From the Department of Water Resources: On October 30, 2023, DWR released its Groundwater Sustainability Plan Implementation: A Guide to Annual Reports,...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water In what one attorney called a “moment of truth” for the City of Bakersfield, a judge ordered the city to keep enough water in the normally dry Kern River to protect fish populations. The 21-page...
Press release from Water Audit California Today, the Kern County Superior Court granted Water Audit California’s and other joint plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction that prevents the City of Bakersfield from making diversions in a manner that habitually dries...
California’s reservoirs are more full than usual thanks to last winter’s heavy rain and snow storms. Scientists believe that the state could see a repeat. By Dan Walters, Cal Matters Oct. 1 is the beginning of what hydrologists call the...
From the Delta Conservancy: The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy Board on Wednesday approved awarding up to $13.3 million for three climate-benefit projects that will provide fish and wildlife habitat, halt or reverse subsidence, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, support the Delta...
Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and voluntary water conservation commitments will save 3-million-acre feet of water through...
Mountain snowpack melts quicker when coated in dust. This cyclical problem is forcing water forecasts to evolve. By Kara West, EOS/AGU In the drought-plagued western United States, mountain snowpack is a vital source of water. Spring melting replenishes downslope rivers...