CAL MATTERS: California weakens plan for mandatory cutbacks in urban water use, yielding to criticism Cal Matters News March 13, 2024 207The revised proposal grants water providers an extra five years for reducing outdoor irrigation. Cities and water agencies are relieved,...
REACTIONS to revised urban water conservation regulations from ACWA, the Conserve4CA coalition Maven News March 12, 2024 406The State Water Board has released a revised draft of a proposed regulation that would establish budget-based water conservation targets...
CAL MATTERS: ‘Simply catastrophic’: California salmon season to be restricted or shut down — again Cal Matters News March 11, 2024 566Chinook counts are less dire than last year, but fishery managers are still opting to heavily reduce or ban commercial...
NOAA FISHERIES: California Current Ecosystem shows resilience entering strong El Niño NOAA Fisheries News March 11, 2024 122The 2023–2024 California Current Ecosystem Status Report shows an abundance of forage fish and a productive system fueled by upwelling....
PRESS RELEASE: Deconstruction of Copco No. 1 underway Press Release/Notice News March 11, 2024 428Work progresses on the second of four dams slated for removal on the Klamath River From the Klamath River Renewal...
NOAA FISHERIES: Klamath River Reshapes Itself as Flushing Flows Move Reservoir Sediment Downriver NOAA Fisheries News March 8, 2024 281Biologists expect higher, turbid spring waters to jump-start recovery By NOAA Fisheries The Klamath River is making the most of...
CAL MATTERS: California agrees to long-term cuts of Colorado River water Cal Matters News March 7, 2024 193California, Arizona and Nevada would cut their allocations about 20% when reservoir levels drop. But other states have their own...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Lower basin calls for upper basin cuts; upper basin says ‘no way’ Aspen Journalism News March 7, 2024 164Colorado River basin states submit competing proposals for reservoir operations post-2026 By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism This article was first...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Can the ocean save the Colorado River? San Diego thinks so. Voice of San Diego News March 7, 2024 67By Mackenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...
GRIST: States and tribes scramble to reach Colorado River deals before election Grist News March 6, 2024 57By Jake Bittle, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. There are...
AG ALERT: Better data key to informed water policy decisions Ag Alert News March 6, 2024 128By Christine Souza, from Ag Alert To adapt to climate extremes and become more water resilient in California, modernizing the...
CAL MATTERS: The Klamath River salmon die-off was tragic. Was it predictable? Cal Matters News March 6, 2024 116Large numbers of young Chinook salmon were found dead two days after being released from a state hatchery. But biologists...
SJV WATER: Sinking canal has “everyone’s attention” and could put entire Tule subbasin under state control Maven News March 5, 2024 1076By Lois Henry and Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Fallout over the ever sinking Friant-Kern Canal could affect growers throughout the...
SJV WATER: As companies buy up more valley farmland, the wells get deeper, according to new study Maven News March 5, 2024 239By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Private companies have been snatching up more and more farmland and drilling deeper wells, according...
KNEE DEEP TIMES: The Good Flood, Restoring a Sonoma Creek Nate Seltenrich News March 5, 2024 122By Nate Seltenrich, Knee Deep Times Wooden fence posts poking just above the surface and tall oaks with their trunks...