BAY-DELTA PLAN: Reclamation Provides comments on California State Water Resources Control Board’s Bay-Delta Plan Update Bureau of Reclamation News Planning and management September 5, 2026From the US Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation provided the following comments today to the California State Water...
BAY-DELTA PLAN: Westlands Water District to end participation in Healthy Rivers and Landscapes Program absent reversal by the State Westlands Water District Planning and management September 5, 2026From the Westlands Water District: Westlands Water District will not continue in the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes (HRL) Program under...
CDFW: Scientists keeping an eye on river conditions to protect winter-and-fall-run salmon Department of Fish and Wildlife Fish and wildlife September 5, 2026From the Department of Fish and Wildlife As California continues to feel the impacts of a heat dome that is...
UC BERKELEY: New digital tool shows where exactly California’s water goes — and how climate change might disrupt it UC Berkeley Planning and management September 5, 2026The UC Berkeley-led COEQWAL project is helping communities explore how shifting the state’s water priorities could impact agriculture, cities and...
DWR: Some Like It Hot: DWR Scientists Endure Extreme Heat to Study Desert Pupfish at the Salton Sea Department of Water Resources (DWR) EcosystemsFish and wildlife September 5, 2026From the Department of Water Resources: Summer temperatures at the Salton Sea in southeastern California frequently exceed 110° F, making...
SJV WATER: Even Kings County districts that don’t pump may have to pay for groundwater management SJV Water Groundwater News September 5, 2026By Monsserat Solis, SJV Water The directors of a Kings County water district didn’t like it, but they agreed to...
SF BAYKEEPER: State Water Board capitulates to special interests in new Sites Reservoir permit San Francisco Baykeeper CommentaryPlanning and management September 5, 2026From the San Francisco Baykeeper: Yesterday, the California Water Resources Control Board (Board) issued a new draft of its water...
CENTER SQUARE: Feds spare Upper Basin; states still feel water cuts pressure The Center Square Colorado River September 5, 2026Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico aren’t required to cut water from Colorado River, but still face droughts By Liam Hibbert,...
SITES RESERVOIR: Procedural Ruling on Evidentiary Objection to Supplemental Evidence and Official Notice of AHO Exhibits State Water Board Planning and management September 5, 2026From the State Water Resources Control Board: This procedural ruling addresses the evidentiary objection submitted by the NGO Parties1 on...
SITES RESERVOIR: Procedural ruling bifurcating Application 33534 and Notice of Public Hearing on Application 33534b State Water Board Planning and management September 5, 2026From the State Water Resources Control Board: On May 11, 2022, the Sites Project Authority (Authority or Applicant) filed Application...
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...
DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: 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; Unified Water Plan for the San Joaquin Valley released; and more … Maven Daily Digest September 4, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
CAL MATTERS FACT CHECK: Is Sam Altman right that almonds use more water than ChatGPT queries? Cal Matters Planning and management September 4, 2026Altman claims 38,000 ChatGPT queries equal one almond’s water use, but experts say public data center water data is too...
WATER BLUEPRINT: Unified Water Plan for the San Joaquin Valley released: Congressionally authorized report gives decision-makers a roadmap for Valley water investment Water Blueprint for the SJ Valley Planning and managementReports September 4, 2026Built from the adopted groundwater plans of all sixteen Valley subbasins, the plan defines the region’s water supply gap and...
NOAA FISHERIES: Ocean indicators we’re tracking for El Niño’s arrival on the West Coast NOAA Fisheries Hydrology September 4, 2026Ocean monitoring and species changes will signal El Niño’s arrival. By NOAA Fisheries Has El Niño reached the West Coast?...
