By Nate Seltenrich White sturgeon may not typically be considered “charismatic megafauna,” but Veronica Larwood thinks they deserve the recognition....
Growers’ groups voiced strong opposition, questioning the water board’s power to stop senior rights holders from pumping the water. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters In an aggressive move to address “immediate and dire water shortages,” California’s water board today unanimously...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current There are cheaper, more efficient ways to meet the water needs of a growing population in Southern Utah than a pipeline from Lake Powell, argue the project’s opponents. The proposed Lake Powell pipeline would consist...
Huge gaps exist in scientific knowledge, but California is about to set the world’s first health guidelines for microplastics in drinking water. Yet no one agrees how to test water for the tiny bits of plastic, or how dangerous they...
Written by Robert Shibatani for Maven’s Notebook We’re now in what some call the summer’s anvil, the heart of the hot season. And while temperatures have moderated somewhat, widespread arid conditions, declining water levels, and large as yet contained wildfires...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: The Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking for a proposed emergency water right curtailment and reporting regulation for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed is available at: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/drought/delta/docs/notice_proposedrulemaking_delta.pdf Government Code section 11346.1, subdivision (a)(2), requires...
