By Senator Alvarado-Gil, Assemblyman Heath Flora, and Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria We all know it. You shouldn’t wait to close the...
Relying on water storage won’t be enough to make up for declines in future water availability under a changing climate,...
Aiming to store more water and protect the public, legislators are negotiating with the governor to restore $50 million to help repair 42 aging dams throughout the state. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics...
The Klamath Water User Association, which represents ranchers in the area, argued that centuries-old contracts require irrigation responsibilities to be...
Riverside Pumping Plant Replacement Project latest in decades-long effort By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation The fish travelling the Sacramento...
The Delta and Suisun Marsh region is rich in biodiversity, offering numerous ecosystem services and significant cultural value for many communities. However, it has been increasingly impacted by droughts, which are expected to become more frequent. At the May meeting...
Report includes wide-ranging recommendations to increase the amount and reliability of LA County’s recycled water supplies Press release from LA...
Another wet season helped improve California’s snow drought, but other parts of the western United States have not been so...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Fireworks were already popping between board members of a key Tulare County groundwater agency recently over an 11th hour attempt to rein in pumping in the severely overdrafted area. The main issue at the Eastern...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Due to significant economic impacts to farmers and others in the Klamath Basin, county leaders...
By Ching Lee, Ag Alert For multiple years, Simon Vander Woude’s Merced County dairy farm has served as a refuge...
State expedites water transfers to meet both long- and short-term needs From DWR News: “Working together to support local Tribal farmers, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi Yokut Tribe have expedited two water transfers to...
by Robin Meadows Water diversions can harm aquatic ecosystems, riparian habitat, and beaches fed by river sediment. But the people...
Hannah Frances Johansson, SJV Water The end of a two-year legal fight over who should pay, and how much, to...
From the US EPA: Today, June 10, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published water quality screening values under the Clean Water Act related to short-term concentrations of 6PPD and 6PPD-quinone (6PPD-q). These chemicals have been found in freshwater ecosystems and...