From the Department of Water Resources: The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is one of the largest estuaries in North America, providing...
Legacy mercury contamination is problematic in California waterways due to historic gold and mercury mining. Even today, mercury from abandoned...
By Chris Scheuring, California Farm Bureau Federation Wendell Berry famously said that eating is an agricultural act. That makes all of us into farmers, and nowhere is that more true than in water terms. For farming is irreducibly the process...
Restoration can help diversify salmon habitat and may stabilize fishing opportunities against climate shocks. From NOAA Fisheries: California’s native salmon...
By the Department of Water Resources: As efforts continue to plan and obtain all permits for a single tunnel project...
From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) hosted a series of webinars to provide background information related to preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed Delta Conveyance Project. The first in...
By DWR: Rain and snowfall in California have always been inconsistent and unpredictable. It is our climate’s natural state. The...
Decision paves the way for improved water management as extended drought continues to impact millions of Californians Press release from...
At the January meeting of the California Water Commission, the agenda included an informational briefing on the Yolo Bypass Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Fish Passage Project, also known as the Big Notch. The project will create critical floodplain habitat for...
From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released four determinations on groundwater sustainability...
California Water Science Center scientists Dina Saleh and Joseph Domagalski discuss water-quality data collected in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta. By...
Water managers also withdraw request for modified Delta operations From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced it is increasing the State Water Project allocation to 15 percent of requested supplies for 2022. Last...
It can be a bit hard for some to comprehend, but it is true: Here in the 21st century, California...
In the fall of 2021, the Delta Stewardship Council held a series of four webinars focusing on the social and...
By Edgar Sanchez, Ag Alert Sixth-generation rice grower Jeff Gallagher is perpetually surrounded by birds on the Sutter County farm that has been in his family since 1872. The soundtrack of his life is the din caused by the itinerant...