By the Desert Research Institute: Clouds – those enigmatic formations of condensed water vapor which drift above our heads, forming...
By CDFW News Anticipating good conditions for the survival of hatchery-produced Chinook salmon throughout the Sacramento River and tributaries, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will release both spring and fall-run Chinook during the historic rain and snowfall...
Southern Californians asked to continue using water efficiently to prepare for uncertainty of Colorado River water supplies, by increasing storage...
[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: California Water Commission will meet beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items include Resolutions of...
The key is to treat the environment like a priority, not a constraint, says Dr. Jeffrey Mount Freshwater-dependent species in California are in decline due to many factors, but the impacts on native species populations are greatest during drought. With...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: The final California Stream Gaging Prioritization Plan is now available. The state recognizes...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water An unfinished section of the new Friant-Kern Canal suffered a “severe breach” at Deer Creek...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Outflow from Lake Isabella into the Kern River increased on Tuesday but only because downriver users requested the water, according to Kern River Watermaster Mark Mulkay. Outflow went from about 500 cubic feet per second...
[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … LEG HEARING: Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife beginning at 9:00am. Among the...
DISB Board Chair Lisa Wainger: “This is worth doing. Just make sure you learn from it.” The Delta Independent Science...
By Keith Musselman, University of Colorado Boulder, The Conversation Another round of powerful atmospheric rivers is hitting California, following storms in January and February 2023 that dumped record amounts of snow. This time, the storms are warmer, and they are...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Most groundwater plans covering the San Joaquin Valley got a big, fat thumbs down from...
[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … WEBINAR: March 2023 Southwest Drought Briefing from 12pm to 12:35pm. Short-term drought in the...
[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California to be slammed again by another atmospheric river event “Days of heavy rainfall and melting snow that triggered Flash Flood Emergencies and that were blamed for the deaths of at least...