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. Metropolitan Water District staff called the Colorado River outlook "dire" as Lake Powell is forecast to hit its 3,500 ft emergency trigger earlier than expected. Plus: Arvin-Edison's first-of-its-kind golden mussel treatment delivered 100% kill on caged mussels + canal-wide control, and the Water Blueprint's Unified Valley Water Plan puts the long-term supply gap at $13–20 billion in infrastructure — and still leaves up to a million acre-feet unmet by 2040.

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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. And Salinas Valley modeling shows that even eliminating all ag pumping won't stop seawater intrusion by 2040.

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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 volumetric fee to Yolo's tiered structure to Fox Canyon's warning that assessments could rise "by a multiple." Plus: Amazon is paying to double recycled water storage in South Santa Clara County, golden mussel efforts expand across multiple agencies, and annual reports reveal a mixed picture of basin recovery.

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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 snowpack well below normal, and a half-billion-dollar federal funding package lands for California's most critical water infrastructure.

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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 eliminate 85% of delivery capacity. Semitropic adopts $500/AF penalties for budget exceedances. DWR scrutinizes Salinas Valley's deep aquifer plan. Golden mussels spread to MWD infrastructure. Santa Clara Valley releases a $10.3B capital plan. Plus: extraction penalty structures diverge across the valley, below-average snowpack squeezes outlooks, and April looms as a critical month for state oversight decisions.

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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 Project infrastructure is described as imminent, and Mid-Kaweah GSA moves toward zeroing out allocations for growers who don't register their wells.

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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 intervention timeline. Plus — DWR's five-year evaluations shift from paper to performance, invasive mussels threaten infrastructure statewide, and well registration proves harder than anyone expected.

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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 Lake GSAs, Colorado River negotiations remain stalled, and Paso Robles becomes the latest GSA to pivot to Prop 26 fees.

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