From Restore the Delta: In California, today marks the start of the new “water year,” the date water managers use...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board announced Monday it is appealing a Kings County judge’s preliminary injunction that has forced the state to hold off on measures intended to corral excessive groundwater pumping in the...
Decision moves away from outdated “Fall X2” provision that isn’t helping Delta smelt populations recover but has significant water costs...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...
Current water policies in the Delta encourage “shifting baselines” that gradually degrade ecosystems. But ongoing work on the Klamath River shows that restoring ecosystems to a better state than the status quo is possible. By Alastair Bland Among the jumbled...
As power grids rely more on renewable energy sources like wind and solar, balancing energy supply and demand becomes more...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water First their wells went dry. Then this summer’s brutal heat wave made water in emergency...
From the Department of Water Resources: In compliance with the Delta Reform Act and Delta Stewardship Council regulatory process, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) is posting a draft certification of consistency for the 2024-2026 Proposed Geotechnical Activities proposed action...
Record hot summer, looming La Niña conditions, and early-season uncertainty means California must be prepared for both dry conditions and...
Upgraded research tool allows scientists to pinpoint the origin of individual salmon. From the Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries...
IID inked a landmark conservation agreement on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to conserve up to 700,000 acre-feet of water for the Colorado River and build 10-12 feet of elevation at Lake Mead — the...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Three Tulare County irrigation districts that recently found themselves in the state’s crosshairs over groundwater...
From the Delta Protection Commission: What policies would Delta residents support for adapting to environmental changes in the region? Given...
Study identifies 5 key gaps in the hydropower supply chain—and ways to address them By Tiffany Plate, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Solar panels and wind turbines get a lot of attention in the current conversation about renewable energy. Meanwhile,...