DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: 12th amended hearing notice and procedural ruling

State Water Board

Delta Conveyance Project

July 2, 2026

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board Administrative Hearings Office (AHO) is conducting a...

PRESS RELEASE: Governor Newsom announces major progress in salmon recovery efforts

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Fish and wildlife

July 1, 2026

Governor Newsom announced major progress towards protecting salmon populations and their habitats. Since launching California’s first strategy to protect salmon...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Legal battle over water use in California county ends in settlement

Courthouse News Service

Water rights and water law

June 30, 2026

The agreement will last for five years, with the chance to extend another six if certain conditions are met. By...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/30-7/1: EPA shelves microplastics testing in U.S. drinking water; Klamath Dams removal notches another big win for salmon; Will runoff water from Boyle Heights warehouse contaminate LA River?; Colorado’s top negotiator says lower basin states are draining Colorado River reservoirs as deadline looms; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

June 30, 2026

The Daily Digest will return on Thursday July 2. [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit...

COMMENTARY: AB 2215 protects California’s water future

Guest Contributor

CommentaryPolicy and regulation

June 30, 2026

By:Shivaji Deshmukh, General Manager, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and Valerie Pryor, General Manager, Zone 7 Water Agency Assembly...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Western Slope lawmakers take Colorado River managers to task

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

June 30, 2026

Missed deadlines, threat of litigation, conservation program prompt questions By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Western Slope lawmakers had harsh words...

THIS JUST IN … Governor appoints Thomas Gibson as Director of the Department of Water Resources

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Planning and management

June 29, 2026

From the Office of the Governor: Thomas Gibson, of West Sacramento, has been appointed Director at the California Department of...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/29: Salmon advocates warn of a new threat on the Sacramento River; New fact sheets bring cover crop guidance for California growers; Dead fish, shrinking lakes, and a water war send California HOA to court; Southwest wildfire danger remains high through Fourth of July week; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

June 29, 2026

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: The uneven toll of California’s groundwater law; Will Reclamation violate laws to protect salmon?; Alliance for Water Efficiency releases data center primer for water service providers; Lake Powell drop could mean major Colorado River cuts for California; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

June 28, 2026

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SJV WATER: The uneven toll of California’s groundwater law

SJV Water

Groundwater News

June 27, 2026

By Hannah Johansson, SJV Water For Amrik “Mickey” Singh Basra, owning 300 acres of almonds in Madera County was more...

GOLDEN STATE SALMON ASSOCIATION: Bureau of Reclamation plans to violate state and federal laws protecting Sacramento River salmon

Guest Contributor

Fish and wildlife

June 27, 2026

Press release from the Golden State Salmon Association: On June 10, the State Water Resources Control Board rejected the Trump...

DELTA COUNTIES COALITION: Stop AB 2215: No Special Treatment for a Controversial Project That Puts the Delta at Risk

Delta Counties Coalition

Policy and regulation

June 27, 2026

Commentary by Sacramento County Supervisor Patrick Hume & Contra Costa County Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston California’s water system depends on a...

SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: In Memory of James E. Cloern; Contribution of managed floodplains to salmon recovery; Salmon smolt survival at offsite release locations in the Sacramento River; and more …

San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science

Delta science

June 27, 2026

The latest edition of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science journal is now available.  San Francisco Estuary & Watershed...

DATA CENTERS: Alliance for Water Efficiency releases data center primer for water service providers

Guest Contributor

Planning and management

June 27, 2026

From the Alliance for Water Efficiency: The Alliance for Water Efficiency, in partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory and the...

NOAA FISHERIES: New eDNA tool to help track recovery of sunflower sea star, a Pacific Coast ‘apex predator’

NOAA Fisheries

Ecosystems

June 27, 2026

From NOAA Fisheries: A wasting disease that surged during the intense 2013-2016 Pacific marine heatwave known as the Blob decimated numerous...