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California’s first big storm of the season is just getting started — here’s what’s next #cawater www.sfchronicle.com/weather-fore...

California’s first big storm of the season is just getting started — here’s what’s next

The early-season storm is only intensifying, with heavy rain, Sierra snow and severe weather threats expected. Here’s the latest forecast.

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SJV WATER: Subsidence photo op stirs bad feelings in already bitter groundwater clash #cawater mavensnotebook.com/2025/10/14/s...

SJV WATER: Subsidence photo op stirs bad feelings in already bitter groundwater clash

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Already heated tensions flared Friday when a southern Tulare County dairy farmer noticed what appeared to be signs illustrating subsidence levels being affixed to a telephone...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 20h

STATE WATER BOARD staff recommend Kaweah Subbasin return to DWR jurisdiction under SGMA #cawater mavensnotebook.com/2025/10/14/p...

STATE WATER BOARD staff recommend Kaweah Subbasin return to DWR jurisdiction under SGMA

Assessment released today describes substantial progress made in sustainability plans. From the State Water Resources Control Board: State Water Resources Control Board staff released today a Staff As...

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How to Protect Ecosystems That Need Groundwater #cawater @ppicwater.bsky.social www.ppic.org/blog/how-to-...

How to Protect Ecosystems That Need Groundwater

Groundwater isn’t just important for California’s water users—it also sustains plants and wildlife all over the state. How can we protect groundwater-dependent ecosystems? We spoke with SUNY professor...

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California cracks down on water theft but spares data centers from disclosing how much they use #cawater @ianjames.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...

California cracks down on water theft but spares data centers from disclosing how much they use

Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required data centers to report their projected water use when applying for a business license.

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 20h

Painting with fire: How indigenous practices can help protect forests #cawater www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

How indigenous practices can help protect forests

The Post followed cultural burning practices, an Indigenous tradition now permitted under California law and used to help protect forests from wildfires.

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 20h

Lower Yuba River Salmon Return Numbers: March– September 2025 #cawater @yubariverpeople.bsky.social ple yubariver.org/posts/2025-l...

Lower Yuba River Salmon Return Numbers: March– September 2025 • SYRCL

At the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL), we track salmon returns closely because healthy populations of this keystone species are a key indicator of a

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 20h

Completed $552M San Mateo WWTP upgrade will prevent sewer overflows into San Francisco Bay #cawater smartwatermagazine.com/news/smart-w...

Completed $552M San Mateo WWTP upgrade will prevent sewer overflows into San Francisco Bay

Following more than five years of planning and construction, the San Mateo Wastewater Treatment Plant, on the shoreline of San Francisco Bay, has underg...

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Stanislaus could OK $23.6M in water facilities for Crows Landing business park #cawater www.modbee.com/news/politic...

Stanislaus could OK $23.6M in water facilities for Crows Landing business park

The improvements — including two wells, a 1.6 million-gallon storage tank and treatment — will supply a business park creating up to 14,000 jobs.

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Wired, wired West: Data center boom is sparking concerns about energy and water #cawater www.kjzz.org/wired-wired-...

Wired, Wired West: Data center boom is sparking concerns about energy and water

Giant data centers are booming across the Mountain West. Now, communities are grappling with concerns for water use, air pollution and public health threats that are emerging as trade-offs for the mon...

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 1d

Incoming #cawater : California is about to be slammed with rain, thunder and snow. Here’s what to expect www.sfchronicle.com/weather-fore...

California is about to be slammed with rain, thunder and snow. Here’s what to expect

Some areas in Northern and Southern California could see a month’s worth of rain by Tuesday, while the Sierra braces for several feet of early season snow.

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 1d

Sierra could see up to 3 feet of snow during first storm watch of the season #cawater www.sfchronicle.com/weather/arti...

Sierra could see up to 3 feet of snow during first storm watch of the season

A winter storm could bring up to 3 feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada, according to the National Weather Service. The storm watch will be in effect from Monday morning through Wednesday afternoon.

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 1d

California holiday weather may start wet, turn dry with La Niña #cawater www.desertsun.com/story/weathe...

California holiday weather may start wet, turn dry with La Niña

The Old Farmer's Almanac and Accuweather have released their forecasts for the holiday season, what will it look like in California?

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This Central Valley serpent is California’s new state snake. Can recognition save it from extinction? #cawater www.latimes.com/california/s...

This Central Valley serpent is California’s new state snake. Can recognition save it from extinction?

For this humble brown reptile to rebound as successfully as other endangered species, conservation history shows that it will take combined efforts from the state, zoo and wildlife refuges, and biolog...

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The Future of Conservation: Indigenous Ways Meet Western Science #cawater www.sierraclub.org/sierra/futur...

The Future of Conservation: Indigenous Ways Meet Western Science

Collaboration and co-stewardship are bringing positive change across the country

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 1d

Representing interannual variability for environmental flow operations: the functional flow regime #cawater californiawaterblog.com/2025/10/12/r...

Representing interannual variability for environmental flow operations: the functional flow regime

By Lindsay Murdoch, Sarah Yarnell, and Jay Lund California’s local communities and native ecosystems alike have adapted to cycles of flood, drought, and a healthy portion of everything in between. …

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 1d

Can an Ultrasonic Device Burst the Algal Bloom Bubble? #cawater www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2025-...

Can an Ultrasonic Device Burst the Algal Bloom Bubble?

Sound waves show some promise in keeping toxic cyanobacteria at bay

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Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 1d

One Year After Klamath Dam Removal, ‘There’s Just Fish Jumping All Over the Place’: Scientists Describe Improvements to Water Quality and Wildlife #cawater lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/oct/9/o...