Bureau of Reclamation Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

January 15, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: In the last five years, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and its partners...

SJV WATER: Nation’s highest court declines to hear water rights case stemming from decade-old drought

SJV Water

Water rights and water law

December 31, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The United States Supreme Court officially declined to hear a case alleging the federal government...

NOW AVAILABLE: Reclamation seeks public input on draft environmental impact statement for Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir Project

Bureau of Reclamation News

Planning and management

December 14, 2025

Proposed project would provide up to 82,000 acre-feet of new offstream water storage Press release from the Bureau of Reclamation...

USBR: Igniting Reclamation’s focus on wildfire crisis

Bureau of Reclamation News

Wildfires and watersheds

November 20, 2025

California-Great Basin’s Regional Wildland Fire Coordinator is making a difference By Michael Burke, Bureau of Reclamation As the threat of...

PRESS RELEASE: Environmental Groups Send Trump Administration Legal Notice for Killing Endangered Species

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Water project operations

November 14, 2025

San Francisco Baykeeper, the Center for Biological Diversity, and Friends of the River issue a notice of intent to sue...

SJV WATER: Friant contractors ask U.S. Supreme Court to review water rights case

SJV Water

Water rights and water law

September 11, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The long, circuitous path of a lawsuit against the federal government for cutting off water...

THIS JUST IN … California’s floodplains at the heart of landmark agreement: State and federal agencies unite to address climate resilience through landscape-scale investment

CA Natural Resources Agency

Ecosystems Policy and regulation

October 23, 2024

MOU to improve communications between agencies, enhance flood protection, create and protect habitat for fish and wildlife, increase long-term health...

HOOPA VALLEY TRIBE: Biden administration policies have Tribe’s Trinity River coho fishery on path to extinction

Hoopa Valley Tribe

Ecosystems

July 26, 2024

Press release from the Hoopa Valley Tribe (7/25/24): Today, following American Rivers named California’s Trinty River to its top-ten list...

LETTER: Trinity County citizens file conflict of interest complaint with Interior Department Inspector General office alleging violation of state and federal laws

Maven

Policy and regulation

April 19, 2024

A group of landowners, business owners and residents of Trinity County have sent a letter to the Office of the...

USBR: Building a defense against extinction

Bureau of Reclamation News

Fish and wildlife

March 13, 2024

Reclamation, partner agencies continue extraordinary effort to save Delta smelt By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation The group of low-slung,...

C-WIN PRESS RELEASE: Why is the Bureau of Reclamation Driving Salmon to Extinction?

CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN)

Policy and regulation

July 7, 2023

Study shows Bureau of Reclamation is denying the state’s salmon the water they need to survive – even in wet...

USBR: Work Progressing Towards Providing Full Capacity CVPIA Supplies to Gray Lodge Wildlife Area

Bureau of Reclamation News

Ecosystems

March 30, 2022

Reclamation, Ducks Unlimited and Biggs-West Gridley Water District Partner to Bring Water to Key Habitat When It’s Needed By Gary...

AG ALERT: At halfway point, water year ranks among driest

Ag Alert

Current Conditions

April 28, 2021

By Dave Kranz, Ag Alert The first half of the 2021 water year neared its end with the declaration of...

AG ALERT: Klamath Basin farmers anticipate little to no water

Ag Alert

Agriculture

April 14, 2021

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert With a water allocation announcement expected this week from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Klamath...

AG ALERT: Klamath farmers confront dry year, legal challenge

Ag Alert

Agriculture Water project operations

March 4, 2021

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert In the latest challenges to farming in the Klamath Basin, farmers have learned that the...