VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Feds refuse to be bad guy on Colorado River

Voice of San Diego

Colorado River

December 18, 2025

The Trump Administration gave states a Nov. 11 deadline to come to an agreement. They’ve blown through that and an...

UC DAVIS: Record returns: 2,100 salmon spawned in Putah Creek

UC Davis

Fish and wildlife

December 18, 2025

Restored habitat and water management offer prime salmon spawning conditions in Putah Creek by Solano County Water Agency/UC Davis News...

PRESS RELEASE: Report: Low surface water supply to Westlands Water District costs valley thousands of jobs and billions in economic activity

Westlands Water District

Policy and regulation

December 18, 2025

Report underscores the District’s critical role in the nation’s food supply, local economies, and workforce and highlights lost economic potential...

AGU: Nearly three-quarters of western US overdue for wildfires

American Geophysical Union

Wildfires and watersheds

December 18, 2025

For a decade, nearly four million hectares per year would need to burn just to catch up From the American...

EDWARD RING: Will the Delta pumps operate at capacity this winter?

Edward Ring

Water project operations

December 18, 2025

By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center With another series of drenching storms...

COMMENTARY: More collaborative operational solutions for affordable water

Guest Contributor

CommentaryPlanning and management

December 18, 2025

Commentary by Adán Ortega, Executive Director of CalMutuals, an association dedicated to ensuring effective and compliant operation and governance of...

DAILY DIGEST, 12/17: Atmospheric river may head straight for Bay Area; DC reps propose bills to “end the CA water crisis; How researchers are driving advances for data centers; CA commits to conservation, collaboration in new Colorado River framework; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

December 17, 2025

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PRESS RELEASE: California commits to conservation, collaboration in new Colorado River framework

Colorado River Board of California

Colorado River

December 17, 2025

State leaders seek durable post-2026 plan and make significant contributions From the Colorado River Board of California: California’s water, tribal,...

NEVADA CURRENT: California, the biggest water user in the basin, pitches Colorado River framework

Nevada Current

Colorado River

December 17, 2025

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current California’s biggest water districts presented their own framework Tuesday for how to share the Colorado...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Water is for fighting: Colorado River group describes history of water disputes, looks for solutions

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

December 17, 2025

The Colorado River Water Users Association is holding its annual three-day conference this week in Las Vegas. By Alan Riquelmy,...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Mexicali farmers threaten to use their Colorado River water, putting Tijuana’s supply in jeopardy

Voice of San Diego

Colorado River

December 17, 2025

Cities in northern Baja California depend on Mexicali farmers’ rights to use Colorado River water. The Mexican government just wrested...

Westlands Water District Board votes to adopt Valley Clean Infrastructure Plan

Westlands Water District

Groundwater News

December 17, 2025

District advances major land-repurposing initiative as water shortages force large-scale land fallowing across the San Joaquin Valley From Westlands Water...

CAL MATTERS: The U.S. is committed to cleaning up Tijuana River pollution. Will California follow through?

Cal Matters

Water quality

December 17, 2025

San Diego leaders are calling on California to take stronger action to address the ongoing environmental crisis caused by sewage...

BERKELEY LAB: How researchers are driving advances for data centers

Berkeley Lab

Planning and management

December 17, 2025

From Berkeley Lab: Today’s technologies depend increasingly on computers and artificial intelligence – largely powered by data centers, which have...

THE CONVERSATION: Where the wild things thrive: Finding and protecting nature’s climate change safe havens

The Conversation

Fish and wildlife

December 17, 2025

By Toni Lyn Morelli, UMass Amherst; U.S. Geological Survey and Diana Stralberg, University of Alberta The idea began in California’s...