NOAA Fisheries led coordination efforts to protect water quality. By NOAA Fisheries “Heavy equipment removed the final obstacle separating the...
With California experiencing climate-driven extremes in weather, the state is continuing to take aggressive action to protect and expand the...
From the Mono Lake Committee: Thirty years ago, on September 28, 1994, the California State Water Resources Control Board issued one of California’s most historic environmental decisions. The Mono Lake Basin Water Rights Decision 1631 (D1631) was designed to protect...
Climate volatility spurs need for quick and adaptive responsiveness From the Bureau of Reclamation: California’s 2025 water year begins with...
From the Department of Water Resources: The operators of the State Water Project and Central Valley Project, working with federal...
Press release from Sustainable Conservation: Sustainable Conservation is proud to announce a new report, “Accelerating Restoration in the Sacramento Valley and Beyond: Progress and Next Steps to Cutting Green Tape in California.” This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the...
WaterPACT Project to quantify and reduce plastic waste in US rivers By Anna Nixon, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Rivers...
Press release from WateReuse California The State Water Resources Control Board, along with WateReuse California, and dozens of water utilities,...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Partnering with fisheries agencies, Central Valley irrigation districts, whose water users face flow reductions under the state’s Bay-Delta water quality plan, are enhancing habitat along the Tuolumne River to improve conditions for struggling fish. “The...
Water strategically stored in reservoirs and groundwater banks across state will support water reliability when dry conditions return From Metropolitan...
By Caleb Hampton As voters cast their ballots in the coming weeks, farmers in Sonoma County say the future of...
From Restore the Delta: In California, today marks the start of the new “water year,” the date water managers use to mark the end of the dry season and the beginning of the wet. The California Department of Water Resources...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board announced Monday it is appealing a Kings County judge’s...
Decision moves away from outdated “Fall X2” provision that isn’t helping Delta smelt populations recover but has significant water costs...
By Siddharth Kishore, Mehdi Nemati, Ariel Dinar, Cory L. Struthers, Scott MacKenzie, and Matthew S. Shugart, Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural Economics We examine spatial and temporal trends in crop-specific land-use decisions at the parcel level by land capability class—land quality—in...