Legacy mercury contamination is problematic in California waterways due to historic gold and mercury mining. Even today, mercury from abandoned...
Can we look to the sky to address California’s water challenges? As California continues to grapple with frequent drought and...
It can be a bit hard for some to comprehend, but it is true: Here in the 21st century, California is still being impacted from actions taken in the 19th century: Mercury mined in California’s Coastal Range and used in...
Dr. Flora Cordoleani is a project scientist with UC Santa Cruz and NOAA fisheries, where she conducts research to understand...
What are the cascading, overlapping, and compounding events caused by drought in the Delta? In early December, the California Council...
As California works towards reducing greenhouse gases to address climate change, carbon capture and storage have been presented as options for achieving that goal. Of particular note, the Delta has recently been identified as a potential site for carbon storage,...
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...