With Above Average Reservoir Levels, El Niño Conditions, and a Dry Start to the Water Year, California is Preparing for...
By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News The drive to the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains shouldn’t have been easy this week. Snow in late December at the Soda Springs facility, at 6,800 feet, should have...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern County Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp issued a modified injunction on Kern River flows...
San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science (SFEWS) provides credible scientific information on California’s complex water issues, linking new science to...
PRESS RELEASE: Baykeeper Sues Federal Agency for Failing to Meet Endangered Species Act Requirements
Fish and Wildlife Service Missed Congressional Deadlines to Protect Longfin Smelt From the San Francisco Baykeeper: San Francisco Baykeeper late last week filed a lawsuit against the US Fish and Wildlife Service for violation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA)....
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water The Madera subbasin’s groundwater plan was approved by the state on Thursday much to the...
From the Delta Counties Coalition: In response to Department of Water Resources (DWR) certifying the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and...
By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service The plan to build a huge tunnel under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta passed a key hurdle Thursday with the California Department of Water Resources approval following the release of an environmental impact report this...
Yesterday, the Department of Water Resources certified the environmental impact report for the Delta Conveyance Project, completing a major milestone. ...
Final EIR Certified; Engineering, Design and Permitting to Move Forward From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water...
From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR or Department) announced today that it has approved the resubmitted Groundwater Sustainability Plans (Plans or GSPs) for the Madera Subbasin. Upon evaluation, Department staff concluded that sufficient action...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board yesterday readopted an emergency curtailment regulation that...
By Adam Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service A legal challenge was filed Wednesday in Yolo County Superior Court over one of...
Rapidly changing conditions and increasing uncertainty of future climate projections make extreme and hard-to-predict conditions challenging to manage the Delta and its watersheds effectively. Similarly, changing social, policy, and economic conditions can alter resource use and desirable management approaches, sometimes...