While statewide rainfall is below average, climatologists are especially concerned about the lack of snow in California’s largest “reservoir” —...
By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation The group of low-slung, nondescript buildings in a remote corner of San Joaquin County...
Deadline for filing CEQA litigation ends on Monday, January 22 The Center for Biological Diversity, the County of Sacramento, the City of Stockton, and the Sacramento Area Sewer District have filed lawsuits, challenging the final EIR for the Delta Conveyance...
From the Department of Water Resources: California’s water delivery infrastructure needs modernization. The system was built in the 20th century...
Press release from Friends of the River After providing the previously undisclosed story of the Merced River secretly running dry...
When multiple atmospheric rivers hit California back-to-back, the economic damage from resulting rain and snowfall is three to four times higher than predicted from individual storms, a Stanford study finds. The insight could help water managers and disaster planners better...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water When flood water swamped dairies in Tulare and Kings counties last spring, it destroyed equipment,...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Major topic of the meeting of the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority was the Imported...
State, Local Water Agencies Achieve Major Milestone in Efforts to Ensure Groundwater Sustainability Statewide From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) marked a major milestone in long-term water supply management efforts today with the completion...
Agency’s CEQA Analysis Provides No Clear Plan for Restoring and Protecting California’s Greatest Aquatic Resource Press release from the California...
The January meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s One Water and Stewardship Committee included an informational update on the Delta Conveyance...
An Interview with Dr. Laurel Larsen, the Delta Stewardship Council’s Former Lead Scientist by John Hart Since the turn of the century, there has been a Delta Lead Scientist. Created in the year 2000 under the bygone program CALFED, the...
A startup claims it can store carbon dioxide in the toxic brine produced by desalination plants. By Jake Bittle, Grist...
The so-called “Delta Conveyance Project” would include a 36-foot wide tunnel extending about 45 miles to divert enough water from...
Press release from Save Our Salmon As the largest dam removal project in history unfolds on the Klamath River, conservation and social justice organizations filed a legal petition seeking a permanent instream flow requirement for the Shasta River, an important...