California is using federal dollars for infrastructure improvement to pilot placing solar canopies over parts of its aqueducts to improve...
San Francisco Baykeeper has argued that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is past its deadline to propose protected status...
California’s water supply is the healthiest it’s been this century thanks to two consecutive wet winters, but the state’s water interests continue jousting over priorities. By Dan Walters, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to...
The Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects (SERP), set to expire next year, has facilitated 48 restoration projects totaling over 20,000...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water The $171 million Kern Fan Groundwater Storage project – with a unique “eco-twist” – received...
From the Californians for Water Security: In a press release yesterday, Governor Newsom released the state’s updated Water Plan detailing the state’s plans to protect California’s water supplies from the climate crisis while boosting our state’s ability to capture and...
From the Central Valley Regional Water Board: Since 2018, third-party Coalitions within the Central Valley Region have been collaborating on...
Press release from the Golden State Salmon Association, The Bay Institute, Defenders of Wildlife, and San Francisco Baykeeper State and...
From the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance In an April 1, 2024 letter to three water boards, fishing and conservation groups and a Tribe have urged regulators to control recently measured excess levels of selenium in Mud Slough. Mud Slough drains...
California experts say recent storms signal a strong comeback for the state’s water supply — but much depends on how...
The 2023 update focuses on equity, watershed resilience, and climate urgency The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released...
By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert State and federal water providers have increased promised allocations after accounting for recent storms that improved snowpack and reservoir levels. The California Department of Water Resources doubled the amount of water it expects to deliver...
By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara Groundwater is a critical resource around the globe, especially in dry regions, but it’s...
Groundwater is intimately connected with the landscape and land use that it underlies. How land is developed above can change...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Meeting: Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority board of directors Date: March 29, 2024 Agenda and Packet: CLICK HERE Background: The basin depends on 7,650 acre feet of natural inflow each year but users pump out...