SJV WATER: Chaos continues to reign among Kings County water agencies following state action SJV Water News June 27, 2024 248By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water It’s been two and a half months since the state brought the hammer down on...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego’s water prices face doomsday increase Voice of San Diego News June 27, 2024 143By Mackenzie Elmer This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s newsletters here. Thursday...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Supreme Court decision leaves more than half of water flowing out of rivers vulnerable, study says Courthouse News Service News June 27, 2024 81Last year, the Supreme Court ruled that the Clean Water Act didn’t apply to ephemeral streams. According to a new...
EOS: Wildfire smoke affects the function of lake ecosystems American Geophysical Union News June 27, 2024 61Smoke-covered lakes see shifts in biological and energy processes that influence food webs, carbon storage, and more. By Carolyn Wilke,...
CAL MATTERS: Drinking water of a million Californians fails to meet state requirements Cal Matters News June 26, 2024 124Almost 400 suppliers, two-thirds in communities of color, don’t meet safety and reliability standards. Fixing them would cost billions. By...
AG ALERT: Climate-smart practices help dairies, nourish crops Ag Alert News June 26, 2024 64By Vicky Boyd, Ag Alert Prompted by drought-induced water allocation cutbacks in 2014, the diversified DeJager Farms began looking at...
USBR: Reclamation again increases 2024 Central Valley Project water supply allocation for south-of-Delta ag to 50% Maven News June 25, 2024 286From the Bureau of Reclamation: Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced another increase in the Central Valley Project 2024 water...
SJV WATER: Stanford study shows where – and why – recharge is uplifting sunken ground SJV Water News June 25, 2024 2568By Jesse Vad, SJV Water New research reveals why some rivers in the San Joaquin Valley are causing the ground...
EOS: Fixing the Flawed Colorado River Compact American Geophysical Union News June 25, 2024 178The 1922 Colorado River Compact ignored available science and overallocated the river’s water, a decision whose effects reverberate today. Now...
SJV WATER: Madera Judge asks for more information in lawsuit over fees for groundwater projects SJV Water News June 22, 2024 150By Hannah Frances Johansson, Freelance for SJV Water Round one of a lawsuit brought by a group of farmers against...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California judge grants injunction in water conveyance project Maven News June 21, 2024 302The delta tunnel project, intended to support water infrastructure in California, is estimated to cost around $20 billion and take...
CAL MATTERS: This giant freshwater fish — North America’s largest — gains California protection Cal Matters News June 20, 2024 442Die-offs from algae blooms in San Francisco and Delta water diversions have left a giant, shark-like, prehistoric creature at risk....
EOS: Potential relief for the Colorado River’s near future American Geophysical Union News June 20, 2024 63A new study reveals that precipitation could boost the iconic river’s flow in the next couple of decades despite the...
SJV WATER: Kern pistachio farmer ordered to pay $30 million in back fees to high desert groundwater agency SJV Water News June 19, 2024 4700By Lois Henry, SJV Water An Orange County court on Friday approved an injunction mandating that Mojave Pistachios LLC pay...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Water experts encourage partnerships to address climate change Courthouse News Service News June 19, 2024 218The Golden State’s leaders have ambitious strategies in mind to manage precious groundwater. But scientists and landowners say that partnerships...