Wet weather and planned cuts by California, Arizona and Nevada averted declines that could have threatened water deliveries and power production — but long-term threats to the Colorado River remain. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings...
Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and voluntary water conservation commitments will save 3-million-acre feet of water through...
In 2014, voters approved Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act, which allocated $2.6 billion for the public benefits of water storage projects. The California Water Commission is overseeing the distribution of this funding through the Water...
Field test finds carbon stored in soils even in dry climates By Amy Quinton, UC Davis Adding crushed volcanic rock to cropland could play a key role in removing carbon from the air. In a field study, scientists at the...
New research shows how big water bill discounts for the region’s poorest would impact city budgets. By MacKenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego Let’s call it what it is – San Diego has a cost of water crisis. All the...
Officials celebrate start of $211 million High Desert Water Bank, Metropolitan’s largest-ever investment in groundwater storage From the Metropolitan Water...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Three dam expansion projects could increase water storage for use in the Central Valley by a whopping 304,000 acre feet. Each of the projects would raise existing dams, not build new ones. The project that...
