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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Rain, snow on repeat; Appellate court upholds bar on revenue bonds for Delta Program; Using science to protect fish and water supply; Satellites show dozens of U.S. dams are sinking; and more …

January 2, 2026

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NOAA FISHERIES: Conflicting ocean indicators suggest moderate returns of Pacific salmon

NOAA Fisheries

Fish and wildlife

January 2, 2026

Ocean data in 2025 points to roughly average conditions. By NOAA Fisheries Juvenile salmon encountered a mixed bag of ocean...

PRESS RELEASE: Siding with counties and other opponents, Court Of Appeal affirms decision rejecting DWR’s unlawful attempt to validate bond financing for Delta Tunnel Project

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Delta Conveyance Project

January 2, 2026

On December 31, 2025, the Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District affirmed a trial court decision against the...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California appellate court upholds bar on revenue bonds for Delta Program

Courthouse News Service

Delta Conveyance Project

December 31, 2025

The panel agreed with a trial judge that Water Resources hadn’t met its burden to show the controversial project qualifies...

DWR: Cloudy water, clear decision: Using science to protect fish and water supply

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Water project operations

December 31, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: When the first major storms of the season arrive in California, they bring more...

LEGAL ALERT: Court of Appeal Affirms Trial Court’s Rejection of Financing Scheme for Delta Conveyance Project

Guest Contributor

Delta Conveyance Project

December 31, 2025

From Somach Simmons & Dunn: “On December 31, 2025, the Third District Court of Appeal issued an opinion rejecting the...

SJV WATER: State continues to ghost Kings County water managers blaming lawsuit

SJV Water

Groundwater News

December 31, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Even as the state has given Kings County farmers a deadline to begin reporting groundwater...

SJV WATER: Nation’s highest court declines to hear water rights case stemming from decade-old drought

SJV Water

Water rights and water law

December 31, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The United States Supreme Court officially declined to hear a case alleging the federal government...

USGS: Duckling survival is higher if nests are closer to wetland habitats flooded during the summer

USGS

Fish and wildlife

December 31, 2025

By Western Ecological Research Center (WERC), USGS California’s breeding populations of dabbling ducks have declined and the factors contributing to...

Happy new year from Maven’s Notebook! The Daily Digest will return on January 2, 2026.

Maven

Uncategorized

December 30, 2025

Wishing you all the best in 2026! The Daily Digest will return on January 2, 2026....

DWR: Late December Storms Deliver Much-Needed Snowpack and Water Supply for California

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Hydrology

December 30, 2025

Series of atmospheric rivers provided significant snowpack gains, boosted water supply statewide Press release from the Department of Water Resources...