COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge rules against Northern California county in water access race discrimination case Courthouse News Service News October 26, 2024 311Attorneys have two weeks to submit briefs on the scope of the injunction the judge will issue. By Alan Riquelmy,...
CAL MATTERS: Is a new plan for delivering Delta water worse than Trump’s rules? Environmentalists say yes. Cal Matters News October 25, 2024 392Growers support a federal and state proposal for operating California’s massive systems that send river water south. But it could...
ARMY CORPS: Cold war cleanup in the Central Valley US Army Corps of Engineers News October 25, 2024 164From the Army Corps of Engineers: Attacks by Germany and Japan thrust two emerging world powers — the Soviet Union...
USGS: Millions in the U.S. may rely on groundwater contaminated with PFAS for drinking water supplies USGS News October 25, 2024 144Estimates according to a new USGS predictive model. Exposure to some PFAS may lead to adverse health risks. Press release...
DAN WALTERS: California reservoirs are full, but water politics may trump hydrology Cal Matters News October 24, 2024 327By Dan Walters, Cal Matters Most of us operate on the calendar year — the 12 months that begin on...
NIDIS: New study finds drought recovery hindered by a changing climate NIDIS News October 24, 2024 94By Lorena Anderson, UC Merced Drought recovery isn’t only important for human water users. For example, migrating birds depend on...
AG ALERT: Farms face ruin as groundwater law takes its toll Ag Alert News October 23, 2024 3314By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Last month, on the final day of his almond harvest, Amrik Singh Basra sat outside...
AG ALERT: State to consider Scott and Shasta river flows rules Ag Alert News October 23, 2024 432By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California water officials last week directed staff to create a report that outlines the scientific...
SJV WATER: Kings County groundwater managers ‘flying blind’ with zero input from State Water Board SJV Water News October 23, 2024 233By Lisa McEwen and Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Water managers in Kings County have heard nothing but crickets from state...
SJV WATER: One Tulare County groundwater region setting the standard for protecting residential wells SJV Water News October 23, 2024 216By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water At least one Tulare County groundwater region is doing things right when it comes to...
SJV WATER: San Joaquin Valley well drillers say they are struggling to meet state air regulations SJV Water News October 23, 2024 406By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Well drillers are having a hard time updating expensive equipment to meet state air quality...
COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Owner of Bay Area island won’t get new trial over illegal levee ‘repair’ Courthouse News Service News October 22, 2024 184A federal judge didn’t agree that a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision shielded the owner from liability under the Clean...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Scientists see echoes of ancient warming world in El Niño Maven News October 22, 2024 99Duke University researchers and collaborating scientists took a peek into the last 250 million years to understand the causes of...
NOW AVAILABLE: DWR Releases Webinar on Depletion of Interconnected Surface Water and Extends Paper Comment Period Department of Water Resources (DWR) News October 18, 2024 164From the Department of Water Resources: To help Groundwater Sustainability Agencies address the depletion of interconnected surface water (ISW) in...
UC MERCED: Study: Climate Change Extends Drought Recovery by at Least Three Months UC Merced News October 18, 2024 225By Lorena Anderson, UC Merced A group of researchers at UC Merced has found that climate change means it takes...