River; Governors of Colorado River states summoned to DC in hopes of breaking negotiations impasse; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 23, 2026

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NEVADA CURRENT: Governors of Colorado River states summoned to DC in hopes of breaking negotiations impasse

Nevada Current

Colorado River

January 23, 2026

By Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has invited all seven Colorado River Basin governors and their negotiators...

PRESS RELEASE: Imperial Irrigation District advances voluntary conservation efforts to support Lake Mead and the Colorado River System

Imperial Irrigation District

Colorado River

January 23, 2026

The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) Board of Directors has approved the continuation of the District’s Deficit Irrigation (DIP) program during...

DWR: Four years of innovation and teamwork: DWR applies science and engineering to support winter-run chinook salmon on the McCloud River

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Fish and wildlife

January 23, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: On the waters of Northern California, just off of Shasta Reservoir, a bold four-year...

SJV WATER: Pumping allocation described as “necessary evil” approved by Kings County groundwater agency

SJV Water

Groundwater News

January 23, 2026

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The South Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) approved a pumping allocation during a Jan....

DAILY DIGEST, 1/22: DWR finalizes Best Management Practices for land subsidence; Researchers trace climate threat rising beneath California; From point source to ecosystem: How Operation Baseline advanced Delta science; Lower Yuba River Accord extended; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 22, 2026

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SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: DWR finalizes Best Management Practices to help address subsidence and protect California’s water infrastructure

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

January 22, 2026

California’s continued partnership with locals will serve as the key to safeguarding groundwater-reliant communities and infrastructure from land sinking Press...

CSULB: Researchers trace climate threat rising beneath California

Guest Contributor

Groundwater News

January 22, 2026

By Wendy Thomas Russell, Cal State University Long Beach Sea-level rise is easy to picture: flooded roads, eroding bluffs, shrinking...

DELTA COUNCIL: From point source to ecosystem: How Operation Baseline advanced Delta science

Maven

Climate changeDelta science

January 22, 2026

Science is an ongoing process, not a one-time study or a single definitive answer. It’s about building knowledge, testing ideas,...

COMMENTARY: We banked on collaboration—and it’s paying off

Guest Contributor

Groundwater News

January 22, 2026

By Jim Peifer, Executive Director of the Regional Water Authority In the late 1990s, Sacramento-area water providers worked together to...

SJV WATER: Water agency cross connections create conflict for Kings County supervisor

SJV Water

Groundwater News

January 22, 2026

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Agricultural water district representation has always been a bit “clubby,” as most directors are also...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/21: Climate change, the Delta, and its watersheds: What we know, what we don’t, & what surprises might be out there; Court of appeal rejects challenge to EIR’s water supply analysis; Big Tech’s fast-expanding plans for data centers are running into stiff opposition; Colorado River states still at odds but working toward a 5-year plan; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 21, 2026

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NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Climate change, the Delta, and its watersheds: What we know, what we don’t, & what surprises might be out there

Maven

Climate changeNotebook News and Features

January 21, 2026

California’s climate is changing in ways that challenge our understanding of water management, ecosystems, and infrastructure. From rising temperatures and...