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June 3, 2025

New framework enhances transparency and accountability, helping to build confidence in groundwater banking and long-term sustainability Press release from the...

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The Eel River dams will never produce hydropower again. The unreliable water supply they allow to the Russian River will...

UNR: University researchers predict improved water yields after forest thinning

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Ecosystems

May 12, 2025

Runoff increases by 8% to 14% from thinned forests during drought years when it’s needed most By Joel Seelmeyer, University...

PRESS RELEASE: Complaint filed against SFPUC for water mismanagement

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Water rights and water law

April 23, 2025

River advocates call for end to harmful hoarding of Tuolumne River (Hetch Hetchy) water Press release from the Tuolumne River...

MSU: Should farm fields be used for crops or solar? MSU research suggests both

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Strategic use of solar arrays could provide financial boost, help farmers continue producing crops and even save water From Michigan...

UCAR: Looking to the Pacific, scientists improve forecasts of atmospheric rivers

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April 18, 2025

Targeted observations of Pacific conditions benefit weather forecasts nationally, save millions in reservoir costs By David Hosansky, UCAR As atmospheric...

SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: The State of Bay-Delta Science 2025, part 1

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April 1, 2025

From the latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science: The State of Bay–Delta Science: An Introduction to...

GUEST COMMENTARY: How customers pay for imported water needs to change

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Guest commentary by Tom Kennedy, Kennedy Water Consulting California’s statewide water system is an engineering marvel and is a key...

COMMENTARY: From Carrot Kings to Small Pumpers: The Unequal Fight for Cuyama’s Water

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March 4, 2025

Guest commentary by Trudy Wischemann Last Tuesday I felt called to make another trip to Cuyama, solo this time. They...

POLICY ANALYSIS: Assessing regional strategies to cope with drought, climate, and environmental flow policy impacts for a sustainable water supply: A case study of the Bay Area

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By Bridget C. Gile, Randall T. Holmes, Allison R. Sherris, Scott Fendorf, and Richard G. Luthy California’s Bay-Delta watershed encompasses...

PRESERVING OUR WATERSHEDS: How Placer County Water Agency and Yuba Water Agency are reducing wildfire risk to protect water supplies

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Ecosystems Wildfires and watersheds

November 12, 2024

By Jim Peifer, Executive Director, Regional Water Authority Though summer is behind us, the risk of wildfires persists in our...

ESSAY: Water wasted to sea?

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November 8, 2024

By James E. Cloern, Jane Kay, Wim Kimmerer, Jeffrey Mount, Peter B. Moyle, and Anke Müeller–Solger If we farmed the...

ENSO BLOG: When it comes to probabilities, don’t trust your intuition. Use a decision support system instead!

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October 20, 2024

Written by Brian Zimmerman, a climate scientist at Salient Predictions. Salient is a startup that utilizes advances in machine learning...

COMMENTARY: Investing now to keep Valley safe from megafloods

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June 14, 2024

By Senator Alvarado-Gil, Assemblyman Heath Flora, and Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria We all know it. You shouldn’t wait to close the...

OREGON STATE: Research showcases Indigenous stewardship’s role in forest ecosystem resilience

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Wildfires and watersheds

April 25, 2024

By Steve Lundeberg, Oregon State University Oregon State University researchers have teamed with the Karuk Tribe to create a novel...

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PRESS RELEASE: RWA releases water accounting system for the Sacramento Regional Water Bank

FRIENDS OF THE EEL RIVER: How many ways can the Potter Valley Project fail?

UNR: University researchers predict improved water yields after forest thinning

PRESS RELEASE: Complaint filed against SFPUC for water mismanagement

MSU: Should farm fields be used for crops or solar? MSU research suggests both

UCAR: Looking to the Pacific, scientists improve forecasts of atmospheric rivers

SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: The State of Bay-Delta Science 2025, part 1

GUEST COMMENTARY: How customers pay for imported water needs to change

COMMENTARY: From Carrot Kings to Small Pumpers: The Unequal Fight for Cuyama’s Water

POLICY ANALYSIS: Assessing regional strategies to cope with drought, climate, and environmental flow policy impacts for a sustainable water supply: A case study of the Bay Area

PRESERVING OUR WATERSHEDS: How Placer County Water Agency and Yuba Water Agency are reducing wildfire risk to protect water supplies

ESSAY: Water wasted to sea?

ENSO BLOG: When it comes to probabilities, don’t trust your intuition. Use a decision support system instead!

COMMENTARY: Investing now to keep Valley safe from megafloods

OREGON STATE: Research showcases Indigenous stewardship’s role in forest ecosystem resilience