From the Hoopa Valley Tribe: Within hours of taking up the gavel, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Michael Johnson,...
Press release from Water Audit California Today, the Kern County Superior Court granted Water Audit California’s and other joint plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction that prevents the City of Bakersfield from making diversions in a manner that habitually dries...
They contend that nitrates in runoff from chemical fertilizers and other sources contaminate thousands of drinking water wells, and the...
They say the proposed Bay Delta Plan amendments call for substantial increases in outflows to protect the Delta which would...
California’s reservoirs are more full than usual thanks to last winter’s heavy rain and snow storms. Scientists believe that the state could see a repeat. By Dan Walters, Cal Matters Oct. 1 is the beginning of what hydrologists call the...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current A robust water year for the Colorado River has given states that rely on the...
Eleven Basins are Approved, and Six Basins are Deemed Incomplete and have 180 Days to Correct Plans From the Department...
From the U.S. Green Building Council – Los Angeles: The U.S. Green Building Council – Los Angeles (USGBC-LA) today is releasing a white paper, “The Energy Cost of Water”, a comprehensive effort to delve into a crucial, but often overlooked aspect of...
From the Delta Conservancy: The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy Board on Wednesday approved awarding up to $13.3 million for three...
CAL MATTERS: Western States’ planned water cuts are enough to avert a Colorado River crisis, for now
Wet weather and planned cuts by California, Arizona and Nevada averted declines that could have threatened water deliveries and power...
Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and voluntary water conservation commitments will save 3-million-acre feet of water through 2026 From the Department of Interior: The Biden-Harris administration today announced next steps in the Administration’s efforts to protect the...
Mountain snowpack melts quicker when coated in dust. This cyclical problem is forcing water forecasts to evolve. By Kara West,...
In 2014, voters approved Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act, which allocated $2.6 billion for the...
Today, Friends of the River, Defenders of Wildlife, and a coalition of conservation organizations submitted a letter to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) opposing the application for Sites Reservoir to be certified under the new Senate Bill...