By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The California priority water rights system is being put to the test, as state regulators...
By the California Farm Bureau Federation: Transferred water could begin moving as early as July 1 to water-short irrigation districts in the western San Joaquin Valley. The Oakdale Irrigation District and South San Joaquin Irrigation District said last week they...
Drought resilience depends on location but also extraordinary engineering — determining which California places are running out of water this...
Elevated salinity and nitrates in surface water and groundwater are increasing problems affecting much of California, other western states, and...
Emerging methods that improve precipitation forecasting over weeks to months could support more informed resource management and increase lead times for responding to droughts and floods. by M. J. DeFlorio, F. M. Ralph, D. E. Waliser, J. Jones, and M....
With a key water source for farmers and cities threatened, state officials are banking on a $30 million pile of...
Estuary News is a publication of the San Francisco Estuary Partnership. In the June edition of Estuary News: Thinking like...
Combat climate change, or clean up the water? Legislators chose to dip into a greenhouse gas fund to fight California’s drinking water problem. The move alarmed environmentalists and legislators on both sides of the aisle — but it could soon...
What if we could predict changes to ecosystems in the same way we can predict the weather? An emerging field...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Severe drought highlights the need for greater investment to improve aging California water facilities, and...
About 4,300 users were issued notices to halt diversions from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Some growers and municipalities will have to rely on other sources, while many can invoke their senior water rights to keep pumping from the rivers —...
While the saying, “too much of a good thing,” sounds pleasant at its core, water managers take that very seriously...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: With extremely dry conditions continuing throughout the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the State Water Resources...
The Delta Independent Science Board (Delta ISB), which provides scientific oversight of programs that support adaptive management, has finished its review on the science of non-native species in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta). The review highlights the importance of anticipation...
