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    VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Mayor’s water rate increase ‘dead on arrival’

    Voice of San Diego
    Planning and management
    October 1, 2025
    San Diego city councilmembers join forces to stall a proposed rate increase even though city staff warn too much delay...

    VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Sweetwater Authority joins stampede away from County Water Authority

    Voice of San Diego
    Planning and management
    October 1, 2025
    The agency supplying drinking water to a large swath of South San Diego County is exploring a groundwater desalination project...

    NOTICE OF PREPARATION of an EIR for the petition requesting an extension of time to more fully exercise conditional water rights for operation of the State Water Project

    Department of Water Resources (DWR)
    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    October 1, 2025
    From the Department of Water Resources: Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for the California Department of Water...

    ANNOUNCEMENT: CalWATRS Launches October 7, 2025

    State Water Board
    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    October 1, 2025
    From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board is launching the California Water Accounting, Tracking,...

    NOW AVAILABLE: Final 2025 Agricultural Water Management Plan (AWMP) Guidebook

    Department of Water Resources (DWR)
    Planning and management
    October 1, 2025
    The Final 2025 Agricultural Water Management Plan (AWMP) Guidebook is now available. Updates to this guidebook were made to improve...

    DAILY DIGEST, 9/30: Kern County supervisor predicts “death of SGMA” after groundwater bill is tabled; From Fox Canyon to Mid-Kaweah: Insights into groundwater trading; Environmental restoration gets a boost in California; What to expect this water year in CA, Colorado River; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    September 30, 2025
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...

    SJV WATER: Kern County supervisor predicts “death of SGMA” after groundwater bill is tabled

    SJV Water
    Groundwater News
    September 30, 2025
    By Lois Henry, SJV Water A pair of bills that arose out of the ongoing fight over groundwater in eastern...

    PRESS RELEASE: Final court decision on Navy water rights at China Lake threatens regional water stability and national security

    Indian Wells Valley
    Groundwater News
    September 30, 2025
    Ridgecrest residents expected to shoulder financial burden to access water in the future The consequences of the California Superior Court’s...

    CA WATER COMMISSION: From Fox Canyon to Mid-Kaweah: Insights into groundwater trading

    Maven
    Groundwater News
    September 30, 2025
    The August meeting of the California Water Commission featured a panel discussion on groundwater trading, which has emerged as a...

    UC RIVERSIDE: Farm conservation is an economical path to save Colorado River water

    UC Riverside
    Colorado River
    September 30, 2025
    UCR experts examined the costs of hundreds of Colorado River water projects over 20 years By David Danelski, UC Riverside...

    THE CONVERSATION: Trump administration is on track to cut 1 in 3 EPA staffers by the end of 2025, slashing agency’s ability to keep pollution out of air and water

    The Conversation
    Policy and regulation
    September 30, 2025
    By Elizabeth Blum, Troy University and Chris Sellers, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York) As Congress faces...

    DAILY DIGEST, 9/29: Happy New Water Year 2026!; Risk-taking is key to saving CA’s freshwater species; Salmon habitat restoration priorities in the Lower Russian River; Trump officials shut off funding for climate adaptation centers; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    September 29, 2025
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...

    NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Risk-taking is key to saving California’s freshwater species: A conversation with water lawyer Jennifer Harder

    Robin Meadows
    Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features
    September 29, 2025
    by Robin Meadows California’s freshwater species are threatened by habitat loss and degradation, and are pushed to the brink of...

    KNEE DEEP TIMES: How two rivers could rescue sinking beaches and marshes

    Knee Deep Times
    Ecosystems
    September 29, 2025
    by Kimberly Hickok, Knee Deep Times On the west side of the mouth of the San Lorenzo River, where it...

    NOAA FISHERIES: Salmon habitat restoration priorities in the Lower Russian River

    NOAA Fisheries
    Fish and wildlife
    September 29, 2025
    The Lower Russian River Salmon Habitat Restoration Priorities Action Plan identifies priority restoration actions to recover Central California Coast coho...
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    DAILY DIGEST, 11/9: Monstrous El Niño has arrived; Crews finish new $307M outlet tunnel at Anderson Dam; This El Niño could test the limits of the Los Angeles River; Super El Niño may bring more problems than relief to Colorado River Basin; and more …

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