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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 25/03/2026

Folks should pay close attention to two recent appellate court decisions from the Las Posas Valley Groundwater Basin. The March 2026 rulings mark the first contested comprehensive groundwater adjudication affirmed under the framework enacted alongside SGMA. #cawater www.omm.com/insights/ale...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 25/03/2026

Reclamation increases South of Delta allocation to 20%. Westlands: 'This additional 5 percent is simply inadequate' #cawater mavensnotebook.com/2026/03/24/r...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 16/03/2026

Anna Caballero, author of SB72, says there’s no concrete estimate for the cost to respond to worsening drought conditions, so she’s proposing a bond that could pay for implementing much-needed updates to the state’s water plan. #cawater mavensnotebook.com/2026/03/14/c...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 16/03/2026

When a meter turns 15 years old or so, it stops measuring the water usage accurately, almost always in favor of the customer, sometimes undercounting by huge margins. Arcata has 6,600 old water meters that need to be replaced. #cawater lostcoastoutpost.com/2026/mar/13/...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 16/03/2026

The State Lands Commission relied on flawed data to mischaracterize the impact of sand mining leases, which pose a threat to Bay wildlife and shorelines, says SF Baykeeper #cawater mavensnotebook.com/2026/03/14/p...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 12/03/2026

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has adopted three options for 2026 ocean salmon fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California, which are available for public review. #cawater www.pcouncil.org/documents/20...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 23/12/2025

Pretty amazing what's coming at us. Stay safe, my #cawater friends! More from CW3E here: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 17/12/2025

In conversation, River LA’s Board Chair, Harry Chandler, discusses the long arc of the Los Angeles (LA) River’s revitalization efforts and the sobering gap between visionary plans and implementation. #cawater www.planningreport.com/2025/12/15/b...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 03/12/2025

Alter Terra, a binational environmental group, is sounding the alarm about the need to dredge the Tijuana River channel just inside U.S. territory to avoid massive flooding near and around the San Ysidro Port of Entry. #cawater www.borderreport.com/news/tijuana...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 02/12/2025

The Water Forum has received a $333,000 grant from the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) to identify and design up to 10 new habitat sites—covering roughly 30 acres—within the American River Parkway. #cawater waterforum.org/news/water-f...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 26/11/2025

The Delta Stewardship Council will conduct a public hearing on February 26 and 27, 2026, regarding appeals of the California Department of Water Resources’ certification of consistency with the Delta Plan for the Delta Conveyance Project #cawater mavensnotebook.com/wp-content/u...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 20/11/2025

After a winter storm pummeled California with rain, most of its reservoirs are recording above-average levels for this point in the season. #cawater www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 19/11/2025

CW3E's forecast for Nov 2025-Jan 2026 says odds are for below-normal precipitation in SoCal, near-normal or close to it in NorCal, maybe. Check out the full #cawater seasonal forecast here: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-seasona...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 13/11/2025

In recent decades, atmospheric rivers are migrating northward, a change with profound consequences for regions like California that depend on them for rain and snow. #cawater www.msn.com/en-us/weathe...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 07/11/2025

The MWD and Yorba Linda Water District dedicated a new helicopter hydrant to provide firefighters a new, strategically located water source for aerial fire suppression. #cawater www.mwdh2o.com/press-releas...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 23/10/2025

CW3E AR Update: Atmospheric Rivers Forecast to Bring Precipitation to the Pacific Northwest and Northern California #cawater cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 07/08/2025

Joint state effort shields Lake Tahoe from a record amount of polluted runoff #cawater www.waterboards.ca.gov/press_room/p...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 23/06/2025

Nearly two-thirds of California is ‘abnormally dry.’ See where impacts are worst www.sacbee.com/news/califor... #cawater

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 23/06/2025

Stinson Beach sea-level report identifies $1.2B in projects #cawater www.marinij.com/2025/06/20/s...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 19/06/2025

State Water Board issues advance notice of probable curtailments under standard water right Term 91 #cawater mavensnotebook.com/2025/06/19/s...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 12/06/2025

Federal judge tasks Port of Los Angeles with cleaning up contaminated water #cawater thehill.com/policy/energ...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 11/06/2025

Check out the new Groundwater News page at Maven's Notebook! #cawater #groundwater mavensnotebook.com/category/new...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 21/05/2025

Here is one of my favorite #cawater places. Convict Lake in the beautiful Eastern Sierra. What's yours?

