Fire officials are bracing for the worst as scientists predict that climate change could cause more lightning strikes, which often...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current After months of negotiations, seven Western states along the Colorado River have agreed to water cuts over the next three years to help keep two of the main reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, from...
While a previous petition spurred the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt drought-related emergency regulations that set a minimum...
By Robin Meadows The State Water Resources Control Board, which both allocates surface water rights and protects water quality for...
By Alistair Bland, CalMatters Network Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. After nearly a year of intense negotiations, California, Nevada and Arizona reached a...
By DWR News The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is using a unique piece of State Water Project (SWP)...
The governor said the most aggressive reforms to the development process to take place in the last 50 years will...
Governor Newsom takes executive action to streamline permitting for necessary water infrastructure projects Press release from the State Water Contractors: Today, Governor Newsom announced a suite of actions aimed at securing California’s water future. The announcement comes as recent and...
Press release from the State Water Contractors: Yesterday, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) issued an order...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern River water is expected to go into the intertie, which connects the river to...
A new study shows the weather cycle packs a heavy financial punch. By Zoya Teirstein, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Forecasters are predicting the formation of an El Niño later...
Metropolitan’s One Water and Stewardship Committee meeting on May 8 featured a presentation on the Bureau of Reclamation’s draft Supplemental...
The California Water Plan is the state’s strategic roadmap for managing the state’s precious water resources equitably and sustainably. First...
By Natalie Hanson, Courthouse News Service California’s Yuba River, a vital breeding ground for salmon and other fish, could enjoy a new chapter as an expanded habitat under a new $60 million federal and state replenishment project. Governor Gavin Newsom...