By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California’s landmark 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which requires local agencies in affected basins to...
By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert California has agreed to make long-term cuts to the amount of water the state uses...
By Ching Lee, Ag Alert Falling commodity prices, rising production costs and water supply uncertainty are some of the factors weighing on planting decisions for California farmers this season. They say their crop options have narrowed, with canneries needing less...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Members of the state Water Resources Control Board voted unanimously on Tuesday, March 19, to...
The report recommends policies, programs and tools for agricultural resilience. By Patty Guerra, UC Merced Water is among the most...
By the end of the century, drought may reshape California’s mountain waterways and the ecosystems that depend on them. By Kara Manke, UC Berkeley A network of artificial streams is teaching scientists how California’s mountain waterways — and the ecosystems...
Climate change projections for California indicate a future characterized by warmer temperatures, reduced snowfall, greater rainfall, and drier summer conditions....
In 2017, a nationwide assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey found that brackish groundwater in the nation’s aquifers is more...
“The Court has carefully considered all pending claims, and if any claims were not specifically addressed in this order, the Court did not find them persuasive. Accordingly, as discussed in this order, petitioners’ claims are all denied.” The Sacramento Superior...
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....