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 17/04/2025

Yeah, definitely a mixed bag ... in the Delta, we get this ...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 11/04/2025

Federal employees take note: CA Natural Resources Agency is holding a job fair April 29. This event is open to everyone. #cawater water.ca.gov/News/Events/...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 31/03/2025

Trump’s denial of Mexico’s Colorado River request sparks concerns over future water negotiations #cawater thehill.com/policy/energ...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 28/03/2025

DWR: March Delivers: Statewide snowpack at 90% of average as California approaches end of wet season @CA_DWR #cawater mavensnotebook.com/2025/03/28/d...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 28/03/2025

More to Explore: Enhancing Recreation in California’s Delta #cawater @deltacouncil.bsky.social deltacouncil.ca.gov/blogs/enhanc...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 27/03/2025

Another summer of tight #cawater supplies for some in the Sierra: Placer County Water Agency continues to address water delivery challenges following PG&E powerhouse damage www.pcwa.net/newsroom/new...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 05/03/2025

Storms packing rain, mountain snow to roll into California, southwestern US #cawater www.accuweather.com/en/weather-f...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 24/02/2025

Merced River, Yosemite National Park

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 19/02/2025

Governor Newsom sends letter to State Water Board in support of the Delta Conveyance Project: #cawater mavensnotebook.com/2025/02/19/g...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 28/01/2025

Whoa ... checked it out and it's there on Truth Social ... I guess nobody told him CA doesn't get water from the Pacific Northwest ... and federal water stops at Bakersfield and doesn't go to SoCal ... and no military has come to turn the faucet #cawater #insanity

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 28/01/2025

WTF ...? Oh, of course. The military came to turn the big faucet, the one that's the size of a building, takes a day and a half to turn ... When it gets to LA, it looks like this

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 10/01/2025

Trump: "“Governor Gavin Newscum should immediately go to Northern California and open up the water main, and let the water flow into his dry, starving, burning State, instead of having it go out into the Pacific Ocean." thehill.com/homenews/sta... #cawater What faucet you ask? Why this one:

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 07/01/2025

From Waves to Wells Seawater Desalination and Coastal Groundwater Basins #cawater www.allenmatkins.com/a/web/4oJ6dP...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 19/12/2024

Introducing Delta science news! Save the peat, save the Delta?, Floating wetlands, Longfin smelt, the latest issue of the SF Estuary & Watershed Science, podcasts, upcoming science events, and more! #cawater #cadelta Check it out and subscribe here: us7.campaign-archive.com?u=88af2b23c6...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 11/12/2024

Wouldn't it be nice ... more #cawater www.accuweather.com/en/weather-f...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 18/11/2024

Everytime I use AI, I am aware I am virtually emptying a gallon of water somewhere ...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 16/11/2024

By James Riordon, NASA's Earth Science News Team An international team of scientists using observations from NASA-German satellites found evidence that Earth’s total amount of freshwater dropped abruptly starting in May 2014 and has remained low ever since. bit.ly/3Z9YgJr

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 08/10/2024

DWR NEWS: DWR releases groundwater conditions update highlighting first decade of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act #cawate mavensnotebook.com/?p=168625

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 08/10/2024

SJV WATER: Whether pumping cuts come from state or locals, cuts are coming to Tulare County farmers #cawate mavensnotebook.com/?p=168631

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 08/10/2024

SJV WATER: State grilling prompts Tulare County groundwater agency to make changes #cawate mavensnotebook.com/?p=168634

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 08/10/2024

PRESS RELEASE: Oil giant Valero, Amports settle SF Baykeeper lawsuit over Bay pollution #cawater Repeated pollution violations result in $2.38 mavensnotebook.com/?p=168618

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 07/10/2024

DAILY DIGEST, 10/7: Atmospheric rivers from research to reconnaissance: A conversation with Marty Ralph; Nowhere in America is safe from climate-fueled storms and fires; CA's new water recycling rules turn wastewater to tapwater. mavensnotebook.com/2024/10/07/d...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 07/10/2024

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Atmospheric rivers from research to reconnaissance: A conversation with research meteorologist Marty Ralph #cawater By Robin Meadows In the late 1990s, hardly anyone had heard of the storms called atmospheric rivers. mavensnotebook.com/2024/10/07/n...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 07/10/2024

STANFORD: San Joaquin Valley water users seek common ground #cawate mavensnotebook.com/2024/10/07/s...

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