GRIST: Tribes could lease their water to dry states. Why is it so hard? Grist News May 16, 2024 91The Colorado River Indian Tribes can now lease water to non-Indigenous users along the drought-stricken river. Most nations can’t do...
AG ALERT: Rice planting ramps up after slower start Ag Alert News May 15, 2024 129By Ching Lee, Ag Alert After a storm dumped more than an inch of water on parts of Northern California...
PNNL: Peak Water: Do We Have Enough Groundwater to Meet Future Need? Pacific Northwest National Laboratory News May 10, 2024 228Though vast stores of groundwater persist below Earth’s surface, the climbing cost of accessing it is on track to significantly...
UC RIVERSIDE: New ‘forever chemical’ cleanup strategy discovered UC Riverside News May 10, 2024 243Method deals with pollution from fire suppressant foams By David Danelski, UC Riverside As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cracks...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water utilities ask state’s top court to reverse elimination of surcharges Courthouse News Service News May 9, 2024 209The California Supreme Court appeared puzzled by the state utilities commission’s lack of warning that it was considering putting an...
SJV WATER: Friant lawsuit over sinking canal altered but moving forward SJV Water News May 8, 2024 395By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water One of multiple charges in a lawsuit that pins blame for the perpetually sinking Friant-Kern...
SJV WATER: Third San Joaquin Valley groundwater basin recommended for state probation SJV Water News May 8, 2024 380By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Subsidence has reared its head again as a key factor cited by state Water Resources...
AG ALERT: Steelhead protections could bring new water restrictions Ag Alert News May 8, 2024 342By Christine Souza A state determination that Southern California steelhead trout merit additional protections could mean tighter water restrictions, according...
THE CONVERSATION: As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’ The Conversation News May 8, 2024 232By Franco Montalto, Drexel University “When it rains, it pours” once was a metaphor for bad things happening in clusters....
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California sees big dividends in groundwater supply thanks to wet winter duo Courthouse News Service News May 7, 2024 368State water officials say California needs five consecutive winters like 2023 to recover from years of drought-induced overpumping. By Natalie...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Northern California dam flood control operations found to harm endangered salmon Courthouse News Service News May 7, 2024 265A federal judge ruled that Coyote Valley Dam’s flood control operations stir up sediment in the water, which can harm...
COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Feds sue San Francisco over shoddy stormwater-sewage system Courthouse News Service News May 2, 2024 252The city discharges billions of gallons of untreated sewage water onto its beaches and into San Francisco Bay and its...
SJV WATER: Regulators took aim at two water contaminants recently. But do regs go far enough or target the right players? SJV Water News May 1, 2024 88By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Water systems will need to comply with new rules on contaminants at the state and...
AG ALERT: Agencies race to fix plans to sustain groundwater levels Ag Alert News May 1, 2024 346California State Water Resources Control Board staff members have recommended probationary status for the Tule Subbasin in the Tulare County...
USDA: Helping managers make sense of climate models for decision making Guest Contributor News May 1, 2024 57From USDA Climate Hubs: In January 2024, the California Climate Hub partnered with the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region’s...