The Yolo Bypass was originally designed as a flood control measure to protect the city of Sacramento. It is also widely viewed as an environmental and water management success story, as it has been demonstrated to achieve multiple benefits, including...
By Adam Hadhazy Billions of tons of snow piled atop the Sierra Nevada Mountains can cause parts of the Central Valley, just west of the range, to sink – muddling groundwater assessments that take sinking as a sign of depleted...
Two small North County farming communities want to stop purchasing water in San Diego and leave the San Diego County Water Authority. Here’s what that could mean for your pocketbook. By MacKenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego Two small farming...
The Department of Water Resources is working on a final EIR to install the barrier two times over ten years as needed California is highly prone to droughts, and droughts are expected to increase in frequency as climate change impacts...
By Alistair Bland, CalMatters As trickling snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada slowly raises Mono Lake — famed for its bird life and outlandish shoreline mineral spires — advocates are pressuring state water officials to halt diversions from the lake’s tributaries...
