At the February meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George updated the councilmembers on the efforts underway...
GUEST ARTICLE: Why the Sacramento region’s watershed is ‘super,’ and a buffer against climate change
Guest article written by Jeff Harris, a council member for the city of Sacramento and Bruce Houdesheldt, vice mayor of the city of Roseville. Both are board members of the Sacramento Regional Water Authority. The words “climate change” conjure up...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert In the latest challenges to farming in the Klamath Basin, farmers have learned that the...
At the February meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Laurel Larsen discussed a new report on the...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert “We need a Miracle March,” Kern County almond grower Don Davis says, expressing the concern of many farmers as California drops deeper into drought. The U.S. Drought Monitor said last week 85% of the state...
In recent months, the California Water Commission has been gathering public and expert input related to conveyance projects as part...
Statewide snowpack SWE 61 percent of the March 2 average From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of...
At the February meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta Committee, committee members were updated on the voluntary agreement process for the Bay-Delta and the Delta Conveyance Project. Update on the voluntary agreements Steve Arakawa, Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager, reviewed the voluntary agreements with...
Prepared Exclusively for Maven’s Notebook by Robert Shibatani The much-anticipated storms of February have come and gone. Despite early optimism,...
North America’s largest and most ancient freshwater fish species, white sturgeon, hang out in some kinds of Estuary waterways more...
On the edge of the Salton Sea, state officials and investors are seeking to turn brine into ‘white gold’ that can power electric cars. But will this help solve the Imperial Valley’s troubles — or add to them? By Julie...
Report presents staff recommendations for incorporating climate change into water rights permitting California’s climate is changing rapidly, and historical data...
Stakeholders all said they wanted better communication, but data and SB-88 compliance are a problem In 2014 and 2015 during...
By Dennis Pollock, Ag Alert There is more than one way to recharge groundwater by using almond orchards, and two growers talked about that in an online forum presented by the Almond Board of California. One of them, Mark McKean,...