From the State Water Resources Control Board: Sonoma County Water Agency has filed petitions for temporary urgency changes for water...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current A robust water year for the Colorado River has given states that rely on the...
Eleven Basins are Approved, and Six Basins are Deemed Incomplete and have 180 Days to Correct Plans From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced decisions for groundwater sustainability plans in 17 non-critically overdrafted...
[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Stewardship Council beginning at 9am. Agenda items include the consideration and possible...
From the U.S. Green Building Council – Los Angeles: The U.S. Green Building Council – Los Angeles (USGBC-LA) today is releasing a...
From the Delta Science Program: In September 2023, the Delta Science Program hosted a three-day hybrid meeting for an independent scientific peer review of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Water Temperature Modeling Platform (WTMP). The peer review panel has completed...
From the Delta Conservancy: The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy Board on Wednesday approved awarding up to $13.3 million for three...
CAL MATTERS: Western States’ planned water cuts are enough to avert a Colorado River crisis, for now
Wet weather and planned cuts by California, Arizona and Nevada averted declines that could have threatened water deliveries and power...
Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and voluntary water conservation commitments will save 3-million-acre feet of water through 2026 From the Department of Interior: The Biden-Harris administration today announced next steps in the Administration’s efforts to protect the...
Mountain snowpack melts quicker when coated in dust. This cyclical problem is forcing water forecasts to evolve. By Kara West,...
[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Conservancy Board beginning at 9am at the Big Break Center in Oakley. ...
In 2014, voters approved Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act, which allocated $2.6 billion for the public benefits of water storage projects. The California Water Commission is overseeing the distribution of this funding through the Water...
Today, Friends of the River, Defenders of Wildlife, and a coalition of conservation organizations submitted a letter to the Governor’s...
By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert As California agriculture braves a roller coaster of climate extremes, one sector—rice— faced a dramatic...
Field test finds carbon stored in soils even in dry climates By Amy Quinton, UC Davis Adding crushed volcanic rock to cropland could play a key role in removing carbon from the air. In a field study, scientists at the...