Drought-riddled California and others want more sway over permitting process for projects like oil pipelines, power plants and wetlands developments,...
Dr. Graham Fogg and DWR’s Jenny Marr discuss the efforts underway to assess the potential for Flood Managed Aquifer Recharge (or Flood MAR) At the April meeting of the California Water Commission, the Commission continued examining the state’s role in...
41 counties now under drought state of emergency to protect communities and the environment, representing 30 percent of the state’s population From the Office of the Governor: Governor Gavin Newsom today significantly expanded his April 21 drought emergency proclamation to include...
PNNL leads investigation into hydropower’s evolving value to the grid and energy storage By Genoa Blankenship, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Across the United States, hydroelectric dams are capturing energy from river water to create electricity that powers everything from street lights to mega industrial...
Hold placed on North-of-Delta Agriculture Service Contractors due to worsening drought conditions Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced an update...
The monthly reservoir report is authored by hydrologist Robert Shibatani exclusively for Maven’s Notebook. Continued warnings about California’s pending dry-year and potential extended drought are headlining the news. Rain has been sparse over the past month; less than half-an-inch at...
At the April meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Laurel Larsen spotlighted a research article that studied ecological metrics for conservation planning and monitoring, introduced the new Sea Grant Science Fellows, and updated the Council on the...
