by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the West are grappling with drought that’s worsening because of...
The salmon industry, worth about half a billion dollars, is devastated. The culprits: Drought and decades of water diversions and development. By Alastair Bland, Cal Matters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Most summer...
Southern Californians asked to continue using water efficiently to prepare for uncertainty of Colorado River water supplies, by increasing storage From the Metropolitan Water District: The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will no longer mandate emergency restrictions on water...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water An unfinished section of the new Friant-Kern Canal suffered a “severe breach” at Deer Creek in Tulare County Friday night as the normally dry creek swelled with rain and snowmelt and overran its banks into...
By Keith Musselman, University of Colorado Boulder, The Conversation Another round of powerful atmospheric rivers is hitting California, following storms in January and February 2023 that dumped record amounts of snow. This time, the storms are warmer, and they are...
The Stockton East Water District and the California Department of Water Resources filed a 180-day temporary water right permit application (T033357) with the State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, to divert 3,200 acre-feet of water to underground...
