Panel weighs in on California’s evolving water policies and the latest regulations impacting the Valley From the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley California’s water policies are evolving—fast. From sweeping statewide laws like SGMA to new federal orders prioritizing...
Pioneering effort modernizes flood risk analysis in California’s Central Valley by integrating future climate scenarios, revealing a growing risk of...
Scarce flows, hungry predators, warm water, and politics conspire against salmon in the Delta, but which is the dominant stressor? Reporter Alastair Bland interrogates the science. By Alastair Bland As California’s Chinook salmon fishing season sits on pause for the...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Growers in southern Fresno County are facing a possible 137% increase in land assessment fees that the Consolidated Irrigation District hopes will help it nearly double its recharge capacity and capture more Kings River flood...
New ‘facilitated migration’ framework gives water managers a playbook for getting more juvenile Chinook salmon from the Central Valley to the sea By Mike Peña, UC Santa Cruz Key takeaways Facilitated migration is a practical, science-backed solution. This paper shows...
Synthesis is central to the Delta Science Program‘s mission, as outlined in the Delta Reform Act, which mandates providing unbiased science to guide water and environmental decisions in the Delta. To advance this, the program partnered with the National Center...
