by Robin Meadows In 2019, the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) published a three-year study of microplastics in the San...
This edition of SFEWS (Volume 23, Issue 2) includes research on integrating traditional knowledge with science in the Delta, a...
By Milan Loiacono, NASA In autumn 2024, California’s Monterey Bay experienced an outsized phytoplankton bloom that attracted fish, dolphins, whales, seabirds, and – for a few weeks in October – scientists. A team from NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley,...
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By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The Kaweah subbasin is the second San Joaquin Valley region to successfully escape state intervention,...
From the Southern California Water Coalition: The Delta Stewardship Council’s new recently adopted Adaptation Plan, Delta Adapts: Creating a Climate Resilient Future, outlines a critical strategy for managing climate risks in the Delta. While it does not endorse specific infrastructure,...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Residents of Allensworth are on the cusp of finally solving water issues that have plagued...
By Christopher Outcalt, Colorado State University Water is at the heart of agriculture. Every stage of the food-growing process depends...
From the State Water Board: The State Water Board’s Division of Drinking Water (Division) has initiated the process for developing revised notification levels and/or response levels for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and for perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS) and...
To: Shasta River Watershed Water Right Holders The flow at the Yreka United States Geological Survey (USGS) gage was 53.1...
A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
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By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism The seven states that share the Colorado River are floating a new concept for how...
New Data Collected by Waterkeeper Alliance Found 98% of Surface Waters Tested Across the Country Were Contaminated by Dangerous PFAS...
From the Delta Stewardship Council: At its June 26, 2025, meeting, the Delta Stewardship Council adopted the first-ever comprehensive regional climate adaptation plan for California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Part of the Council’s Delta Adapts climate initiative, the Adaptation Plan details...