As policymakers consider updates to the Bay-Delta Plan, a Stanford analysis outlines challenges and strategies to support future water security...
Total water savings through conservation will not drop below current levels until 2035 From the Conserve 4 CA Coalition: Earlier...
In the past decade, the average annual climate-driven increase in crop evapotranspiration is enough to drain a major reservoir. By Ryan Geller, Courthouse News Service California’s notorious droughts are a major concern for farming communities and water policymakers, but a...
By UC Merced University of California researchers from the USDA-funded Secure Water Future project recently found that increases in crop...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Last-ditch revisions being considered for the groundwater plan covering Kings County are not only “too...
From the San Francisco Baykeeper San Francisco Baykeeper recently issued a notice of intent to take legal action against the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and the City and County of San Francisco for repeated violations of the Clean Water Act....
Chinook in three creeks may be vulnerable alone, but resilient together. By NOAA Fisheries Restored salmon habitat should resemble financial...
The revised proposal grants water providers an extra five years for reducing outdoor irrigation. Cities and water agencies are relieved,...
Reclamation, partner agencies continue extraordinary effort to save Delta smelt By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation The group of low-slung, nondescript buildings in a remote corner of San Joaquin County near Tracy are hardly noticeable and are not open to...
Boards’ renewed project commitment advances long-term regional water security Press release from San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency and San Bernardino...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: Moving to bolster California’s water supplies and resilience to climate change, the State...
The State Water Board has released a revised draft of a proposed regulation that would establish budget-based water conservation targets for urban water agencies. Here’s what groups had to say about the revised regulations: From Association of California Water Agencies...
By Jesse Vad and Lisa McEwen The Friant-Kern Canal was called out specifically as one of the reasons the state...
Chinook counts are less dire than last year, but fishery managers are still opting to heavily reduce or ban commercial...
The 2023–2024 California Current Ecosystem Status Report shows an abundance of forage fish and a productive system fueled by upwelling. By NOAA Fisheries The California Current ecosystem is a vital ocean system stretching from Washington to Baja California. It faces...