Higher temperatures can cause droughts even with normal precipitation Higher temperatures caused by anthropogenic climate change made an ordinary drought...
From the Delta Stewardship Council: The following parties have appealed the California Department of Water Resources Certification of Consistency (C20242) for the 2024-2026 Proposed Geotechnical Activities for the Delta Conveyance Project, which was submitted to the Delta Stewardship Council on...
By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara Against the backdrop of global warming, sea level rise and extreme weather, it’s reassuring to learn that not all climatic changes are solely due to human activities. There are still natural rhythms in the...
By Sarah Whichello, Oak Ridge Associated Universities Research Participant with EPA. Estuaries are waterbodies where freshwater from the uplands mixes...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California water officials are taking another step forward as part of a broader process to improve conditions for struggling fish populations in the San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta and its tributaries. Last...
A balanced approach is key to benefiting California’s endangered fish species through habitat restoration, improved flow measures, monitoring, and hatchery...
Press release from the State Water Contractors Today, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) issued an Incidental Take Permit (ITP) for the long-term operation of the State Water Project (SWP),...
The Department of Water Resources has posted the final EIR for the Long-Term Operation of the State Water Project in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Suisun Marsh, and Suisun Bay. This Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is intended to support DWR’s decision...