New understanding of relationship between stream flows and salmon survival provides a critical tool for balancing water needs in the...
The California Water Commission is in the process of completing the task assigned to them in the Water Resilience Portfolio...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert With very little water to spare this drought year, water districts struggling with limited or no supplies look to their counterparts in other districts to negotiate water transfers to add whatever flexibility they can. Districts...
Secretary of Natural Resouces Wade Crowfoot and DWR Director Karla Nemeth address the ACWA Spring Conference Last week, the Association...
The California Department of Water Resources has filed an application for water quality certification with the State Water Resources Control...
The Legislative Analyst’s Office warns California lawmakers to prepare to dispatch emergency drinking water to vulnerable communities, particularly in the Central Valley. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Rural, low-income Latino communities across California were hardest hit by the last drought...
The Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD), housed within the Department of Water Resources, regulates over 1,240 dams to prevent...
By Ching Lee, Ag Alert Dry weather this spring has created ideal planting conditions for California rice farmers, but lack...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert In water-stressed farming areas of California, farmers removed productive trees and idled other land to divert what little water they have to other crops, as the reality of the 2021 drought became ever more apparent....
By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert Watsonville-area farmers who rely on well water to produce berries and vegetables are continuing to...
Drought-riddled California and others want more sway over permitting process for projects like oil pipelines, power plants and wetlands developments,...
Dr. Graham Fogg and DWR’s Jenny Marr discuss the efforts underway to assess the potential for Flood Managed Aquifer Recharge (or Flood MAR) At the April meeting of the California Water Commission, the Commission continued examining the state’s role in...
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...