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SJV WATER: Appellate court tanks injunction that had held off state groundwater intervention in Kings County

October 29, 2025

By Lois Henry and Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Dual appellate court opinions issued Wednesday in a closely watched groundwater case...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/29: CA expands and strengthens long-term water strategic plan; SB 697 modernizes the surface water adjudication process; SF Bay State of the Birds website offers insight into health of the bay; Did water well dispute lead to massive fish kill in Madera County community lakes?; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

October 29, 2025

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PRESS RELEASE: Celebration marks completion of tributary restoration at key Klamath River sites

Yurok Tribe

Ecosystems

October 29, 2025

RES Project Manager: “Surgery is over, healing can begin” The end of construction activity on four priority tributaries to the...

PRESS RELEASE: San Francisco Bay State of the Birds Website Offers Insight into Health of the Bay

Maven

Fish and wildlife

October 29, 2025

New dynamic report updates 2011 version, presents recommended conservation actions, success stories The San Francisco Bay Joint Venture and Point...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Water rates going up, up, up

Voice of San Diego

Planning and management

October 29, 2025

From the Voice of San Diego: San Diego City Councilmembers on Tuesday begrudgingly voted to hike the city’s water rates...

EOS: Microplastics have widely varying effects on soil

American Geophysical Union

Water quality

October 29, 2025

A new study finds that a microplastic concentration of just 0.4% alters the drainage of soil, which could affect the...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/28: Los Banos at the crossroads of CA’s water wars; Local leaders push for overdue Oroville Dam deal; Water or rail? KCWA push to redirect federal funding; LA’s oceanfront power plant is a test of clean-energy ambitions in the new Trump era; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

October 28, 2025

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SJV WATER: Kaweah growers likely to avoid state intervention but still face “mountain of work”

SJV Water

Groundwater News

October 28, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Even with the threat of state intervention all but in the rearview mirror, Kaweah water...

ILRP: 2nd agricultural expert panel considers targets, limits, and nutrient management

Jane Sooby

Water quality

October 28, 2025

Next Meeting is Friday, October 31 By Jane Sooby At its October 22 Working Group Meeting, the Second Statewide Agricultural...

GRIST: The West’s new gold rush is the data center boom

Grist

Planning and management

October 28, 2025

The tech industry’s soaring electricity and water demands are raising consumer rates and threatening sustainability goals. This story was originally...

CDFW: North Yuba River salmon reintroduction efforts enter second year with spawning, fertilization of 350,000 spring-run chinook salmon eggs

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Fish and wildlife

October 28, 2025

From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and its partners have initiated...

CAL MATTERS: LA’s oceanfront power plant is a test of clean-energy ambitions in the new Trump era

Cal Matters

Climate change

October 28, 2025

The Trump Administration pulled $1.2 billion from California’s hydrogen hub. Even without federal funding, the Los Angeles Department of Water...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: While San Diego leaders balk at high rates, city debates less-ambitious sewage recycling plan

Voice of San Diego

Planning and management

October 28, 2025

Less recycled sewage into drinking water means more reliance on the increasingly unstable Colorado River and expensive desal By MacKenzie...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Proposed Regulation Change to Water Storage Investment Program

CA Water Commission

ANNOUNCEMENTS

October 28, 2025

From the California Water Commission: The California Water Commission is proposing a modification to the Water Storage Investment Program regulations...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/27: Floodplain Forward collaboration is saving wildlife; Inside California’s salmon survival toolkit; Short staffing at NWS prompts fears; Drought quietly pushing American cities toward a fiscal cliff; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

October 27, 2025

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