Two recently published studies investigating past and future precipitation in California demonstrate that the state is experiencing an increasingly volatile...
Action focuses board on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building resilience to climate change impacts From the State Water Resources Control Board: Today the State Water Resources Control Board adopted a resolution requiring a proactive approach to climate change in...
From the Office of the Governor: Rallying thousands of scientists at one of the largest international gatherings of its kind, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today called on the scientific community – the “truth-tellers” and “truth seekers” – to mobilize...
Climate scientist Bill Patzert gives an overview of our water reality Marc Reisner’s “Cadillac Desert” masterfully chronicled how early settlers transformed the West, turning barren desert into rich agricultural land and residential oases. Now, faced with a historic drought, a...
Successful long-term water management requires a comprehensive, integrated strategy, says John Kingsbury Written by John Kingsbury, Executive Director of the...
Guest commentary written by Robert Shibatani In the often volatile arena that is California water, the focus on river flows has once again taken center stage. On September 15, 2016, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) released the draft...
PCWA’s Andy Fecko looks at what projections for sea level rise and warming temperatures could potentially mean for water operations at Folsom and in the Delta Climate change models predict a wide range of impacts that a warming climate will...
