Conservation groups are working with Central Valley farmers to restore critical habitat for wetland birds struggling to subsist on a...
By Patrick Megonigal, Smithsonian Institution Firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that raced through the Los Angeles area in January 2025...
Biologists Michael Eakin (Cal Fish & Wildlife), and Brian Schreier (Department of Water Resources) offer a quick overview of what Californians should know about longfin smelt, an estuarine fish recently added to the federal endangered species list. Is this fish...
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UCRC not yet accepting applications for System Conservation in 2025 By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism A federally funded water conservation...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water A groundwater agency on the western fringes of Kern County has taken the unprecedented step of banning all pumping from wells along the California Aqueduct for a 30-mile stretch. The move is mainly designed to...
From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) filed a “validation action” with the Sacramento...
By Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed more than 10,000 structures, many...
From the Department of Water Resources: The WUEdata portal is open for 2024 Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) reporting. To assist with setting up your WUEdata Reporting Account, we’re providing a helpful slideshow. The portal also accepts back-reports from...
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Misleading claims and falsehoods about water and firefighting resources distracted from the unprecedented conditions that left Los Angeles primed for the most destructive fire in its history. By Wyatt Myskow and Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared...
New research links intensifying wet and dry swings to the atmosphere’s sponge-like ability to drop and absorb water By Alison...
The California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board or Board) will hold a public hearing on February 20,...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board’s Executive Director has partially assigned to the Administrative Hearings Office Pending Petition for Long-term Transfer under Water Right Permit 15026 (Application 5632) of Yuba County Water Agency....