Although the 2024 water year has not been as dramatic as the year prior, researchers say the snowmelt forecast paints a positive picture for many water reserves in the southwestern U.S. By Amanda Pampuro, Courthouse News Service The glass is...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water The 5th District Court of Appeal issued an order Friday that stayed the injunction requiring the City of Bakersfield to keep enough water in the Kern River to support fish. That means the preliminary injunction...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Water systems will need to comply with new rules on contaminants at the state and federal levels after two regulations were approved this month. That could bring challenging costs to water providers. And still, advocates...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Nevada’s senators joined federal lawmakers from six other western states Monday to demand additional funding to address the region’s long-term drought, worsened by climate change. The Colorado River remains in an unfolding and worsening drought....
California water regulators are cracking down on the overuse of groundwater by farmers. Enforcement could prompt them to idle thousands of acres of farmland and poses larger questions about what will happen to the affected fields. By Dan Walters, Cal...
