From the California Water Commission: As part of the California Water Commission’s work assessing how to shape well-managed groundwater trading programs...
by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline The golden hills of California have turned green in recent weeks after a series of storms delivered much-needed rain and snow to a state suffering from two years of drought. But state officials and water policy...
By the Department of Water Resources: California is no stranger to devastating floods. With the most variable weather conditions in the country, the state receives between 40 and 60 percent of its precipitation from atmospheric rivers, a stream of water...
Successful management of California’s freshwater resources requires balancing consumptive and non-consumptive water use with fish species that depend critically on...
Experimental release paves the way for multiyear supplementation program By Gary Pitzer, US Bureau of Reclamation Federal and state agencies recently took the unprecedented action of releasing captive-raised Delta smelt into the cold, murky water of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta...
Hosing off driveways and excessive lawn watering could net Californians $500 fines under new emergency drought rules. By Nick Cahill, Courthouse News Service Californians will again see water-wasting rules despite a record-breaking month of snow and rain as drought regulators...
Drought Relief Will Depend on Remaining Wet Season From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the first snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. Early winter storms this month provided a strong...
