GUEST COMMENTARY: Our Enduring Water Supply: Are the Answers to California’s Water Problems Obvious?
Written by Robert Shibatani Is there a water supply problem in California? To answer such a question, much depends...
In the year after the Carr Fire in northern California, USGS researchers found that greater-than-average precipitation moved large sediment loads...
By Dennis Pollock, Ag Alert Efforts have been made by nut-crop growers to recharge their underground water supplies by capturing excess water in the winter. They are far from alone. Researchers are finding some success in doing that with alfalfa,...
A federal judge concluded the Trump administration rule that rolls back regulation of water-polluting projects contradicts Supreme Court precedent and...
By Aries Keck, NASA Applied Sciences OpenET uses publicly available data to provide satellite-based information on evapotranspiration (the “ET” in...
At the September meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen spotlighted an article on salmon predation, highlighted two new fact sheets on salmonids now available, and gave an update on the activities of the Delta...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California’s water bucket is not even half full as the state enters the 2022 water...
From Senator Feinstein’s office: Senator Dianne Feinstein and Representatives Jim Costa, John Garamendi and Josh Harder (all D-Calif.) today called...
At the September meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George updated the council members on the activities of his office. In his update, he discussed the drought, an investigation into a complaint alleging unlawful water diversion within...
From the Office of the Governor: Following the second driest year on record and with near record low storage in...
Gov. Newsom expands the California drought emergency from 50 counties to statewide, but does not order mandatory water conservation. He...
Commentary written by San Joaquin County Supervisors Chuck Winn and Kathy Miller Last month, the State Water Resources Control Board (SCWRB) held a public hearing on the pending water-right application of San Joaquin County for a permit to appropriate water...
SNWA chief warns of fights ‘over water that simply isn’t there’ by Jacob Fischler, Nevada Current States in the Colorado...
The Montezuma Wetlands Project is a multi-phase restoration project that uses dredged sediment to raise elevations in diked, subsided baylands...
By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert One day in early October, a group of University of California, Merced, students went to the campus Smart Farm, augurs in hand, to explore the soil for the best spots to locate moisture sensors. They...