California water regulators are cracking down on the overuse of groundwater by farmers. Enforcement could prompt them to idle thousands...
California’s Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board Permit Vacated The Sierra Club Tahoe Area Group and the California Sportfishing Protection...
From the Delta Science Program: At the request of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Delta Science Program has completed the facilitation of an independent scientific peer review of Reclamation’s Fish and Aquatic Effects Analysis for the long-term operations (LTO)...
As drought becomes a more regular occurrence, a new study looks at the U.S. Drought Monitor, the nation’s preeminent drought...
By Mitch Tobin, the Water Desk A recent federal synthesis of climate change research paints a grim portrait of snow’s...
By SJV Water Increased water allocations from systems that move water from northern to southern California were met with disappointment and frustration from contractors. Both the Department of Water Resources and Bureau of Reclamation increased allocations this week to 40%...
By NASA JPL The novel approach to estimating river water storage and discharge also identifies regions marked by ‘fingerprints’ of...
The Bureau of Reclamation has submitted the draft Sacramento River Temperature Plan to the State Water Board pursuant to Board...
From the Department of Water Resources: On October 26, 2023, the Department of Water Resources (Department) released six Incomplete determinations on groundwater sustainability plans (GSPs) developed by local agencies in Northern California to meet the requirements of the Sustainable Groundwater...
Stewards of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta say that preparing levees — which protect more than 600,000 residents and about...
Press release from Save California Salmon, the California Indian Water Commission, and the Golden State Salmon Association: A coalition of...
From the Department of Water Resources: Balancing the water supply needs of millions of Californians while protecting the environment is no easy task. The Department of Water Resources is committed to using and advancing the best available science to operate...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Hundreds of landowners in the Tulare Lake groundwater subbasin overwhelmingly rejected proposed pumping fees this...
From the Department of Water Resources: Even though California’s April Snow Survey marked a second consecutive year of above average...
By Steve Lundeberg, Oregon State University Oregon State University researchers have teamed with the Karuk Tribe to create a novel computer simulation model that showcases Indigenous fire stewardship’s role in forest ecosystem health. Western scientists and land managers have become...