By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Madera subbasin’s groundwater plan appears headed for state rejection after one of the region’s seven groundwater agencies refused to approve the most recent version of the plan. Madera Irrigation District (MID) was the one...
In 2014, voters approved Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act, which provided $2.6 billion to be invested in the public benefits of water storage projects. The California Water Commission is administering the funding through the Water...
Written by Robin Meadows for Maven’s Notebook The Mokelumne River is on the modest side, running 95 miles from the Sierra Nevada and accounting for less than 3% of flows into the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. But the river’s impact...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Life is good for spring-run salmon in the San Joaquin River. As Friant Dam in Fresno County dumps excess water into the river, salmon are going to be able to traverse the entire waterway, a...
California ended its voluntary statewide target, triggering concerns from experts that many water supplies remain depleted. Other drought measures remain...
From the Office of the Governor: Climate change has made California’s dry and wet spells more extreme and unpredictable – after the three driest years on record, recent rain and snowfall have dramatically changed conditions in many parts of the...
