From the Department of Water Resources: Construction of major infrastructure projects can raise understandable questions about local effects. For the Department of Water Resources (DWR), a central priority for the Delta Conveyance Project has been to identify potential construction related...
In late December 2025, a series of storms swept through Northern California, causing the Sacramento River to rise rapidly. By December 29, the river levels were sufficient to cause the Fremont Weir to overflow. This event marked a significant milestone:...
How do SGMA’s “sustainable yield” and the long-established legal concept of “safe yield” align—or differ—in practice? In a January webinar presented by the Groundwater Resources Association, panelists Stephanie Hastings of Brownstein Hyatt Shrek, Eric Garner of Best Best and Krieger,...
From the Central Valley Regional Water Board: The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Valley Water Board) invites interested parties to submit written comments on the Nitrate Control Program Priority 2 Final Management Zone Proposals and Final Early...
Dry conditions and federal deadlines not working like in the past By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism The Colorado River crisis is no longer part of some hypothetical future — it’s here. Fueled by one of the worst snowpacks on record,...
