Pressured by growers and legislators, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency in 39 counties as most of California experiences...
Package includes billions for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, with a focus on small and disadvantaged communities From the Office of...
41 counties now under drought state of emergency to protect communities and the environment, representing 30 percent of the state’s population From the Office of the Governor: Governor Gavin Newsom today significantly expanded his April 21 drought emergency proclamation to include...
From the US Fish & Wildlife Service: Phase 3C of the Lower Clear Creek Floodway Rehabilitation Project has been completed,...
Did BOR shift economic burden from Water Contractors to taxpayers? From the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations: On Monday...
PNNL leads investigation into hydropower’s evolving value to the grid and energy storage By Genoa Blankenship, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Across the United States, hydroelectric dams are capturing energy from river water to create electricity that powers everything from street lights to mega industrial...
Hold placed on North-of-Delta Agriculture Service Contractors due to worsening drought conditions Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced an update...
Delta Watermaster: It’s physically, ecologically, and economically impossible to squeeze water out of the Delta for export. At the April...
The monthly reservoir report is authored by hydrologist Robert Shibatani exclusively for Maven’s Notebook. Continued warnings about California’s pending dry-year and potential extended drought are headlining the news. Rain has been sparse over the past month; less than half-an-inch at...
The impact of climate change on flood risk in the Delta varies by location, which means the fixes will...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is expected to declare a shortage on the Southwest’s lifeline in August, which could leave...
At the April meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Laurel Larsen spotlighted a research article that studied ecological metrics for conservation planning and monitoring, introduced the new Sea Grant Science Fellows, and updated the Council on the...
ESTUARY News sent reporters to the first virtual Bay-Delta Science Conference in April 2021. This special edition of Pearls shares...
From the Courthouse News Service: The Ninth Circuit revived the Navajo Nation’s breach of trust claim alleging that the federal...
Presentation by Dr. Ted Sommer, Lead Scientist at the Department of Water Resources, for the 2021 Bay-Delta Science Conference. Dr. Ted Sommer’s recommended reading list General Ariyama, J., Boisramé, G. F, & Brand, M. R. (2019). Water Budgets for the...