By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Probation has started for the Tulare Lake subbasin and farmers will be getting a list...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water This current, remarkably average water year – not last year’s barn burner – will be...
A new study maps how energy and food systems depend on stored water to generate hydropower and feed irrigation. Dams and reservoirs won’t be able to meet the demand in coming decades. As demand for food and energy grows, water...
The high court took up San Francisco’s bid to challenge how the government regulates water pollution. By Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse...
From the Environmental Defense Fund: As the American West faces intensifying water challenges, water managers, landowners, and water users are...
By Ted Sommer, Cal Matters Ted Sommer is a Public Policy Institute of California-CalTrout Ecosystem fellow at the PPIC Water Policy Center. He was previously lead scientist at the California Department of Water Resources Californians are blessed with a dazzling...
From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) this week successfully completed the...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: This notice is to inform you of new reporting requirements for groundwater extractors...
By Dan Walters, CalMatters Network Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. It’s been almost a half-century since I first heard the term “peripheral canal”...
Climate change will dramatically impact streamflow and its contributions to the Colorado River by increasing forest water use and reducing...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Cover crops could be an important tool in groundwater management but are being unintentionally disincentivized...
From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources has finalized its first comprehensive, public-facing Long-term Drought Plan for the State Water Project as part of an expanded effort to prepare for future droughts and extreme dry...
By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis As much as 70% of California was covered by wildfire smoke during parts of 2020...
From the Department of Water Resources: Department of Water Resources (DWR) scientists wanted to understand why high numbers of Chinook...
The April Delta Lead Scientist’s Report included a presentation by Dr. Denise Colombano on a synthesis project that used eight different datasets from 40 years of monitoring data to explore the importance of various drivers of food web dynamics throughout...