LETTER: Outdated water rules could cost California 600,000 acre-feet, lawmakers warn

Maven

Water project operations

February 11, 2026

Four California Congressmen have sent Governor Gavin Newsom a letter expressing concerns over outdated water regulations that could result in...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Procedural ruling on motion to stay, new hearing dates scheduled

State Water Board

Delta Conveyance Project

February 11, 2026

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board or Board) Administrative Hearings...

NEW REPORT: Regulating data center water use in California

UC Berkeley

Policy and regulationReports

February 11, 2026

New policy report examines current knowledge about data center water use and what can be done to better understand and...

UCANR: Water, fire, and finance: Investigating how to pay for resilient water supply systems in the face of changing fire risks

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Wildfires and watersheds

February 11, 2026

by Gregory Pierce, Faith Kearns, Edith de Guzman, Erik Porse, Camilo Salcedo, Jennifer Gorman and Jason Islas Key Takeaways Water...

SJV WATER: Kings County groundwater agency issues flurry of well policies, will pay for meters

SJV Water

Groundwater News

February 11, 2026

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water It’s been a busy start to the year for the Southwest Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/10: Winter is back, as record snow drought raises concerns; Central Valley farmers press Trump to raise Shasta Dam; CA on track to raze another 40,000 acres of vineyards; Deadline approaches for Colorado River negotiations; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

February 10, 2026

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CENTER SQUARE: Deadline approaches for Colorado River negotiations

The Center Square

Colorado River

February 10, 2026

By Liam Hibbert, The Center Square Officials negotiating to protect and redefine use of the Colorado River face a major...

EOS: Coastal wetlands restoration, carbon, and the hidden role of groundwater

American Geophysical Union

Ecosystems

February 10, 2026

Coastal wetland restoration offers major carbon benefits, and understanding groundwater processes helps explain how these ecosystems store carbon over the...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Delta data offline? No more X2? Monitoring changes could obscure the fate of fish & flows

Cariad Hayes Thronson

Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management

February 9, 2026

by Cariad Hayes Thronson Big changes are likely on the way for the Delta, thanks to new federal policies, state...

CAL MATTERS: ‘Little death bombs’: Illegal cannabis farms poison California’s forests. Who’s cleaning them up?

Cal Matters

Ecosystems

February 9, 2026

Even after legalization, illicit cannabis grows continue to pollute California’s public lands. And the contamination, new research shows, lingers. By...

CAL MATTERS: EPA touts bipartisan efforts to clean up Tijuana River

Cal Matters

Water quality

February 9, 2026

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin met with local and congressional leaders in San Diego on Thursday to tout the U.S. and...

USGS: Elevated geogenic contaminants common in drinking water aquifers across the US

USGS

Water quality

February 9, 2026

New comprehensive analysis of groundwater quality from 1988 to 2022 can help water-resource managers and the public health community assess...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/9: Delta data offline? No more X2? Monitoring changes could obscure the fate of fish & flows; Sierra snow is finally returning; Valley farmers push for Trump to fund Shasta Dam enlargement project; The Colorado River might get a short-term fix. Is that good enough?; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

February 8, 2026

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Storms line up to revive winter; CA Sierra Club backs Alex Padilla’s water bill, worries about Delta tunnel risk; Miles of pristine LA beach could become America’s next national park; More snow in Florida than Utah? Why weird weather has dominated this year; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

February 8, 2026

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VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Valentine’s Day marks next crucial deadline on the Colorado River

Voice of San Diego

Colorado River

February 7, 2026

But none of the U.S. states negotiating the river’s future have any love for each other. By MacKenzie Elmer, Voice...