ARMY CORPS: Telemetry surveys: Tracking life beneath the surface US Army Corps of Engineers Fish and wildlife January 5, 2026From the US Army Corps of Engineers: As dawn cracks into the early morning sky, environmental manager Ashley Lopez and...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: The role of wetland restoration in reviving Delta food webs Maven Delta science January 5, 2026Historically, the Delta was a vast network of tidal wetlands interwoven with meandering channels. However, widespread land use changes beginning...
PRESS RELEASE: Drinking water for nearly 1.1 million people could have been captured during recent storm if Sites Reservoir were operational today Sites Project Authority Planning and management January 5, 2026Press release from the Sites Project Authority The Sites Project Authority announced that during the recent atmospheric river events, Sites...
NEVADA CURRENT: Tribes stake their claim on the Colorado River, and help conserve it Nevada Current Colorado River January 5, 2026by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Tribes across the West have worked with states to protect the Colorado River and conserve...
THE CONVERSATION: West Coast levee failures show growing risks from America’s aging flood defenses The Conversation Planning and management January 5, 2026By Farshid Vahedifard, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University In recent weeks, powerful atmospheric river storms have swept...
THE CONVERSATION: The US used to be really dirty – environmental cleanup laws have made a huge difference The Conversation Water quality January 5, 2026By: James Salzman, University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Los Angeles Growing up in the 1970s, I took...
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT: 2025-2030 Nonpoint Source Program Implementation Plan State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS January 5, 2026From the State Water Resources Control Board: A Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on the Draft 2025-2030 Nonpoint Source...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec 21-Jan 2: Rain, snow on repeat; Court upholds bar on revenue bonds for Delta tunnel; December storms deliver much-needed snowpack and water supply; Feds intervene in Eel River dam removal; and more … Maven Weekly Digest January 2, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Rain, snow on repeat; Appellate court upholds bar on revenue bonds for Delta Program; Using science to protect fish and water supply; Satellites show dozens of U.S. dams are sinking; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 2, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
NOAA FISHERIES: Conflicting ocean indicators suggest moderate returns of Pacific salmon NOAA Fisheries Fish and wildlife January 2, 2026Ocean data in 2025 points to roughly average conditions. By NOAA Fisheries Juvenile salmon encountered a mixed bag of ocean...
PRESS RELEASE: Siding with counties and other opponents, Court Of Appeal affirms decision rejecting DWR’s unlawful attempt to validate bond financing for Delta Tunnel Project Conservation organizations & coalitions Delta Conveyance Project January 2, 2026On December 31, 2025, the Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District affirmed a trial court decision against the...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California appellate court upholds bar on revenue bonds for Delta Program Courthouse News Service Delta Conveyance Project December 31, 2025The panel agreed with a trial judge that Water Resources hadn’t met its burden to show the controversial project qualifies...
DWR: Cloudy water, clear decision: Using science to protect fish and water supply Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations December 31, 2025From the Department of Water Resources: When the first major storms of the season arrive in California, they bring more...
LEGAL ALERT: Court of Appeal Affirms Trial Court’s Rejection of Financing Scheme for Delta Conveyance Project Maven Delta Conveyance Project December 31, 2025From Somach Simmons & Dunn: “On December 31, 2025, the Third District Court of Appeal issued an opinion rejecting the...
SJV WATER: State continues to ghost Kings County water managers blaming lawsuit SJV Water Groundwater News December 31, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Even as the state has given Kings County farmers a deadline to begin reporting groundwater...
