THIS JUST IN … Court upholds State Water Board’s revised flow objectives for the San Joaquin River Maven News March 16, 2024 1095“The Court has carefully considered all pending claims, and if any claims were not specifically addressed in this order, the...
STANFORD NEWS: Balancing water supply resilience and ecology: The Tuolumne River and the Bay Delta Plan Stanford University News March 16, 2024 226As policymakers consider updates to the Bay-Delta Plan, a Stanford analysis outlines challenges and strategies to support future water security...
PRESS RELEASE: Analysis: State Water Board’s Proposal to Water Down Urban Water Conservation Regulation Leaves Calif. at Risk of Shortages Press Release/Notice News March 15, 2024 149Total water savings through conservation will not drop below current levels until 2035 From the Conserve 4 CA Coalition: Earlier...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Climate change takes a hidden toll on California water supplies Courthouse News Service News March 14, 2024 125In the past decade, the average annual climate-driven increase in crop evapotranspiration is enough to drain a major reservoir. By...
UC MERCED: An Invisible Water Surcharge: Climate Warming Increases Crop Water Demand in the San Joaquin Valley’s Groundwater-Dependent Irrigated Agriculture UC Merced News March 14, 2024 79By UC Merced University of California researchers from the USDA-funded Secure Water Future project recently found that increases in crop...
SJV WATER: “We’re finished”: Some small Kings County farmers fear state’s groundwater law being used against them SJV Water News March 14, 2024 488By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Last-ditch revisions being considered for the groundwater plan covering Kings County are not only “too...
CAL MATTERS: California weakens plan for mandatory cutbacks in urban water use, yielding to criticism Cal Matters News March 13, 2024 187The revised proposal grants water providers an extra five years for reducing outdoor irrigation. Cities and water agencies are relieved,...
REACTIONS to revised urban water conservation regulations from ACWA, the Conserve4CA coalition Maven News March 12, 2024 375The State Water Board has released a revised draft of a proposed regulation that would establish budget-based water conservation targets...
CAL MATTERS: ‘Simply catastrophic’: California salmon season to be restricted or shut down — again Cal Matters News March 11, 2024 513Chinook counts are less dire than last year, but fishery managers are still opting to heavily reduce or ban commercial...
NOAA FISHERIES: California Current Ecosystem shows resilience entering strong El Niño NOAA Fisheries News March 11, 2024 100The 2023–2024 California Current Ecosystem Status Report shows an abundance of forage fish and a productive system fueled by upwelling....
PRESS RELEASE: Deconstruction of Copco No. 1 underway Press Release/Notice News March 11, 2024 312Work progresses on the second of four dams slated for removal on the Klamath River From the Klamath River Renewal...
NOAA FISHERIES: Klamath River Reshapes Itself as Flushing Flows Move Reservoir Sediment Downriver NOAA Fisheries News March 8, 2024 262Biologists expect higher, turbid spring waters to jump-start recovery By NOAA Fisheries The Klamath River is making the most of...
CAL MATTERS: California agrees to long-term cuts of Colorado River water Cal Matters News March 7, 2024 167California, Arizona and Nevada would cut their allocations about 20% when reservoir levels drop. But other states have their own...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Lower basin calls for upper basin cuts; upper basin says ‘no way’ Aspen Journalism News March 7, 2024 93Colorado River basin states submit competing proposals for reservoir operations post-2026 By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism This article was first...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Can the ocean save the Colorado River? San Diego thinks so. Voice of San Diego News March 7, 2024 56By Mackenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...