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SJV WATER: Invasive critters “musseling” in on valley waterways as managers struggle to stop the spread

January 7, 2026

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The dreaded, destructive golden mussel has become an urgent topic among San Joaquin Valley water...

NOW AVAILABLE: Groundwater Recharge Estimation factsheet

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Fact Sheets/Tools/Info Groundwater News

January 7, 2026

The Flood-MAR Network’s Estimating Recharge Action Team has created a Groundwater Recharge Estimation factsheet. The factsheet serves to provide landowners...

KNEE DEEP TIMES: The race against runoff

Knee Deep Times

Planning and management

January 7, 2026

By Nate Seltenrich, Knee Deep Times Few of us give stormwater a second thought — at least until it backs...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/6: Weekend storms boost California water, but thin snowpack poses risk; CalWATRS debut overhauls water rights reporting; Satellite radar advances could transform global snow monitoring; LA residents are still battling toxic hazards a year after historic wildfires; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 6, 2026

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EOS: Satellite radar advances could transform global snow monitoring

American Geophysical Union

Planning and management

January 6, 2026

The recent SnowEx campaign and the new NISAR satellite mission are lighting the way to high-resolution snowpack monitoring and improved...

BLM: Nine years of partnership pays off: Fitzhugh Creek Meadow restoration achieves dramatic results

Guest Contributor

Ecosystems

January 6, 2026

By Jennifer Mueller, Natural Resource Specialist The BLM Applegate Field Office is celebrating a remarkable transformation at Fitzhugh Creek Meadow,...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/5: Storms continue, but change is in sight; Helping increase bird use of winter-flooded rice fields; Arizona water chiefs reports movement in Colorado River talks; A look at current reservoir and snow conditions; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 5, 2026

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

USGS: Helping the California Winter Rice Habitat Incentive Program increase bird use of winter-flooded rice fields

USGS

Fish and wildlife

January 5, 2026

By the By Western Ecological Research Center (WERC), USGS The Central Valley of California provides important habitat for waterbirds (waterfowl,...

ARMY CORPS: Telemetry surveys: Tracking life beneath the surface

US Army Corps of Engineers

Fish and wildlife

January 5, 2026

From the US Army Corps of Engineers: As dawn cracks into the early morning sky, environmental manager Ashley Lopez and...

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: The role of wetland restoration in reviving Delta food webs

Maven

Delta science

January 5, 2026

Historically, the Delta was a vast network of tidal wetlands interwoven with meandering channels. However, widespread land use changes beginning...

PRESS RELEASE: Drinking water for nearly 1.1 million people could have been captured during recent storm if Sites Reservoir were operational today

Sites Project Authority

Planning and management

January 5, 2026

Press release from the Sites Project Authority The Sites Project Authority announced that during the recent atmospheric river events, Sites...

NEVADA CURRENT: Tribes stake their claim on the Colorado River, and help conserve it

Nevada Current

Colorado River

January 5, 2026

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Tribes across the West have worked with states to protect the Colorado River and conserve...

THE CONVERSATION: West Coast levee failures show growing risks from America’s aging flood defenses

The Conversation

Planning and management

January 5, 2026

By Farshid Vahedifard, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University In recent weeks, powerful atmospheric river storms have swept...

THE CONVERSATION: The US used to be really dirty – environmental cleanup laws have made a huge difference

The Conversation

Water quality

January 5, 2026

By: James Salzman, University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Los Angeles Growing up in the 1970s, I took...

OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT: 2025-2030 Nonpoint Source Program Implementation Plan

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

January 5, 2026

From the State Water Resources Control Board: A Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on the Draft 2025-2030 Nonpoint Source...