CDFW NEWS: Improved passage lets threatened sturgeon, salmon and other species return to spawn in Sacramento River Department of Fish and Wildlife Delta scienceNewsScience June 7, 2023 32Dozens of adult sturgeon and hundreds of other large fish including threatened Chinook salmon have moved safely from receding floodwaters...
COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Fight over Oregon’s Klamath water can stay in federal court, Ninth Circuit rules Courthouse News Service News June 5, 2023 9A Ninth Circuit panel ruled against the Klamath Irrigation District in its attempt to move a dispute over the allocation...
STANFORD NEWS: How Sierra Nevada snowpack confounds Central Valley groundwater readings Stanford University News June 5, 2023 72By Adam Hadhazy Billions of tons of snow piled atop the Sierra Nevada Mountains can cause parts of the Central...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: What San Diego’s Water Divorce Might Cost You Voice of San Diego News June 2, 2023 9Two small North County farming communities want to stop purchasing water in San Diego and leave the San Diego County...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: State Legislature Steps Into San Diego’s Water Divorce Debate Voice of San Diego News June 2, 2023 2If passed, AB 530 would require a countywide vote before any water district could buy water from a different county....
DWR News: DWR Uses Genetic Technology to Help Identify Endangered Fish Department of Water Resources (DWR) News June 1, 2023 11From DWR News: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is using the latest genetic technologies to more accurately identify endangered...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Sturgeon Arose During the Jurassic—Can They Survive the Anthropocene? Robin Meadows Delta scienceNewsScience May 31, 2023 377Written by Robin Meadows Sturgeon have been around far longer than humans—a jaw-dropping 200 million years to our comparatively short...
CAL MATTERS: State asked to stop diverting iconic Mono Lake’s water to Los Angeles Cal Matters News May 30, 2023 47By Alistair Bland, CalMatters As trickling snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada slowly raises Mono Lake — famed for its bird...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Race to move water underground on as California’s Central Valley overflows Courthouse News Service News May 26, 2023 24One of California’s most susceptible regions to disastrous flooding faces dangerous conditions as the historic new snowpack melts. But there...
DWR NEWS: In the face of a changing climate, DWR is committed to making investments in forecasting our water supply Department of Water Resources (DWR) News May 26, 2023 8By DWR News As California transitions to a hotter, drier future with greater swings between flood and drought conditions like...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water manager ripped over poor climate change planning Courthouse News Service News May 25, 2023 99The state auditor pointed to the California Department of Water Resources’ outdated forecasts that may not account for extremes brought...
DWR NEWS: State Water Project Operations Continues to Adapt to Climate Change Department of Water Resources (DWR) News May 25, 2023 17By DWR News As California experiences more extreme swings between wet and dry periods, DWR continues to deploy innovative forecasting...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: The Boundary Referees Deciding San Diego’s Water District Divorce Voice of San Diego News May 25, 2023A pair of small water districts want to leave the San Diego County Water Authority. A little-known government body gets...
STATELINE: Colorado River agreement punts on drastic cuts and difficult negotiations Stateline News May 24, 2023 39The proposal from Arizona, California and Nevada is not a long-term fix, water experts argue. by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline State...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California urged to end water grab on Scott River Courthouse News Service News May 23, 2023 31While a previous petition spurred the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt drought-related emergency regulations that set a minimum...