Climate change is already transforming California’s water cycle, putting stress on the state’s rigidly engineered water infrastructure as well as our unique ecosystems. Current water management strategies will need to be fundamentally rethought as climate change depletes the state’s natural...
From the San Joaquin River Restoration Program: The San Joaquin River Restoration Program, through its partnering agency, the California Department of Water Resources, has released the Draft Channel Capacity Report for the 2020 Restoration Year. The primary objective of this...
In California water news today, California’s on fire, unplugged and out of easy answers. So why don’t we…?; Hundreds of thousands of people in California are downriver of a dam that ‘could fail’; Controversial pesticides are suspected of starving fish;...
By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado, Cal Matters Water is scarce and dirty for many in Fresno County’s small West Park community. They’re not alone. It’s a common and persistent challenge for residents throughout California who rely on water wells. Residents in West...
In California water news today, Disadvantaged communities claim a stake in state groundwater overhaul; Scripps Institution of Oceanography gets $4.9M grant to find cause of deadly algae blooms; Q&A with Sean Maguire: Taking on tough challenges at the State Water...
