EDWARD RING: Will the Sites Reservoir ever get built? Edward Ring CommentaryPlanning and management September 4, 2025By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center The short answer is no. Never....
SJV WATER: State pinning hopes for Kern River rainbow’s survival on hatchery, despite its checkered history SJV Water Fish and wildlife September 4, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water The state is poised to spend a little more than $7 million to get the...
AGU: Toilets and showers make up the vast majority of household water use American Geophysical Union Planning and management September 4, 2025Homes in California use less water than other states, according to a new study of a subset of US cities...
NOTICE: Reclamation announces public scoping meetings for California’s North-to-South Water Transfers Bureau of Reclamation News ANNOUNCEMENTS September 3, 2025From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation today published a notice of intent in the Federal Register to...
NOTICE: CDFA to host webinar on Regulatory Alignment Study Draft Recommendations Guest Contributor ANNOUNCEMENTS September 3, 2025The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), in collaboration with the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) and the State...
DAILY DIGEST, 9/3: Snowpack is the CA’s biggest reservoir—and it’s declining; IID endorses Delta Conveyance Project; SF fishers suffer amid efforts to save whales, salmon; Why future projections on the Colorado River will look bleaker; and more … Maven Daily Digest September 3, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
MET IMPORTED WATER SUBCOMM: A new lens on the Colorado River: Why future projections will look bleaker Maven Colorado RiverNotebook News and Features September 3, 2025The Bureau of Reclamation is currently preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to establish new operational guidelines for Lake Powell...
THE WATER DESK: When the West’s rivers surge each spring, older groundwater dominates the runoff The Water Desk Hydrology September 3, 2025A better understanding of groundwater in the headwaters could improve streamflow predictions. By Mitch Tobin, The Water Desk Every spring,...
SJV WATER: Tulare County Judge sifts through barrage of arguments from groundwater agency SJV Water Groundwater News September 3, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Lawyers for the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) recently fired a fusillade of legal...
PRESS RELEASE: Imperial Irrigation District endorses Delta Conveyance Project as California’s water fix Imperial Irrigation District Delta Conveyance Project September 3, 2025In a significant and unusual endorsement, IID — the largest irrigation district in the United States — has formally backed...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Protecting tribal water uses requires rejecting the Delta Conveyance Project Guest Contributor CommentaryDelta Conveyance Project September 3, 2025Guest commentary by Regina Cuellar, Chairwoman of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians For over 50 years, California law...
DAILY DIGEST, 9/2: From beaches to streams: Sunscreen’s impact on water quality; Proposed Bay Delta water plan impacts supplies; How smashing 5.6m urchins saved a kelp paradise; Climate.gov will re-launch under new URL thanks to a secret team of web ninjas; and more … Maven Daily Digest September 2, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
MONGABAY: From beaches to streams: Sunscreen’s impact on water quality Mongabay Water quality September 2, 2025By Sean Mowbray, Mongabay Today’s beach outing is not the same as your grandparents’ beach outing: With intense summer heat...
SFEWS: State of Bay-Delta Science 2025, plus endangered smelt indices and freshwater inflows Guest Contributor Delta science September 2, 2025From the San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science Journal The latest issue of San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science (Vol....
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH: Industry-managed forests more likely to fuel megafires University of Utah Wildfires and watersheds September 2, 2025Forests managed by timber companies were more likely to exhibit the conditions that megafires love—dense stands of regularly spaced trees...
