CAL MATTERS: This reservoir on the Sacramento River has been planned for decades. What’s taking so long? Cal Matters News February 27, 2023 39By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters Last century, California built dozens of large dams, creating the elaborate reservoir system that supplies...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge extends plan to manage flows to California delta and protect endangered fish Courthouse News Service News February 27, 2023 40A federal judge said the court’s solution is the only one available to protect threatened fish since no one can...
UC DAVIS: The Science of Saving Salmon as Klamath Dams Come Down UC Davis News February 24, 2023 3Scientists Test the Waters Amid the World’s Largest Dam Removal by Malia Reiss, UC Davis The world’s largest dam removal...
CAL MATTERS: Water board waives Delta rules that protect salmon Cal Matters News February 23, 2023 1By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters California’s water board decided Tuesday to temporarily allow more storage in Delta reservoirs, waiving state...
CAL MATTERS: Water board waives Delta rules that protect salmon Cal Matters News February 22, 2023 12Angering environmentalists, the water board decided that cities and farmers would get more Delta water while restricting flows for endangered...
AG ALERT: Farmers race to sink water into ground after storms Ag Alert News February 22, 2023 21By Lisa McEwen Growers in the San Joaquin Valley are hurriedly building temporary groundwater sinking basins to take advantage of...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Ninth Circuit restores Trump-era gut of Clean Water Act rule Courthouse News Service News February 21, 2023 2Judges cannot vacate agency rules without first finding them unlawful. By Alanna Mayham, Courthouse News Service A Ninth Circuit panel...
CAL MATTERS: Newsom suspends environmental laws to store more Delta water Cal Matters News February 14, 2023 41By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters Facing an onslaught of criticism that water was “wasted” during January storms, Gov. Gavin Newsom...
THE CONVERSATION: A new strategy for western states to adapt to long-term drought: Customized water pricing The Conversation News February 13, 2023 22By Matthew E. Kahn, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Bhaskar Krishnamachari, University of Southern California, for...
DWR NEWS: DWR, Reclamation Submit Request to Adjust Water Right Permit Conditions to Conserve Storage Department of Water Resources (DWR) News February 13, 2023 11From DWR News Following the driest three-year period on record, California experienced one of the wettest three weeks in January....
AG ALERT: Federal actions on water frustrate Klamath farmers Ag Alert News February 8, 2023 6By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A decades-long tussle over water continues at the California-Oregon border, as irrigators of the federal...
CAL MATTERS: Ground zero: Rain brings little relief to California’s depleted groundwater Cal Matters News February 7, 2023 8Communities, largely home to low-income Latino residents, still have dry wells. Restoring groundwater takes decades, with costly, long-term replenishment projects...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: EPA slammed over lax standards for ship pollution Courthouse News Service News February 6, 2023 2Environmentalists say the EPA has blown by a congressionally mandated deadline to set standards to control ship ballast pollution. By...
DWR NEWS: DWR’s Innovative Underground Aquifer Mapping Project Reaches Major Milestone: Data Now Available for Entire Central Valley Department of Water Resources (DWR) News February 6, 2023 23By DWR News The Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) innovative Statewide Airborne Electromagnetic (AEM) Survey Project has now released AEM...
GRIST: A California town’s wastewater is helping it battle drought Grist News January 23, 2023 4By Naoki Nitta, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. This story...