Metropolitan focuses on stored water access as Colorado River rules take shape Maven Colorado River July 21, 2026New federal guidelines could determine how Southern California manages dry-year reliability after 2026. The Colorado River is under increasing pressure...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/20: Could water rights scuttle Sites?; Why doesn’t the West Coast see major hurricanes?; As water restrictions hit farmers, solar is making sense; The West’s moment of reckoning is here on the Colorado River; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 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...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Could water rights scuttle Sites? Cariad Hayes Thronson Notebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law July 20, 2026By Cariad Hayes Thronson In late June, a controversial new reservoir project in Northern California received a commitment for nearly...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Super El Niño charging ‘full steam ahead,’ potentially drenching CA like never before; Can cities make deals to lessen data center downsides? A Caltech professor says yes; From cave swimming to Tahoe cruises: Incredible CA water escapes; Basin states set to sign new 2-year Colorado River agreement, SNWA says; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 19, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
BOOK REVIEW: Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World’s Water Jim Lauria WATER SHELF July 17, 2026Visit the Water Shelf main page First published on the To Know Water Is To Love Water blog March 3,...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for July 12-17: State poised to nix pumping along Friant-Kern Canal by early 2027; Dr. Swain: California could collide with a “very significant El Niño event”; Water managers may have a new way to fight golden mussels; CA agencies advance strategy for emerging contaminants and tire-derived 6PPD-quinone; and more … Maven Weekly Digest July 17, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/17: Dr. Daniel Swain: CA could collide with a “very significant El Niño event”; How a potential hurricane 1,200 miles away could affect the California coast; State poised to nix pumping along Friant-Kern Canal in Tulare County by early 2027; A major Colorado River reservoir is getting ‘perilously’ low; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 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...
SJV WATER: State poised to nix pumping along Friant-Kern Canal in Tulare County by early 2027 SJV Water Groundwater News July 17, 2026By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Growers who farm within two miles of the Friant-Kern Canal in southern Tulare County should...
UC IRVINE: As snowpack shrinks, Sierra Nevada mountain ponds undergo dramatic change UC Irvine Ecosystems July 17, 2026From UC Irvine: On a summer afternoon in the Sierra Nevada, a mountain pond can look calm and still, reflecting...
DWR releases onboarding tutorial video for Groundwater Sustainability Agencies Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News July 17, 2026From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has developed GSA Onboarding Resources including an Onboarding...
COMMENTARY: AB 2026 is an duplicitous response to climate change CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) CommentaryPolicy and regulation July 17, 2026Another scheme to protect profits for the few at the expense of ratepayers By Max Gomberg, C-WIN Senior Policy Advisor...
EOS: We’re getting better at knowing when climate change is to blame, National Academies report says American Geophysical Union Climate changeReportsScience July 17, 2026Advances in attribution science have made it possible to blame climate change for extreme events with confidence. Such knowledge could...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/16: Tulare water managers brace for state action on excessive groundwater pumping; Dairies say state’s draft plan to protect valley groundwater from nitrates is too costly; ‘Fiscal cliff’ for drinking water fixes: Californians with bad tap water could have a longer wait; Lake Mead expected to drop nearly 33 feet by June 2028, and that’s not even the worst-case scenario; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 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...
SJV WATER: Tulare water managers brace for state action on excessive groundwater pumping SJV Water Groundwater News July 16, 2026By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water While water managers in southern Tulare County aren’t rolling out the welcome mat for Thursday’s...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Longfin smelt surge in the Napa River Alastair Bland Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features July 16, 2026by Alastair Bland Biologists studying the San Francisco Estuary’s endangered fishes are trying to unpack a puzzling but encouraging uptick...
