As California enters the last month of the traditional snow season, snowpack is near average in most regions From the...
Researchers say if California could collect and treat more stormwater in cities, it could provide enough water to supply a quarter of the state’s urban population. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter...
National assessment quantifies vast potential to capture urban stormwater, volume equivalent to more than 90% of annual municipal and industrial...
Proposition 1 of 2014 dedicated $2.7 billion for investments in water storage projects, which the California Water Commission administers through...
Wildlife and people benefit from ongoing restoration By Susan Morse, US Fish & Wildlife Service Twenty years after a complex, multi-partner effort began to restore south San Francisco Bay and boost its resilience to...
New technique allows recharge to occur under existing crops at 100% efficiency To address declining groundwater levels throughout the State,...
By Ag Alert State and federal water officials last week announced preliminary water deliveries of 15% of requested supplies for...
American drinking water has some of the highest concentrations of microscopic plastic waste of anywhere in the world, a group of environmental experts told the Senate. By Benjamin S. Weiss, Courthouse News Service Congress needs to step in to address...
Over the last two decades, the Colorado River Basin has been in an extended drought. This has resulted in substantial...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water The controversial Delta Conveyance Project may have bigger problems than legal action over its recently...
As California’s precipitation becomes more erratic due to climate change, the state needs more tools, including more storage capacity, to make the water supply reliable. By Dan Walters, Cal Matters There’s no issue more important to California than having a...
From the Bureau of the Reclamation: If left unattended, quagga mussels can cause extensive harm to a facility and the...
The state’s environmental tool skews which communities are designated as disadvantaged, researchers say. Some immigrant neighborhoods could be left out,...
Annual Colorado River flows have decreased an average of four million acre-feet since the 21st century, while the number of thirsty people and crops continues to grow. What if the region could create new water? By Amanda Pomporo, Courthouse News...