by Robin Meadows Mountains are the foundation of water in the western United States, natural infrastructure that captures snowfall during...
Board staff give an update on the progress on the Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan, including an potential timeline...
Plants that grow under the water surface are known as submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV). Some species of SAV have been introduced from other regions of the world and outcompete many native species. These invasive species of SAV often disrupt waterways...
In California’s Central Valley, studies have found that increased streamflow can improve the survival of imperiled juvenile salmon populations during...
“We really have to get creative and equally value all of the interests of the stakeholders, use cooperative agreements and...
Article authored by Debbie Franco, Managing Director, Water Solutions Network Water Is Life – It Connects Everything. We are inclined to see water in isolation from everything else. We see this drought as an emergency condition that we need to...
Two centuries ago, the floor of the Central Valley was primarily a marshy wetland. In the springtime, the snowpack would...
The San Francisco Bay-Delta is one of the most invaded estuaries in the world, with non-native species now a large...
In 2018, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted an amendment to the Recycled Water Policy to promote recycled water use, setting a numeric goal to increase the use of recycled water to at least 2.5 million acre-feet per year...
Chinook salmon have long thrived in California’s variable climate, including prolonged drought periods, by utilizing the historical Delta’s vast habitat...
In March of this year, the Secretaries of the Natural Resources Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Food and...
In March of this year, the Secretaries of the Natural Resources Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Food and Ag tasked the Commission to initiate a thorough and inclusive public dialogue to frame state considerations around shaping well-managed groundwater...
Landscape transformation in the Delta has far-reaching implications, including the loss of primary production that forms the basis for the...
The Delta pelagic food web no longer adequately supports native species, and developing management strategies for foodweb support and habitat...
In recent decades Americans’ attitudes about environmental issues have become polarized along partisan lines. Yet, while significant research demonstrates this broad trend, we know less about the meso-level processes producing and sustaining such divisions. Drawing on over 3,000 news articles,...