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PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board issues water quality certification for proposed Sites Reservoir

Proposed water right permit is still pending in separate action From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water ...
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CNRA: Tribes, California, and local governments sign historic agreement to restore vital Clear Lake watershed

Historic watershed co-management agreement and groundbreaking of innovative projects institutionalize tribal, state, and local governments’ shared commitment to improve watershed health, restore the ...
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CRONKITE NEWS: Don’t blame data centers for Arizona’s Colorado River cuts, water experts say

Eileen Mamaghani Are the data centers responsible for the water shortage? For now, researchers say no – though details on exactly how much water each facility uses remain hard to pin down. “While I ...
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SCRIPPS: How does El Niño impact ocean ecosystems?

Scripps Oceanography experts weigh in on how ocean life is impacted by the climate event By Lauren Fimbres Wood, Scripps ...
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THE CONVERSATION: How heat on the Tibetan Plateau fuels powerful storms in California, half a world away

By Yongkang Xue, University of California, Los Angeles The Tibetan Plateau may be on the other side of the world from ...
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NOAA FISHERIES: Start-up beaver dams transform parched California creeks into salmon havens, new research finds

Juvenile survival rose and adult returns surged in the Klamath Basin. By NOAA Fisheries Battered by early gold mining and ...
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SCRIPPS: How does El Niño impact the California Coast?

Scripps Oceanography scientists share how El Nino mean for the California coastline By Lauren Fimbres Wood, Scripps ...
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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

The Department of the Interior and Bureau of Reclamation welcome the signing of Minute 334 and the collaborative approach ...
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UC BOULDER: The Colorado River water supply crisis in a few graphs: Part 2 Agricultural water use in the Lower Basin

The newly released Record of Decision for Colorado River operations and the Operating Guidelines for 2027 and 2028 provide a range of potential reductions in deliveries to the Lower Basin states, ...
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PRESS RELEASE: Rainwater, wildfire runoff, and systems thinking come to Universal City

The 2026 American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association International Conference will convene September 16–17 at the ...
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CA FARM WATER COALITION: Unified Water Plan charts a path to keep the San Joaquin Valley growing

California Farm Water Coalition welcomes the congressionally authorized plan and urges leaders at every level to fund it. From the California Farm Water Coalition: The California Farm Water Coalition ...
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DELTA COALITION: Voluntary agreements fail as federal and state partners pull out of updated Bay-Delta Plan

The Bureau of Reclamation and the Westlands Water District have indicated they will not participate in the Voluntary Agreements (VAs) if the State Water Board approves the updated San Francisco ...