AGU: Exposing the most dangerous dams in the US

American Geophysical Union

Planning and management

December 19, 2025

New research aims to create the first country-wide database of unsafe dams and the communities they threaten, using data from...

NEW BOOK: Undammed: Freeing River and Bringing Communities to Life

Press Release/Notice

WATER SHELF

December 19, 2025

Visit the Water Shelf main page FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Jaime Jennings, 202-232-7933×44 jjennings@islandpress.org Julie Greene, 202-232-7933×43 jgreene@islandpress.org PRESS RELEASE...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/18: Northern California could see 8 straight days of rain; Ninth Circuit reaffirms traditional balancing under Fish & Game Code Section 5937; SF Bay: New study teases out seawall impacts; Feds to release draft environmental review of Colorado River management options in January; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

December 18, 2025

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NEVADA CURRENT: Feds to release draft environmental review of Colorado River management options in January

Nevada Current

Colorado River

December 18, 2025

Document won’t include a preferred alternative, officials say by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current In the next few weeks, the public...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: December water forecast a sobering backdrop to Colorado River conference

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

December 18, 2025

Feds lay out tools for dealing with falling reservoir levels By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Federal water officials addressed the...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Supreme Court rulings, shifting federal policy create uncertainty for Colorado River basin

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

December 18, 2025

Legal water experts advised the need for states in the river basin to avoid litigation, a refrain others have made...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Feds refuse to be bad guy on Colorado River

Voice of San Diego

Colorado River

December 18, 2025

The Trump Administration gave states a Nov. 11 deadline to come to an agreement. They’ve blown through that and an...

UC DAVIS: Record returns: 2,100 salmon spawned in Putah Creek

UC Davis

Fish and wildlife

December 18, 2025

Restored habitat and water management offer prime salmon spawning conditions in Putah Creek by Solano County Water Agency/UC Davis News...

PRESS RELEASE: Report: Low surface water supply to Westlands Water District costs valley thousands of jobs and billions in economic activity

Westlands Water District

Policy and regulation

December 18, 2025

Report underscores the District’s critical role in the nation’s food supply, local economies, and workforce and highlights lost economic potential...

AGU: Nearly three-quarters of western US overdue for wildfires

American Geophysical Union

Wildfires and watersheds

December 18, 2025

For a decade, nearly four million hectares per year would need to burn just to catch up From the American...

EDWARD RING: Will the Delta pumps operate at capacity this winter?

Edward Ring

Water project operations

December 18, 2025

By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center With another series of drenching storms...

COMMENTARY: More collaborative operational solutions for affordable water

Guest Contributor

CommentaryPlanning and management

December 18, 2025

Commentary by Adán Ortega, Executive Director of CalMutuals, an association dedicated to ensuring effective and compliant operation and governance of...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/17: Atmospheric river may head straight for Bay Area; DC reps propose bills to “end the CA water crisis; How researchers are driving advances for data centers; CA commits to conservation, collaboration in new Colorado River framework; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

December 17, 2025

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PRESS RELEASE: California commits to conservation, collaboration in new Colorado River framework

Colorado River Board of California

Colorado River

December 17, 2025

State leaders seek durable post-2026 plan and make significant contributions From the Colorado River Board of California: California’s water, tribal,...

NEVADA CURRENT: California, the biggest water user in the basin, pitches Colorado River framework

Nevada Current

Colorado River

December 17, 2025

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current California’s biggest water districts presented their own framework Tuesday for how to share the Colorado...