California water news

SJV WATER: Judge tosses one “cause of action” in long-running Kern River case

SJV Water

Water rights and water law

January 24, 2026

By Lois Henry, SJV Water One of several “causes of action” was cut out of the ongoing Kern River case ...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Response to A. Carroll Supplemental Modeling Part 3

State Water Board

Delta Conveyance Project

January 24, 2026

From the State Water Board: The letter below responds to the December 22, 2025 letter from the Department of Water ...

DUE DATE EXTENDED: Draft 2026 Delta Science Plan

Delta Stewardship Council

Delta science

January 24, 2026

From the Delta Science Program: The Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Science Program is developing the third iteration of the Delta ...

PRESS RELEASE: Interior Advances President Trump’s Executive Order 14181 Priorities, Approves Sites Reservoir Project to Strengthen California Water Reliability

Maven

Planning and management

January 23, 2026

Approval clears path for new off-stream storage as Executive Order anniversary highlights more than 200,000 acre-feet of water in operational gains. ...

NEVADA CURRENT: Governors of Colorado River states summoned to DC in hopes of breaking negotiations impasse

Nevada Current

Colorado River

January 23, 2026

By Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has invited all seven Colorado River Basin governors and their negotiators ...

PRESS RELEASE: Imperial Irrigation District advances voluntary conservation efforts to support Lake Mead and the Colorado River System

Imperial Irrigation District

Colorado River

January 23, 2026

The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) Board of Directors has approved the continuation of the District’s Deficit Irrigation (DIP) program during ...

DWR: Four years of innovation and teamwork: DWR applies science and engineering to support winter-run chinook salmon on the McCloud River

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Fish and wildlife

January 23, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: On the waters of Northern California, just off of Shasta Reservoir, a bold four-year ...

SJV WATER: Pumping allocation described as “necessary evil” approved by Kings County groundwater agency

SJV Water

Groundwater News

January 23, 2026

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The South Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) approved a pumping allocation during a Jan. ...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: DWR finalizes Best Management Practices to help address subsidence and protect California’s water infrastructure

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

January 22, 2026

California’s continued partnership with locals will serve as the key to safeguarding groundwater-reliant communities and infrastructure from land sinking Press ...