In August, the Secretary of the Interior announced the first-ever shortage declaration for the Lower Basin of the Colorado River,...
From the San Joaquin River Restoration Program: This notice serves to inform the public that the Restoration Administrator, a court-appointed...
From the Department of Pesticide Regulation: The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is initiating the Pesticide Contamination Prevention Act (PCPA) review process for the active ingredient imidacloprid. More information regarding PCPA overall, and on DPR’s specific action for imidacloprid,...
Shrinking snowpack, thawing permafrost, and shifting precipitation patterns have widespread consequences. Can new technologies—and public policies—help communities adapt? by Korena...
From the US Army Corps of Engineers: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, will hold a virtual Regulatory...
The largest climate package in state history, Governor Newsom highlights over $15 billion in funding to tackle wildfire and drought challenges, build climate resilience in communities, promote sustainable agriculture and advance nation-leading climate agenda From the Office of the Governor:...
— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The Delta Stewardship Council will meet beginning at 9am. The meeting will include...
From the State Water Board via email: This notice is to advise water users of a correction to the curtailment...
By Danny Merkley, California Farm Bureau Federation As a fourth-generation Sacramento Valley farmer and the California Farm Bureau’s director of water resources for nearly 14 years, I have learned that California’s farmers and ranchers are the real environmentalists. That title...
The streamgauge at Lee’s Ferry turns 100 years old By the USGS Right where the Colorado River flows into the...
— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: The State Water Resources Control Board will meet at 9am. Agenda items...
Written by Nate Seltenrich, Estuary News Group The creeks are desert-dry, the reservoirs are frighteningly low, and now 150,000 tons of rock have been dumped into the Delta. During a typical summer, carefully coordinated releases from upstream dams help keep...
Officials warn that next year’s cuts in water supply could go even deeper as severe drought grips nearly 90% of...
— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The State Water Resources Control Board meets at 9am. Agenda items include an...
Water banking and trading are essential tools for managing the state’s groundwater, and we urgently need to make them work better. By Andrew Ayres, an economist and research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California’s Water Policy Center, and...