DAILY DIGEST, 4/22: Trump administration offers plan to stop Eel River dam removal; Environmentalists sue feds to protect Clear Lake hitch; Army Corps completes Record of Decision for Sites Reservoir; The landfalling atmospheric river systems of 2026; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 22, 2026[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, 4/20: Court rules on DWR’s Delta tunnel bond validation; Unusually active April weather pattern to continue this week; California’s newest solar project powering water; Do data centers really use so much water? Here are 5 key issues; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 20, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 12-17: Rain, snow return as ‘abnormally dry’ conditions spread; Bridging the gap between new climate science and water planning; Are we heading for ‘super El Nino’?; Salmon fishing set to resume after 3-year shutdown; and more … Maven Weekly Digest April 17, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/17: Rain and snow return as ‘abnormally dry’ conditions continue to spread; Warmer winters and snow drought may threaten western U.S. water by speeding flows, study finds; Nonfunctional turf will require irrigation with reclaimed water; What’s in the water? EPA signals direction of future drinking water regulations; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 17, 2026[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, 4/16: CA Water Commission approves updates to state dam safety regulations; Early California snow melt may lead to droughts, heightened wildfire risks; Zone 7 eyes a new pipeline to secure area’s water future; Building flexibility beyond 2026: Interstate water transfers in the Lower Basin of the Colorado River; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 16, 2026[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, 4/15: ‘The river is deciding for us’: Shrinking flexibility and rising stakes on the Colorado River; Kings County farmers caught between millions in back fees and being ghosted, again, by regulators; Salmon season plan draws mixed reactions from North Coast fishermen; The American West’s water crisis has a governance problem; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 15, 2026[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, 4/14: Bridging the gap between new climate science and water planning in California; How the strongest storm on Earth became a warning sign for a potentially historic El Niño; California reopens salmon fishing, but Crescent City fishermen still shut out; Colorado River Basin states could learn from Australia; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 14, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for April 6-10: Storms to bring rain, thunder and Sierra snow; Strongest El Niño in 140 years? This one could actually deliver for CA; A biblical megaflood could hit CA at any moment; Fourth San Joaquin Valley groundwater region avoids state intervention; and more … Maven Weekly Digest April 10, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 4/10: Storms to bring rain, thunder and Sierra snow; Coalition urges lawmakers to reject bill threatening water oversight; Someone may have maliciously caused nutria invasion; Lake Mead drops more than 6 feet since March, nearing record low; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 10, 2026[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, 4/9: DWR prepares for tough water year as storm set to dump feet of snow in the Sierra; Turning flood risk into water supply: Inside DWR’s San Joaquin Basin Studies; Small pumpers excluded from state sanctions prompting backlash and allegations that some may try to game the system; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 9, 2026[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, 4/8: Reclamation to release extra water into Sacramento River for salmon migration; Delta-Mendota subbasin avoids state intervention; The new battleground—water rights and data center development in the AI era; AI models map the Colorado River’s hard choices; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 8, 2026[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, 4/7: Strongest El Niño in a century forming; A biblical megaflood could hit California at any moment; Surprising effects of fire on fish and freshwater ecosystems; AZ’s governor bets on Trump, Iran in Colorado River war; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 7, 2026[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, 4/6: Endangered salmon returned to NorCal — then the money dried up; DWR conserving water at Lake Oroville; Three CA forest research stations to be shut down; How a new dredging approach could benefit a Marin County creek, protect Bay marshes; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 6, 2026[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, 4/3: As snowpack dwindles, concern mounts over fire risk and water management; Rare triplet cyclones forming in the Pacific; EPA targets microplastics and drugs in drinking water; A drying Colorado River threatens Imperial Valley’s future; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 3, 2026[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, 4/2: Sparse snowpack fuels concern over fast-approaching fire season; Support for Delta tunnel dropping in Kern County; When the salmon are running: a season of life, death, and renewal on the American River; A Marina desalination project is underway to add drinking water supply; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 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...
