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The benefits of a long-sought and controversial project to replumb the Delta and send more water south are speculative at...
The water crisis in the West and the decline of the Colorado River are going to require painful changes for Southern California farms, and a lot less water. By Jim Newton, a veteran journalist, best-selling author and teacher. Posted at...
California was once home to the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River, but Tulare Lake disappeared as water...
The decision to suspend environmental regulations for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta – and then reverse it a few weeks later...
Despite reversing course last week, the February decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom and state water officials to bypass environmental rules for water storage allowed greater harm to salmon populations already besieged by drought. Native American tribal members argue that such...
Jamie Johansson, California Farm Bureau Federation Now that the recent series of Pacific storms have abated and we are in...
By Gerald Meral, director of the California Water Program at the Natural Heritage Institute Californians have suddenly turned their attention...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Amid Onslaught of Storms, State Must Get Serious About More Pumping, Water Storage
By Dave Puglia, President & CEO, Western Growers California has once again been caught flat-footed in the aftermath of another round of infrequent yet inevitable wet weather, grounded by inflexible interpretation of the 2019 biological opinions and the persistent, puzzling...
By Mike Wade, California Farm Water Coalition California is the most populous state in the nation and the nation’s biggest...
The biggest mystery in California’s struggle to maintain water supplies is what will happen to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. By...
By Edward Ring Despite seasonal rainfall at normal levels so far this year, the California Department of Water Resources on Dec. 1 announced an initial State Water Project allocation of 5% of requested supplies for 2023. Unless heavy rains or...
By Jamie Johansson, California Farm Bureau Federation California Farm Bureau gathers for its 104th Annual Meeting in Monterey beginning this...
California water officials are seeking “voluntary agreements” to enhance water flows through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and have achieved a...
By Tina Shields, Imperial Irrigation District The Imperial Irrigation District, the largest irrigation district in the U.S., announced last month that it is prepared to undertake substantial water conservation measures from 2023 through 2026 as a part of California’s voluntary...