California water districts signed Colorado River water conservation agreements with the federal government at the start of the 75th meeting...
Nearly $295 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda will conserve up to 643,000 acre-feet of water through 2025...
By Nicole Choi, AGU In December 2012, heavy downpours from an atmospheric river—a long atmospheric pathway that transports large amounts of water vapor—deluged parts of Northern California, including around Lake Mendocino near Ukiah. Water levels behind the lake’s Coyote Valley...
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is encouraging local agencies to prepare groundwater recharge projects early to maximize the...
New research from Stanford University shows wildfires can transform a natural element in soils into a cancer-causing and readily airborne...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water What had been the single largest groundwater agency in Kern County – the Kern Groundwater Agency – will be morphing into something new after the first of the year but no one is exactly sure...
Written by Roger Dickinson, CivicWell Policy Director and co-author of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, and Julie Rentner, River Partners...
Sonia Fernandez, UC Santa Barbara The American Southwest has always been a dry place — cue the romantic visions of...
Overcoming the ‘yuck’ factor is a challenge. by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline December 12, 2023 Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the West are grappling with drought that’s worsening because of climate change. After an Orange County resident flushes her toilet, the...
Pathways to climate-smart adaptation require urgent public-private support From the Environmental Defense Fund Deepening patterns of water scarcity and excess...
A major restoration effort by a coalition of Tribes and government agencies could help imperiled fish and other animals on...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Final environmental documents for the contentious $16 billion Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta tunnel project were released by the Department of Water Resources Friday, clearing a significant hurdle in the years-long process leading up to construction. The...
As foreigners buy up American agricultural land, lawmakers want to keep certain countries out. By Kevin Hardy, Stateline News Service...
Costs of buying hay high in extreme drought year of 2020 By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism The results of a...
Final EIR represents significant project milestone, important step toward building California’s resiliency to climate change Press release from the State Water Contractors: Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released the Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) for the...