PRESS RELEASE: Nearly two million juvenile salmon released into winter-flooded rice fields in hopes of stronger survival rates to the Pacific Ocean Sacramento River Settlement Contractors Fish and wildlife January 27, 2026Studies show salmon double in size with better access to food sources produced on floodplain habitats, improving health during outward...
CAL MATTERS: Residents of a polluted California town pinned hopes on new state rules. They’re still waiting Cal Matters Water quality January 27, 2026A 2015 law required the state Department of Toxic Substances Control to overhaul its permitting process to consider how multiple...
SJV WATER: Water continued to be a dominant factor in Kern County ag land values in 2025 SJV Water Agriculture January 27, 2026By Lois Henry, SJV Water Reliable access to water remained a dominant factor in agricultural land valleys in Kern County...
DAILY DIGEST, 1/26: Not dry, but drought remains an issue, mid-wet season 2026; The Delta’s role in California’s carbon sequestration and climate goals; Conservation may not be enough to sustain water supplies, researchers find; As deal deadline approaches, Colorado River stewards debate a broad range of options; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 26, 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: The Delta’s role in California’s carbon sequestration and climate goals Maven Climate changeNotebook News and Features January 26, 2026Carbon is the foundation of the Delta’s peat soils and a key component of two major greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide,...
PENN STATE: Conservation may not be enough to sustain water supplies, researchers find Guest Contributor Planning and management January 26, 2026A new computational model reveals that prescriptive water conservation in three US cities would be less effective under severe climate...
USGS: Biophysical controls on sediment erodibility in San Francisco Bay USGS Ecosystems January 26, 2026By the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center The erodibility of bed sediment in estuaries can shape everything from...
UTA research helps Los Angeles understand hidden water impacts long after fires end Guest Contributor Wildfires and watersheds January 26, 2026Why California turned to University of Texas at Arlington after devastating wildfires By Brian Lopez, University of Texas at Arlington...
EOS: Report: 13 Great Lakes’ worth of water underlies the contiguous United States American Geophysical Union Groundwater News January 26, 2026Combining direct measurements with artificial intelligence methods, a new map estimates groundwater depth across the contiguous United States at a...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Rain, not snow: Extraordinary warmth leaves mountains less snowy across the West; Trump admin signs off on plan for Sites Reservoir; Price tag drops for Sisk Dam raise; This L.A. startup uses SpaceX tech to cool data centers with less power and no water; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 25, 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: Judge tosses one “cause of action” in long-running Kern River case SJV Water Water rights and water law January 24, 2026By Lois Henry, SJV Water One of several “causes of action” was cut out of the ongoing Kern River case...
DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Response to A. Carroll Supplemental Modeling Part 3 State Water Board Delta Conveyance Project January 24, 2026From the State Water Board: The letter below responds to the December 22, 2025 letter from the Department of Water...
AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Cristy Clark, “Legal Geographies of Water: The Spaces, Places and Narratives of Human-Water Relations” Justin Scott-Coe WATER SHELF January 24, 2026Visit the Water Shelf main page How do people relate to water? Is it what comes out of the tap,...
PRESS RELEASE: Interior Advances President Trump’s Executive Order 14181 Priorities, Approves Sites Reservoir Project to Strengthen California Water Reliability US Department of the Interior Planning and management January 23, 2026Approval clears path for new off-stream storage as Executive Order anniversary highlights more than 200,000 acre-feet of water in operational gains....
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Jan. 20-23: Climate change effects on the Delta, and its watersheds; DWR finalizes subsidence BMP; Researchers trace climate threat rising beneath California; Governors of Colorado River states summoned to DC; and more … Maven Weekly Digest January 23, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
