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GUEST COMMENTARY: An anti-regulatory federal government tries to strongarm California over who controls the State’s water resources
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (280+ words) By Chris Shutes and Gary Bobker But Reclamation and Westlands aren’t happy with almost everything. They want complete control. They want the State of California out of the picture altogether. They want no regulation at all. In fact, they want…...
Statement from the Department of the Interior — Signing of Minute 334 between the United States and Mexico on Colorado River Operations for 2027 and 2028 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK | California Water News Central
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (34+ words) From the Bureau of Reclamation: Welcome to Maven’s Notebook! Always know what’s going on in California water. Your donation keeps this coverage free and accessible. Sponsor the news source that decision-makers read every day....
DELTA COALITION: Voluntary agreements fail as federal and state partners pull out of updated Bay-Delta Plan ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK | California Water News Central
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (177+ words) From Restore the Delta: The coalition has also consistently warned that the federal government cannot be relied upon as a partner in complying with state laws and regulatory decisions designed to protect Delta ecosystems, Tribes, and Delta communities. The Bureau…...
CENTER SQUARE: Feds spare Upper Basin; states still feel water cuts pressure
1+ week, 1+ day ago (636+ words) By Liam Hibbert, Center Square The Colorado River’s Upper Basin states are not required to make mandatory water cuts that the federal government imposed on the Lower Basin. But that piece of good luck doesn’t guarantee smooth sailing for Colorado,…...
UC BERKELEY: New digital tool shows where exactly California’s water goes — and how climate change might disrupt it ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK | California Water News Central
1+ week, 1+ day ago (266+ words) By Kara Manke, UC Berkeley To top it off, climate change is intensifying California’s already dramatic dry and wet cycles. After surviving more than a decade of severe drought, the state is now bracing for the impact of this year’s…...
HEALTHY RIVERS AND LANDSCAPES: Westlands Water District to end participation in Bay-Delta Program absent reversal by the State
1+ week, 1+ day ago (134+ words) From the Westlands Water District: Westlands Water District will not continue in the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes (HRL) Program under the terms set out in the State Water Resources Control Board’s final draft Bay-Delta plan. The final draft retains the…...
DAILY DIGEST, 8/26: New report focuses on small farmers and SGMA; Appeals filed for Delta tunnel revised Certification of Consistency; 4.1-million-gallon reservoir returns to full service after damage from Eaton fire; Homegrown group pitches plan to save Colorado River - Could it work?; and more...
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1597+ words) DAILY DIGEST, 8/26: New report focuses on small farmers and SGMA; Appeals filed for Delta tunnel revised Certification of Consistency; 4.1-million-gallon reservoir returns to full service after damage from Eaton fire; Homegrown group pitches plan to save Col Maven's Notebook DAILY…...
COLORADO NEWSLINE: What climate science tells us about the causes of the Colorado River crisis
2+ week, 4+ day ago (714+ words) by Chase Woodruff, Colorado Newsline Elected officials from across Colorado’s political spectrum continued a 68-year-old tradition last week when they took to the stage at the annual summer conference of the Colorado Water Congress in Steamboat Springs. First convened by…...
PRESS RELEASE: Conservation groups and Tribes request release of overdue state report on 2022 Merced River drying
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (379+ words) Friends of the River, American Rivers, Big Sandy Rancheria, and the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation have formally requested that the State Water Resources Control Board immediately release its long-promised analysis of the 2022 Merced River drying event. In a February 24, 2026 letter…...
SIERRA NEVADA ALLY: How are water managers adapting to a smaller Sierra snowpack?
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (805+ words) By Claire Carlson, Sierra Nevada Ally This story was produced by the Sierra Nevada Ally, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news outlet focused on civics, climate, and culture. For the most part, however, warming temperatures mean precipitation falls as rain instead of…...