San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science (SFEWS) provides credible scientific information on California’s complex water issues, linking new science to...
Fish and Wildlife Service Missed Congressional Deadlines to Protect Longfin Smelt From the San Francisco Baykeeper: San Francisco Baykeeper late last week filed a lawsuit against the US Fish and Wildlife Service for violation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA)....
By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service The plan to build a huge tunnel under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta passed a key hurdle Thursday with the California Department of Water Resources approval following the release of an environmental impact report this...
Yesterday, the Department of Water Resources certified the environmental impact report for the Delta Conveyance Project, completing a major milestone. ...
From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR or Department) announced today that it has approved the resubmitted Groundwater Sustainability Plans (Plans or GSPs) for the Madera Subbasin. Upon evaluation, Department staff concluded that sufficient action...
Rapidly changing conditions and increasing uncertainty of future climate projections make extreme and hard-to-predict conditions challenging to manage the Delta and its watersheds effectively. Similarly, changing social, policy, and economic conditions can alter resource use and desirable management approaches, sometimes...
Streamlining criteria part of state’s multipronged Water Supply Strategy This week, state agencies finalized the “Siting and Streamlining Report to Expedite Permitting Seawater Desalination Projects,” further bolstering the Newsom Administration’s all-of-the-above approach to boosting California’s water resilience amid climate change...
