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Your weekly intelligence briefing on California groundwater. We attend 100+ board meetings so you don't have to. Every week, we break down the must-know decisions, trends of the valley, fee changes, water supply updates, and policy shifts from GSAs and water districts across the Central Valley and beyond. Produced by WaterOne.ai.
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McMullin's $56M Vote, $176M Federal Awards, and a Brewing Aqueduct Cost Fight — Jun 8, 2026
McMullin Area GSA's Proposition 218 election just passed in a landslide to fund a $56M flood capture expansion. The Bureau of Reclamation announced $176M in fresh Aging Infrastructure awards for the…
Federal Canal Money, Snowpack Collapse, and Oakley's Data-Center Pause — Jun 1, 2026
Federal canal-repair money just hit California in a big way: $200M to Friant-Kern, $235M to Delta-Mendota, and $50M to the San Luis Canal — totaling $485M+ in OBBB / Bureau of Reclamation investments…
Allocations Climb, Storage Slips, and Southwest Kings Closes Loopholes — May 24, 2026
DWR raised the State Water Project allocation from 30% to 45% on May 15 and Reclamation lifted the CVP South-of-Delta agricultural allocation from 20% to 25% — but statewide groundwater storage still…
Tule Interim Plan by the Board, Metropolitan Banking Deal, Karla to ACWA — May 18, 2026
The State Water Board's Tule interim plan is taking shape — staff revealed it could limit allocations to native safe yield only (under 0.25 AF/acre) with a 2-mile pumping moratorium and $20/AF…
Tule Allocation Math Under Audit, GEARS Bug, Prop 4 Push — May 11, 2026
The State Water Board's denial of the remaining Tule Subbasin exclusion requests is opening into a deeper audit — state officials are now questioning local agencies' 34-year rolling precipitation…
Kaweah-Tule Banking, $386M Prop 4 Funding, and Turlock's Hockey Stick — May 4, 2026
Four Valley GSAs are in early talks on a Kaweah-Tule groundwater banking concept with Southern California water partners — potentially bringing significant new wet-and-average-year supply into the…
Tule Denials, Spring Fee Hearings, and $500K More to the Mussel Fight — Apr 27, 2026
The State Water Resources Control Board voted 5-0 to deny all eight Tule Sub-basin GSA exclusion requests, citing water-budget gaps over 50 percent of total diversions, subsidence risks, and weak…
Second-Lowest Snowpack, Powell in Crisis, and a Mussel Breakthrough — Apr 20, 2026
California's April 1 snowpack came in at just 18% of statewide average — the second-lowest reading on record — and the effects are already reshaping the 2026 irrigation season across the Valley.…
Record-Breaking March, Delta-Mendota's Big Win, and Seawater Intrusion Reality — Apr 13, 2026
March 2026 shattered California temperature and drought records, wiping out snowpack and forcing districts to cut water runs short. Delta-Mendota exits state probation while Tule faces $12M in fees.…
Lake Powell Nearing Power Pool, New Fees Statewide, and Amazon's Water Deal — Mar 30, 2026
Lake Powell is projected to fall within ten feet of minimum power pool as Colorado River inflow drops to 52% of average. Groundwater fees are accelerating across California — from Paso Robles' new…
Exclusion Denials, Early Snowmelt, and Half a Billion in Infrastructure Funding — Mar 24, 2026
The State Water Board just recommended denying every exclusion request in the Tule and Tulare Lake subbasins — and the legal pushback is already starting. Plus, the CVP opens at just 15% with…
Delta-Mendota Review, Friant-Kern Subsidence, and Semitropic Penalties — Mar 16, 2026
This week: Delta-Mendota may escape State Water Board oversight — but a massive pumping data gap remains. State Water Contractors warn that 8-9 more inches of Friant-Kern Canal subsidence could…
Historic Lows on the Colorado, Federal Billions for CVP, and Well Registration Crackdowns — Mar 9, 2026
The Colorado River may be headed for its worst hydrology year on record, with inflows down nearly three million acre-feet since November. Meanwhile, $1.5 billion in federal funding for Central Valley…
Allocation Frameworks, Mussel Invasions, and DWR's Five-Year Reviews — Mar 2, 2026
North Kings GSA locks in a 445,600 acre-foot groundwater allocation bucket, CCWA warns that subsidence could cut Santa Barbara's water delivery, and the Salinas Valley faces a potential state…
Irrigation Season, Stalled Negotiations, and New Subsidence Rules — Feb 23, 2026
Irrigation season kicks off in Turlock with a fourth consecutive year at full allocation, while Westlands braces for a tight CVP supply. New subsidence rules are adding cost and complexity for Tulare…
Golden Mussels, a $500K Hack, and the Colorado River Crisis — Feb 16, 2026
This week: Golden mussels are spreading across the Central Valley with treatment costs hitting millions. The Colorado River is tracking toward its driest year on record. Sacramento's groundwater bank…
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