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    KNEE DEEP TIMES: Growing better tomatoes with less water

    Knee Deep Times
    Agriculture
    January 14, 2026
    By Mark DeGraff, Knee Deep Times If you visit any Bay Area farmers’ market during the dog days of summer,...

    CA AGRICULTURE: Central Valley decision support tool helps predict yield and profitability response to irrigation with saline water

    UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)
    Agriculture
    January 14, 2026
    By Floyid Nicolas, PhD, Mae Culumber, PhD, Hossein Shahrokhnia, PhD, Usama Al-Dughaishi, PhD, Jongwon Do, PhD, Sharon Benes, PhD, Isaya...

    DAILY DIGEST, 1/13: Protecting public health: Inside the Division of Drinking Water; Reservoirs start 2026 near capacity but risks remain; State Water Board announces streamlined water transfer process; Draft EIS sparks new Colorado River disputes; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    January 13, 2026
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...

    NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Protecting public health: Inside the Division of Drinking Water

    Maven
    Water quality
    January 13, 2026
    The State Water Board’s Division of Drinking Water (DDW) plays a critical role in ensuring the safety and reliability of...

    KNOWABLE: When clouds flock together

    Knowable Magazine
    Hydrology
    January 13, 2026
    Scientists are discovering that clumping clouds supercharge storms in surprising ways — driving heavy, deadly rainfall and flooding By Clare...

    NOTICE: State Water Board announces streamlined water transfer process

    State Water Board
    Water supply augmentation
    January 13, 2026
    From the State Water Board: Recent changes to the Water Code have created a streamlined noticing process for those seeking...

    KNEE DEEP TIMES: New study teases out seawall impacts

    Knee Deep Times
    Climate change
    January 13, 2026
    By Claudia Steiner, Knee Deep Times Experts predict the San Francisco Bay Area will bear two-thirds of the damage from...

    DELTA COUNTIES COALITION: Statement on Appellate Court Rejection of Delta Tunnel Financing

    Delta Counties Coalition
    Delta Conveyance Project
    January 13, 2026
    From the Delta Counties Coalition: The Delta Counties Coalition (DCC) welcomes the opinion by the Third District Court of Appeal,...

    USGS: A model to predict sediment bulk density for the San Francisco Estuary

    USGS
    Planning and management
    January 13, 2026
    By the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Sediment bulk density is a physical property of the sediment bed...

    DAILY DIGEST, 1/12: PG&E plans to remove Potter Valley dams. But there’s a new obstacle: Trump; Warming trend ahead with one major exception; Salmon surge after consecutive wet years; Colorado River states have just weeks to strike a deal; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    January 12, 2026
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    WATER SHELF PODCAST: “Body in a Barrel” by Aaron Mead

    Justin Scott-Coe
    Author PodcastsWATER SHELF
    January 11, 2026
    Visit the Water Shelf main page Read the Body in a Barrel Author Interview Season 3 of the Water Shelf...

    DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Trump administration proposes Colorado River options that could hit CA hard; Why sturgeon grow to be so big in Shasta Lake; Underneath California Forever; Grand Canyon’s water has pharmaceuticals in it; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    January 11, 2026
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    COURTHOUSE NEWS: Colorado River basin states get first look at proposed operating rules

    Courthouse News Service
    Colorado River
    January 10, 2026
    The states want to reach consensus on operations of the depleting Colorado River instead of having the federal government impose...

    NEVADA CURRENT: Feds release draft long-term plans for Colorado River management

    Nevada Current
    Colorado River
    January 10, 2026
    By Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Amid stalled state negotiations over how to share the Colorado River’s dwindling water supply, the...

    PRESS RELEASE: Reclamation releases draft environmental review for post-2026 Colorado River operations

    Bureau of Reclamation News
    Colorado River
    January 9, 2026
    Process advances planning for future river management amid prolonged drought and ongoing negotiations From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau...
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    DAILY DIGEST, 9/22: Sacramento River has gotten too warm for its salmon; Newsom declares state of emergency to prepare for Super El Niño; Tracking Harmful Algal Blooms in the Delta; Unpacking the latest developments on the Colorado River; and more …

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