By Keith Musselman, University of Colorado Boulder, The Conversation Another round of powerful atmospheric rivers is hitting California, following storms...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Governor Gavin Newsom is hoping to see the deluge from the ongoing storms socked away for dry times by making it easier to recharge underground aquifers. The governor issued an executive order Friday suspending some...
From the American Geophysical Union Atmospheric rivers, which are long, narrow bands of water vapor, are becoming more intense and frequent with climate change. A new study demonstrates that a recently developed scale for atmospheric river intensity (akin to the...
From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): A coalition of environmental groups – the California Water Impact Network, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, and AquAlliance – have submitted a notice of intent to sue the State Water Resources Control Board unless it rescinds...
Groundwater plans, largely serving low-income Latino communities, were deemed inadequate for preventing dry wells and sinking land. By Alastair Bland, Cal Matters State water officials on Thursday rejected six local groundwater plans for the San Joaquin Valley, where basins providing...
California may move to take over groundwater basins after plans to sustainably manage groundwater fell short of state standards. By Natalie Hansen, Courthouse News Service California water authorities say some regional groundwater sustainability plans to control aquifers do not stack...