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January 27, 2025

From Governor Newsom: Scientists, water managers, state leaders, and experts throughout the state are calling out the federal administration’s ongoing...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/27: Trump issues broad Executive Order targeting CA water policy; Stakeholders, enviro groups respond; Heavy rain forces road closures amid mudslide risks in fire zones; Suisun City wants to expand. Critics worry it’s how California Forever will take root; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 27, 2025

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WHITE HOUSE: Trump issues broad Executive Order targeting CA water policy; Stakeholders, enviro groups respond

President Trump

Policy and regulation Water project operations

January 27, 2025

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] President Trump’s Executive Order By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of...

CAL MATTERS: Trump orders more Central Valley water deliveries — claiming it would help LA fires

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation Water project operations

January 27, 2025

Citing the LA fires, Trump directed federal agencies to “immediately take actions to override” water operations and environmental rules. But...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: SoCal’s first rainfall of the year could help or hurt wildfire victims; Trump and Newsom promise to work together for California, putting sparring aside; House passes forest management bill supported by Valley representatives; EPA withdraws plan to regulate harmful ‘PFAS’ chemicals in drinking water; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 26, 2025

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STATE WATER BOARD releases final staff report ahead of February 20 Public Hearing for the consideration of a probationary designation for the Kern County Subbasin

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

January 25, 2025

From the State Water Resources Control Board: On February 20, 2025, the State Water Board will hold a public hearing...

SPECIAL WILDFIRE EDITION: Trump tours devastation; Approaching storm brings threat of debris flows

Maven

Daily Digest

January 25, 2025

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] The weather … Extraordinarily sustained winter fire weather episode continues in SoCal through Saturday, but dramatic shift to come...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Trump, Newsom keep it amicable on president’s visit to fire-devastated LA

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation Wildfires and watersheds

January 25, 2025

The president said that the damage from two devastating wildfires will get fixed as he arrived in LA to survey...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Jan. 19-24: Trump takes step to overhaul Delta water deliveries to farms, cities; With L.A. expecting rain, here’s how likely debris flows are near burn scars; DWR submits petition to extend water rights permit; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

January 24, 2025

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

DAILY DIGEST, 1/24: Trump’s bound for LA — threatening to withhold fire aid and keeping Newsom out of the loop; Geotechnical studies move forward on Delta tunnel; Advancing innovative groundwater research with Stanford scientists; As Los Angeles area burns, House approves efforts aimed at curbing future fires; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 24, 2025

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DWR: The Delta Stewardship Council affirms that DWR’s planned geotechnical investigations are not within their jurisdiction and are not a Covered Action

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

January 24, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: Today the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) affirmed that the Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) planned geotechnical investigations...

PRESS RELEASE: Yurok Tribe restores prairie and salmon-spawning stream

Yurok Tribe

Ecosystems

January 24, 2025

Tribe Begins Restoring 60 Acres of Prairie, Two Miles of Lower Blue Creek for Fish and Wildlife Press release from...

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS: Delta Stewardship Council Rejects Attempt to Delay Delta Conveyance Project Geotechnical Activities

State Water Contractors

Delta Conveyance Project

January 23, 2025

Stewardship Council affirms planned geotechnical activities are not a covered action Press release from the State Water Contractors Today, the...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/23: DWR submits petition to extend water rights permit; Tulare County Farm Bureau donates $10K to Kings County Farm Bureau legal fund; Debate over Trump’s water order: farmers cheer, environmentalists express concern; Rain forecasts bring relief as California fires blaze, but there’s a chance of mudslides; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 23, 2025

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DAN WALTERS: Trump jumps back into California’s water wars with a pro-farmer decree

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

January 23, 2025

By Dan Walters, Cal Matters It would be impossible to overstate the complexity of water supply management in California. Hundreds...

GOV. NEWSOM: Hear the experts give the real facts on California water

DAILY DIGEST, 1/27: Trump issues broad Executive Order targeting CA water policy; Stakeholders, enviro groups respond; Heavy rain forces road closures amid mudslide risks in fire zones; Suisun City wants to expand. Critics worry it’s how California Forever will take root; and more …

WHITE HOUSE: Trump issues broad Executive Order targeting CA water policy; Stakeholders, enviro groups respond

CAL MATTERS: Trump orders more Central Valley water deliveries — claiming it would help LA fires

STATE WATER BOARD releases final staff report ahead of February 20 Public Hearing for the consideration of a probationary designation for the Kern County Subbasin

SPECIAL WILDFIRE EDITION: Trump tours devastation; Approaching storm brings threat of debris flows

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Trump, Newsom keep it amicable on president’s visit to fire-devastated LA

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Jan. 19-24: Trump takes step to overhaul Delta water deliveries to farms, cities; With L.A. expecting rain, here’s how likely debris flows are near burn scars; DWR submits petition to extend water rights permit; and more …

DWR: The Delta Stewardship Council affirms that DWR’s planned geotechnical investigations are not within their jurisdiction and are not a Covered Action

PRESS RELEASE: Yurok Tribe restores prairie and salmon-spawning stream

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS: Delta Stewardship Council Rejects Attempt to Delay Delta Conveyance Project Geotechnical Activities

DAN WALTERS: Trump jumps back into California’s water wars with a pro-farmer decree

DAILY DIGEST, 9/29: Happy New Water Year 2026!; Risk-taking is key to saving CA’s freshwater species; Salmon habitat restoration priorities in the Lower Russian River; Trump officials shut off funding for climate adaptation centers; and more …