Heavy groundwater pumping during California’s 2020-2022 drought caused the ground in the Sacramento Valley to sink faster than expected, permanently...
With eradication out of reach, the Aquatic Invasive Plant Control Program focuses on keeping invasive aquatic vegetation from overwhelming Delta waterways Invasive aquatic vegetation has become one of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta’s most persistent challenges, affecting ecosystems, navigation, water operations,...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water The official tally shows Kern County water districts are only willing to chip in $11.7 million of $33 million requested by the state toward the planning phase of the so-called delta tunnel, according to figures...
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From the Desert Research Institute: DRI and OpenET are partnering with the Upper Colorado River Commission and the Bureau of Reclamation to expand evaporation monitoring on the Upper Colorado River Basin’s largest reservoirs. This summer, new monitoring stations are being...
By Manola Secaira, Ag Alert On a hot morning in June, dozens of agave plants took root in the soil of Madera County. The plant has long been grown in parts of Mexico to make tequila and mezcal. But in...
