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    AG ALERT: Court: Agricultural drains may operate without permit

    Ag Alert
    Water quality
    September 24, 2025
    By Ching Lee, Ag Alert In what has been described as a resounding legal victory for agriculture, a federal appeals...

    MONGABAY: When does beaver reintroduction make sense?

    Mongabay
    Ecosystems
    September 24, 2025
    By John Cannon, Mongabay KEY IDEAS: California has recently relocated beavers from spots where they were causing problems, like flooding,...

    DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Securing statewide water supplies part 8: Protecting important agricultural land in the Delta and throughout California

    Department of Water Resources (DWR)
    Delta Conveyance Project
    September 24, 2025
    From the Department of Water Resources: Agriculture is vital to California’s economy and intrinsic to our way of life. Beyond...

    C-WIN: The secret meeting that privatized public water supplies

    CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN)
    CommentaryWater project operations
    September 24, 2025
    By Carolee Krieger, C-WIN Executive Director Water policy is convoluted, difficult to parse, and usually proceeds incrementally.  But sometimes things...

    NOW AVAILABLE: 2025 State of Bay-Delta Science, part 2

    San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science
    Delta science
    September 24, 2025
    From the Delta Science Program: Part 2 of the 2025 State of Bay-Delta Science is now available online in the...

    NOTICE of Preparation and Scoping Meetings for an Environmental Impact Report for the Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project Surrender and Decommissioning

    State Water Board
    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    September 24, 2025
    From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board), as the lead agency...

    DAILY DIGEST, 9/23: New storm eyes West with heavy rain, flash flooding; Reviving the Golden State’s meadows and watersheds; CA lawmakers pass a bill to track data center water use; U.S. rivers experiencing unprecedented intense warming; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    September 23, 2025
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...

    DWR: Reviving the Golden State’s meadows and watersheds: An essential part of California’s water security

    Department of Water Resources (DWR)
    Ecosystems
    September 23, 2025
    From the Department of Water Resources: High in the mountains, thousands of feet above where most Californians live, are alpine...

    VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diegans owe a desal company $35 million for unmade water

    Voice of San Diego
    Planning and management
    September 23, 2025
    The plant had to shut down operations to make state-mandated upgrades, but the San Diego County Water Authority still must...

    EOS: Marine protected areas show promise for kelp forest recovery

    American Geophysical Union
    Ecosystems
    September 23, 2025
    Kelp forests are under increasing stress as oceans warm, but decades of satellite data have revealed the importance of maintaining...

    DAILY DIGEST, 9/22: Study: Why the planet is drying out much faster than before; Longer summers: How climate change extends heat; Last of lead cable removed from Baldwin Beach at Lake Tahoe; Colorado River states clash over reservoirs as ‘dead pool’ looms; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    September 22, 2025
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...

    DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Rollins meets with Potter Valley farmers and ranchers, vows to fight for their water; Oakland Coliseum has been pumping groundwater into the bay for years — without a permit; State Water Board releases draft scientific report on proposed Tuolumne River Voluntary Agreement; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    September 21, 2025
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...

    PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board releases draft scientific report on proposed Tuolumne River Voluntary Agreement

    State Water Board
    Policy and regulation
    September 20, 2025
    Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: [Friday], the State Water Resources Control Board released a Draft Scientific...

    PRESS RELEASE: IEUA responds to court ruling on Chino Basin Program environmental impact report

    Guest Contributor
    Planning and management
    September 20, 2025
    IEUA Remains Committed to Advancing Local Supply Reliability Program Press release from the Inland Empire Utility Agency: On Behalf of...

    NOTICE of Proposed Amendment to the Tulare Lake Basin Plan to Remove the Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN) and Agricultural Supply (AGR) Beneficial Uses from Groundwater Within Specified Oil Fields in Kern County

    Central Valley Water Board
    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    September 20, 2025
    Notice from the Central Valley Regional Water Board: The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board will consider adopting a...
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    DAILY DIGEST, 9/23: How managed wetlands are boosting food production in Suisun Marsh; New research tracks predatory fish in the Delta to benefit threatened salmonids; As El Niño looms, Orange County is in a desperate race for sand; This water advocate wants to fill Lake Mead first before Lake Powell; and more …

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