URBAN WATER USE OBJECTIVE: Annual and Seasonal Precipitation and Evapotranspiration Data Now Available State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS November 1, 2025From the State Water Resources Control Board: Urban Retail Water Suppliers: The Annual Weather Data and Seasonal Weather Data tables...
URBAN WATER USE OBJECTIVE: DWR Releases Datasets for Urban Water Use Objective Calculations Department of Water Resources (DWR) ANNOUNCEMENTS November 1, 2025From the Department of Water Resources Dear Urban Retail Water Supplier: The 2018 Legislation (AB 1668 and SB 606) required...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Oct. 26-31: Appellate court tanks injunction that had held off SGMA intervention in Kings County; Cannabis cultivation puts Tribal cultural resources at risk; Water or rail? KCWA push to redirect federal funding; The West’s new gold rush is the data center boom; and more … Maven Weekly Digest October 31, 2025A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 10/31: New research reveals cannabis cultivation puts Tribal cultural resources at risk; Water Blueprint guides future of Valley supplies; Did spill of 1,400 tons of coal around Feather River violate state law?; State Water Board tightens PFAS advisory levels based on latest data for health risks; and more … Maven Daily Digest October 31, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
UCANR: New research reveals California cannabis cultivation and regulatory process puts Tribal cultural resources at risk UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR) Policy and regulation October 31, 2025By Edith Friedman, UC Berkeley A comprehensive new report from researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and Northeastern University...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California farmers dealt costly defeat over groundwater usage Courthouse News Service Groundwater News October 31, 2025A panel overturned an injunction barring Golden State authorities from charging fees for groundwater usage at farms in Kings County,...
COMMENTARY: A thriving Tuolumne River starts now: More water. More habitat. More fish. Guest Contributor Policy and regulation October 31, 2025Commentary by Brad Koehn, General Manager, Turlock Irrigation District; Jimi Netniss, General Manager, Modesto Irrigation District; and Dennis Herrera, General...
UTAH DISPATCH: Deadline closing in for Utah and 6 other states hammering out a new water plan Utah Dispatch Colorado River October 31, 2025Upstream and downstream states have less than two weeks to power through sticking points By Annie Knox, Utah News Dispatch...
PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board tightens PFAS advisory levels based on latest data for health risks State Water Board Policy and regulation October 31, 2025New levels require specific actions by public water systems if PFAS are detected in drinking water Press release from the State...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Water Independence — Not at Any Price Voice of San Diego CommentaryPlanning and management October 31, 2025By Jim Madaffer, a former San Diego City Council member, past Chair of the San Diego County Water Authority, and...
DAILY DIGEST, 10/30: Court rules CA can enforce its landmark groundwater law; Gov. signs bill to beam more sunlight on GSA board members; UCSC and NOAA join forces to secure a future for salmon; What’s holding up the Colorado River negotiations? Experts break down the sticking points; and more … Maven Daily Digest October 30, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
SJV WATER: Gov. signs bill to beam more sunlight on groundwater agency board members SJV Water Groundwater News October 30, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water A bill that will require groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) to publish the names of their...
UC SANTA CRUZ: A lifeline for salmon: UCSC and NOAA join forces to secure a future for California’s most iconic fish UC Santa Cruz Fish and wildlife October 30, 2025A decades-long collaboration is giving Central California’s dwindling coho salmon population a fighting chance. By Annie Roth, UC Santa Cruz...
EDWARD RING: Large scale desalination could transform California Edward Ring Water supply augmentation October 30, 2025By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center Why is it axiomatic among California’s...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego City Councilmember Elo-Rivera wants city to build solar to combat high water rates Voice of San Diego Planning and management October 30, 2025San Diego’s Public Utilities Department owns land it could lease out to renewable energy developers to make money. But would...
