An old conflict plagues Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to bore a tunnel to carry water under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta – demands that more water flow into the Delta to protect wildlife habitat. By Dan Walters, Cal Matters Four-plus decades...
Written for Maven’s Notebook by Robin Meadows The first time a reporter asked public health researcher Gina Solomon if wildfires could contaminate drinking water, she told them it wasn’t a concern. The second time a reporter brought this up, she...
California Urban Streams Partnership shows Contra Costa County homeowners how to be stewards of their watersheds. By Jessica Hall, Earth Island Journal While many of California’s streams in urbanized areas have become concrete “flood control projects” or “storm drains,” many...
From the Department of Water Resources: On January 28, 2022, the Department released eight Incomplete determinations on groundwater sustainability plans...
Written by hydrologist Robert Shibatani With two months left in this water year (WY), California’s federal and State water systems will undoubtedly endure and avoid irreparable harm, all things considered. This WY, at least relative to past years, has thankfully...
The first of seven projects could see final funding awarded by the end of the year; other projects not until 2024 It’s a long road to the finish line for the seven water storage projects in the California Water Commission’s...