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Maven's Notebook

Find the latest California water news, including drought, the Delta, SGMA, groundwater management, Delta Conveyance Project, and more.

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mavensnotebook.com > 09/10/2026 > noaa-fisheries-start-up-beaver-dams-transform-parched-california-creeks-into-salmon-havens-new-research-finds

NOAA FISHERIES: Start-up beaver dams transform parched California creeks into salmon havens, new research finds ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK | California Water News Central

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (814+ words) Battered by early gold mining and diminished by logging and diversions,the lower section of Sugar Creek often ran dry in summer. The tributary of the Scott River in Northern California’s Klamath Basin once supported coho salmon—but as it…...

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mavensnotebook.com > 09/10/2026 > press-release-threatened-fish-thrive-in-restored-socal-creek-signaling-success-for-water-reliability

PRESS RELEASE: Threatened fish thrive in restored SoCal creek, signaling success for water reliability

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (209+ words) From the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District: Just months after reconnecting Anza Creek to the Santa Ana River, San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District (San Bernardino Valley) has documented adult Santa Ana sucker and hundreds of newly hatched juvenile…...

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mavensnotebook.com > 09/05/2026 > cdfw-scientists-keeping-an-eye-on-river-conditions-to-protect-winter-and-fall-run-salmon

CDFW: Scientists keeping an eye on river conditions to protect winter-and-fall-run salmon

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (198+ words) From the Department of Fish and Wildlife As California continues to feel the impacts of a heat dome that is bringing higher than normal temperatures to large portions of the state, it’s a good time to remember that fish and…...

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mavensnotebook.com > 09/02/2026 > daily-digest-9-2-artificial-beaver-dams-in-california-are-delivering-surprising-results-el-nino-driven-wave-to-raise-california-sea-levels-by-a-foot-in-weeks-tribal-water-rights-bill-hea

DAILY DIGEST, 9/2: Artificial beaver dams in California are delivering surprising results; El Niño-driven wave to raise California sea levels by a foot — in weeks; Tribal water rights bill heads to Newsom’s desk; When will newly expanded Sacramento Weir be ready?; and more...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1677+ words) DAILY DIGEST, 9/2: Artificial beaver dams in California are delivering surprising results; El Niño-driven wave to raise California sea levels by a foot — in weeks; Tribal water rights bill heads to Newsom’s desk; When will newly expanded Sacramento Weir be re…...

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mavensnotebook.com > 09/01/2026 > cal-matters-california-politicians-promised-white-gold-in-lithium-valley-but-are-those-dream-fading

CAL MATTERS: California politicians promised white gold in ‘Lithium Valley’. But are those dream fading?

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1565+ words) Three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed Imperial County’s “Lithium Valley” to be a game-changer for California’s economy and alternative energy transition, little has changed. The southern end of the Salton Sea contains rich sources of lithium, a mineral used…...

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mavensnotebook.com > 08/25/2026 > ceres-report-water-behind-the-watts-the-hidden-risk-of-powering-data-centers

CERES REPORT: Water Behind the Watts: The Hidden Risk of Powering Data Centers

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (124+ words) The report spotlights data centers’ biggest and least visible water use: the power that runs them While data center companies typically focus on the amount of water they use to cool the technology running within their facilities, the water used…...