At the February 19th meeting of the California Water Commission, Director of the Department of Water Resources Mark Cowin updated...
As part of a new experimental product, NASA scientists are generating groundwater and soil moisture drought indicators each week which...
Groundwater withdrawals in the Central Valley have caused a 1200-square mile subsidence bowl that is affecting water conveyance and flood control infrastructure, according to the results of a USGS study released yesterday, Land subsidence along the Delta-Mendota Canal in the...
Phil Isenberg, Chair of the Delta Stewardship Council, issued the following statement regarding the release of the USGS’s latest report...
From USGS: “Extensive groundwater pumping from San Joaquin Valley aquifers is increasing the rate of land subsidence, or sinking. This...
Population growth and more intensive land use are projected to place increasing pressure on California’s water resources while at the same time, surface runoff is expected to decline due to climate change. Additionally, efforts aimed at regional self-sufficiency often involve...
California lacks a statewide sustainable groundwater management program, instead leaving groundwater under local control, and while there are a few...
California has long relied on surface reservoirs to manage the state’s fluctuating water supply as evidenced by the over 1300...
By shifting its timing and use of electricity, California’s water sector can help avoid the need to build new power plants, a new white paper, California’s Water-Energy Nexus: Pathways to Implementation, has determined. Written by GEI Consultants on behalf of...