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DWR: Some Like It Hot: DWR Scientists Endure Extreme Heat to Study Desert Pupfish at the Salton Sea

Summer temperatures at the Salton Sea in southeastern California frequently exceed 110° F, making any time spent outdoors ...
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Reclamation Provides comments on California State Water Resources Control Board’s Bay-Delta Plan Update

The Bureau of Reclamation provided the following comments today to the California State Water Resources Control Board ...
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SITES RESERVOIR: Procedural Ruling on Evidentiary Objection to Supplemental Evidence and Official Notice of AHO Exhibits

This procedural ruling addresses the evidentiary objection submitted by the NGO Parties1 on August 10, 2026, to supplemental evidence offered by the Sites Project Authority (Authority) and takes ...
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UC BERKELEY: New digital tool shows where exactly California’s water goes — and how climate change might disrupt it

The UC Berkeley-led COEQWAL project is helping communities explore how shifting the state’s water priorities could impact ...
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SJV WATER: Even Kings County districts that don’t pump may have to pay for groundwater management

By Monsserat Solis, SJV Water The directors of a Kings County water district didn’t like it, but they agreed to support a ...
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CDFW: Scientists keeping an eye on river conditions to protect winter-and-fall-run salmon

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 ...
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CENTER SQUARE: Feds spare Upper Basin; states still feel water cuts pressure

Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico aren’t required to cut water from Colorado River, but still face droughts By Liam Hibbert, Center Square The Colorado River’s Upper Basin states are not required to ...
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HEALTHY RIVERS AND LANDSCAPES: Westlands Water District to end participation in Bay-Delta Program absent reversal by the State

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 ...
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KNEE DEEP TIMES: Raft of resilience initiatives keeps Tahoe blue

By Bob Cooper, It’s not a national park or a major city, but Lake Tahoe can feel like both: a place of breathtaking natural ...
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CAL MATTERS FACT CHECK: Is Sam Altman right that almonds use more water than ChatGPT queries?

Altman claims 38,000 ChatGPT queries equal one almond’s water use, but experts say public data center water data is too ...
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WATER BLUEPRINT: Unified Water Plan for the San Joaquin Valley released: Congressionally authorized report gives decision-makers a roadmap for Valley wate…

Built from the adopted groundwater plans of all sixteen Valley subbasins, the plan defines the region’s water supply gap and ...
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CA WATER ASSOCIATION: As California weighs wildfire insurance and utility reforms, small water system offers model to build resilience in community

Lukins Brothers Water Company achieves Firewise recognition through community–led risk reduction Press release from the California Water Association: The California Water Association (CWA) today ...