From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Stewardship Council will conduct a public hearing on February 26 and 27, 2026,...
Sinking Ground Puts San Joaquin Valley Water Systems at Risk By the Department of Water Resources The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released a comprehensive new assessment of water conveyance in the San Joaquin Valley – home to more...
An AI server farm tsunami threatens to overwhelm the West’s power grid and water supplies. By Jonathan Thompson, High Country...
A new review shows how rising demand, shrinking supplies, and policy decisions together shape when groundwater use peaks and what...
In 2006, the Central Valley Regional Water Board launched the Central Valley Salinity Alternatives for Long-Term Sustainability (CV-SALTS) program to tackle the growing issue of nitrate and salt contamination in groundwater and wells across the region. This collaborative initiative brings together...
From California Agriculture: For most of its history, California treated groundwater and surface water as legally distinct. Unlike surface water...
There’s a way to reduce both the climate and water harms of data centers: build them in places with lots...
By Bethany Bradley, UMass Amherst; Adrienne Wootten, University of Oklahoma, and Ryan Longman, University of Hawaii When the Trump administration began freezing federal funding for climate and ecosystem research, one of the programs hit hard was ours: the U.S. Geological...
Efforts needed to reduce data center emissions and water use, report authors say By UC Newsroom Researchers from the University...
From the Department of Water Resources: Operations have officially begun for the Big Notch Project, one of the largest floodplain...
Across all of California, perhaps no other fish has as great of a cultural, economic, and ecological impact as that of salmon. These fish, who migrate incredible distances from mountain headwaters to the vast oceans and back again, have formed...
Press release from Restore the Delta: A coalition of Tribes and environmental advocates have filed a formal appeal challenging the...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Two neighboring Kings County groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) released draft pumping allocation policies recently but...
Press release from River Partners Today, a major milestone in the revitalization of Battle Creek was achieved through River Partners’ acquisition of the historic 1,721-acre Battle Creek Ranch in Tehama County. The acquisition was made possible through a $15.05 million...