by Robin Meadows In 2021, California suffered a severe drought and the hottest summer then on record. Water was beyond scarce. It was brutal for the fish, farmers and others who depend on flows in the San Francisco Bay-Delta watershed,...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Keeping on the state’s good side was paramount in the decision by a southwestern Kings County groundwater agency to cut pumping allocations to less than one acre foot per acre of land. The new allocation...
By Jane Sooby The Second Statewide Agricultural Expert Panel, convened by the State Water Board to advise it on reducing nitrogen (N) contamination of groundwater through the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP), is drawing closer to releasing a draft report...
From the State Water Board: Understanding, managing, and regulating nonpoint source pollution of groundwater is a challenge for California. Nonpoint...
From the Department of the Interior: The Department of the Interior is moving forward with the Post-2026 NEPA process to finalize operating guidelines for Colorado River reservoirs by Oct. 1, 2026. While the seven Basin States have not reached full...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Nevada and six other Colorado River states have failed to resolve a major disagreement on how to share the river’s dwindling water supply, and will not reach a deal in time for a federally-imposed Valentine’s...