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This year’s potential super El Niño is looking increasingly likely to have wide-reaching climate impacts that last into 2027. #cawater washingtonpost.com/weather/2026/0…

Scientists and officials are now preparing for a 30-day maelstrom of megastorms unlike anything seen in the state for almost 200 years. Such a scenario was always possible, but rising global temperatures are making it more likely – and far more destructive. #cawater sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/m…

A slow-moving Pacific storm will bring some late-season rain and mountain snow to California before spreading into the Southwest, offering limited but welcome moisture as drought and wildfire concerns persist. #cawater accuweather.com/en/weather-for…

A recent publication examined the effects of fire severity and timber salvage efforts on freshwater communities in streams throughout Oregon’s conifer forests. #cawater fishbio.com/surprising-eff…

DFW announced that Monterey Bay will open to recreational salmon fishing on April 11. For the first time in four years, the region is also expected to reopen to commercial fishing sometime in May. #cawater montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blo…

The Bowtie Wetland Demonstration site is one of many planned projects to renaturalize and open up the Taylor Yard industrial area around the LA River. #cawater kcrw.com/shows/kcrw-rep…

Hobbs is touting Arizona defense contractors’ work on Tomahawk missiles that the U.S. military deploys in the conflict. Her aim: to get Trump to intervene on behalf of the state in the West’s biggest water war. #cawater #ColoradoRiver eenews.net/articles/in-th…

California clocked its second-worst snowpack on record Wednesday, a potentially troubling signal ahead for fire season. It’s an alarming end to a winter that saw abnormally dry conditions briefly wiped from CA’s drought map in January. #cawater mavensnotebook.com/2026/04/02/cal…

Every state in the West is expected to face an above-normal threat of wildfire this summer, according to the latest projections, released Wednesday by the National Interagency Coordination Center. #cawater mavensnotebook.com/2026/04/02/gri…

A new UC Riverside system can map soil moisture tree by tree, so growers water only where and when it’s needed. #cawater mavensnotebook.com/2026/04/02/uc-…

With 80% of the Delta too deeply subsided to restore to tidal marsh, rice agriculture stands out as one of the most promising interventions for reducing subsidence while preserving agricultural livelihoods. #cawater mavensnotebook.com/2026/04/02/del…

Starvation is the “primary cause of increased mortalities” in seabirds found from Mendocino County to San Diego #cawater localnewsmatters.org/2026/04/01/sta…

The Karuk Tribe of California and the city of Yreka will host a creek cleanup April 25 aimed at restoring Yreka Creek, a waterway biologists consider the “last stronghold” for coho salmon in the Shasta River watershed. #cawater ijpr.org/podcast/the-je…

While St. Helena has made efforts to stop minerals that cause discolored water from flowing through city pipes to residents’ homes, a buildup of those minerals likely still remains in the old water distribution system the city may ultimately seek to replace. #cawater pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/01/st-…

San Francisco Baykeeper prevails over the cities of Sunnyvale and Mountain View in a longstanding Clean Water Act lawsuit. #cawater mavensnotebook.com/2026/04/02/sf-…

A desal pilot project at Marina State Beach in 1996 is being revived by the Marina Coast Water District to help reduce reliance on groundwater. #cawater montereycountynow.com/news/local_new…

A regional groundwater dispute that began more than a decade ago is now shaping who can sit on the current San Miguel Community Services District (CSD) board. #cawater newtimesslo.com/san-miguel-csd…

Folks should pay close attention to two recent court decisions from the Las Posas Valley Basin. These rulings, issued in March 2026, mark the first contested comprehensive groundwater adjudication affirmed under the framework enacted alongside SGMA. #cawater omm.com/insights/alert…