DAILY DIGEST, 6/16: Water agencies, tribes and conservation groups defend “Two-Basin Solution” for Eel River; The essential role of Tribes in regional water management; Investing in solar, transforming rice fields into wetlands; State Water Board to consider nitrogen regulation as new report details statewide pollution crisis; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

June 16, 2026

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PRESS RELEASE: Two-Basin Solution partners respond to meeting between USDA, Interior, PG&E, and Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District regarding Eel River Dams

Guest Contributor

Planning and management

June 16, 2026

Coalition calls on USDA to respect the locally negotiated agreement that protects both the Eel River and Russian River water...

NRDC: State Water Board to consider nitrogen regulation as new report details statewide pollution crisis

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Policy and regulation

June 16, 2026

From the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Today, the State Water Resources Control Board will be hearing feedback from stakeholders...

DRI: A new tool can help protect communities from flooding and optimize reservoir management during rain-on-snow events

Desert Research Institute

Hydrology

June 16, 2026

DRI’s Snowpack Runoff Decision Support Tool monitors runoff potential in mountain snowpacks to give water managers and emergency planners unprecedented...

GRIST: The ‘super El Niño’ is here. What happens next could upend food systems worldwide.

Grist

Hydrology

June 16, 2026

How the cyclical weather pattern interacts with climate change could spark hunger around the world. By Frida Garza, Grist This...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/15: CA’s waterways could get clogged by golden mussels; The scourge of the Delta: Dredge it up!; The causes and consequences of harmful algal blooms; Mark Arax: Welcome to CA: Land of plunder and hypocrisy; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

June 15, 2026

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: 7 ways El Niño and large marine heatwave could affect West Coast marine species; NorCal braces for dry, dangerous fire season as SoCal faces typical conditions; Utah, Wyoming plead for hydrological truce before Colorado River deadline; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

June 14, 2026

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NOAA FISHERIES: 7 ways El Niño and large marine heatwave could affect West Coast marine species

NOAA Fisheries

Hydrology

June 14, 2026

Dual influences may shift fisheries, could signal hard times for salmon. By NOAA Fisheries A large marine heatwave has bathed...

NOTICE of Consideration of a Proposed Resolution: Kern River Aquifer Exemption Proposal

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 14, 2026

On Tuesday, June 16, 2026, the Board will consider a proposed Resolution authorizing the Executive Director, or designee, to issue...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 7-12: El Niño is here — and likely to be historic; Shrinking state funds could slow fixes for Californians with toxic water; Iran-backed hackers claim breach of California water systems; Can Delta smelt make a comeback?; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

June 12, 2026

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NGOs say Water Board must compel Reclamation’s compliance with water rights permits for Shasta Temperature Management Plan

Maven

Water project operations

June 12, 2026

San Francisco Baykeeper, the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, Restore the Delta, the Resource Renewal Institute, and...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/12: El Niño is here — and likely to be historic; Iran-backed hackers claim breach of California water systems; NGOs say Water Board must compel Reclamation’s compliance with water rights permits; CA scales back golden mussel safeguards at Oroville, alarming experts; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

June 12, 2026

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CAL MATTERS: California scales back golden mussel safeguards at vital reservoir, alarming experts

Cal Matters

Ecosystems

June 12, 2026

Destructive golden mussels are wreaking havoc in California waterways.  Why are California water managers ending precautions for a vital reservoir? By...

ILRP: Ag expert panel completes deliberations, approves final report; Additional comment opportunities forthcoming

Jane Sooby

Water quality

June 12, 2026

By Jane Sooby The final plenary meeting of the Second Statewide Agricultural Expert Panel was held June 5, 2026. Panel...

WATER DESK: Want to predict wildfires? The key may be underground

The Water Desk

Wildfires and watersheds

June 12, 2026

By Annie MacKeigan, The Water Desk Western wildfires start and spread because of a whole host of factors—wind, temperature, drought,...