Difficult choices loom as climate change reduces water flows By David Danelski The Colorado River is a lifeblood for the U.S. Southwest that provides tap water for some 40 million people and irrigation for 2.6 million acres of crops in...
From the Department of Water Resources: On October 30, 2023, DWR released its Groundwater Sustainability Plan Implementation: A Guide to Annual Reports, Periodic Evaluations, and Plan Amendments, which provides guidance to GSAs preparing these documents under SGMA and the GSP Regulations. The Department...
By Ken Wright, Army Corps Sacramento District As cool Autumn air flows along the winding Sacramento River, thousands of sleek and graceful North American green sturgeons swim along the riverbed after spawning upriver last spring. Amongst those making their migratory...
They contend that nitrates in runoff from chemical fertilizers and other sources contaminate thousands of drinking water wells, and the Board is refusing to take steps to protect the Central Coast’s polluted rivers and streams Rural Latino community and farmworker...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current A robust water year for the Colorado River has given states that rely on the mighty waterway a few more years of stability as climate change takes its toll, federal officials said Wednesday. Last year,...