WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Nov. 1-6: Sites Reservoir water right permit approved by Water Board; The Delta in a changing climate; Could El Niño trigger an ‘ARkStorm?’; California faces an uncertain Colorado River future; and more … Maven Weekly Digest November 6, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Oct. 25-30: State Water Board adopts Voluntary Agreements; Reclamation boosts CVP allocation; Desalination doesn’t pencil out for Western agriculture; Where El Niño could bring the best snow this winter; and more … Maven Weekly Digest October 30, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Oct. 18-23: CA releases new climate science, projections; Climate change plus a super El Niño could add up to a record-wet winter; Critics blast CA’s $180-million water buy; Voluntary agreements … yes or no?; and more … Maven Weekly Digest October 23, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Oct. 11-16: Delta tunnel opponents renew fight; Advocates sue CA over SWP; Salmon return to San Joaquin River; El Nino looms large over winter outlook; and more … Maven Weekly Digest October 16, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Oct. 4-9: New El Niño forecasts show high chance of 150%-200% of normal rainfall; U.S. water rates soaring; Protecting California’s water from cyberattacks; CA agencies use confidentiality agreements to keep some Bay-Delta science secret; and more … Maven Weekly Digest October 9, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Sept. 27- Oct. 2: CA prepares for strong El Niño; What’s in the Proposed Bay–Delta Water Quality Control Plan?; Can hatchery reforms help California’s troubled salmon?; Protecting California from invasive species; and more … Maven Weekly Digest October 2, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Sept. 20-25: CA ‘abnormally dry’ as Super El Niño strengthens; Sites Reservoir clears major obstacle; Sacramento River too warm for salmon; Newsom signs bills regulating data centers’ water use; and more … Maven Weekly Digest September 25, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Sept. 13-18: Bay-Delta Plan thrown into confusion after rebuke from Trump administration; For the first time, scientists link heavy snow to groundwater in California; The race to put El Niño underground; The energy and water footprint of AI; and more … Maven Weekly Digest September 18, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for 9/8-9/11: Newsom’s big water deal is in trouble; What is El Niño and what makes this a very strong El Niño?; Butte County seeks Oroville Dam accountability; Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir project takes another small step forward; and more … Maven Weekly Digest September 11, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for 8/30-9/4: State Water Board revises draft water right decision for proposed Sites Reservoir; New rules for pumping water from Delta include restoration incentive; Butte County aims for DWR accountability regarding dam; Super El Niño is looming; and more … Maven Weekly Digest September 4, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug 23-28: Report focuses on SGMA and small farmers; How much of a problem is AI’s water use?; El Niño events much stronger in past several decades; A secret to survival for California’s most endangered salmon; and more … Maven Weekly Digest August 28, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug. 16-21: State Water Board releases final draft Bay Delta Plan; Are Kings County farmers getting a bad rap from bad data?; Low-water winter forage faces high-cost SGMA reality; How one Davis lab is trying to stop California’s golden mussel invasion; and more … Maven Weekly Digest August 21, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug. 9-14: ‘Super’ El Niño is now super likely; Reclamation nudges CVP allocations up for south-of-Delta contractors; Report: SGMA risks crushing state’s small farmers; Once-abundant wetlands are drying up after federal staff cutbacks; and more … Maven Weekly Digest August 14, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Aug 2-7: ‘Snow-eater’ heat waves adding to Western water woes; Modeling the future of groundwater recharge; Recent court case limits and shapes judicial review under SGMA; Lake Mead hits lowest water level on record; and more … Maven Weekly Digest August 7, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for July 27-31: Reclamation publishes final EIS for Colorado River operations; SGMA could leave small farmers in the dust; Kern water districts officially pledge just 1/3 of state ask for Delta tunnel costs; How Trump’s ESA rollback is roiling NorCal: and more … Maven Weekly Digest July 31, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
