By the California Farm Bureau Federation: Transferred water could begin moving as early as July 1 to water-short irrigation districts...
Drought resilience depends on location but also extraordinary engineering — determining which California places are running out of water this year and which remain in good shape. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters In Los Angeles, people have been hearing about...
Elevated salinity and nitrates in surface water and groundwater are increasing problems affecting much of California, other western states, and...
Emerging methods that improve precipitation forecasting over weeks to months could support more informed resource management and increase lead times...
With a key water source for farmers and cities threatened, state officials are banking on a $30 million pile of rocks to keep saltwater from encroaching further into the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. By Nick Cahill, Courthouse News Service Normally...
Estuary News is a publication of the San Francisco Estuary Partnership. In the June edition of Estuary News: Thinking like...
Combat climate change, or clean up the water? Legislators chose to dip into a greenhouse gas fund to fight California’s...
What if we could predict changes to ecosystems in the same way we can predict the weather? An emerging field of science is working towards making that a reality. In areas such as fisheries, wildlife, algal blooms, wildfire, and human...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Severe drought highlights the need for greater investment to improve aging California water facilities, and...
About 4,300 users were issued notices to halt diversions from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Some growers and municipalities will have...
While the saying, “too much of a good thing,” sounds pleasant at its core, water managers take that very seriously when it comes to managing salt, or salinity, in the water supply. Water managers across California are responsible for providing...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: With extremely dry conditions continuing throughout the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the State Water Resources...
The Delta Independent Science Board (Delta ISB), which provides scientific oversight of programs that support adaptive management, has finished its...
San Francisco Estuary and Watershed ScienceVolume 19, Issue 2 | June 2021 NOTE In Honor of Dr. Larry R. BrownBruce Herbold, Peter B. Moyle, Anke Mueller–Solger, Ted Sommerhttps://doi.org/10.15447/sfews.2021v19iss2art1 POLICY & PROGRAM ANALYSIS Preparing Scientists, Policy-Makers, and Managers for a Fast-Forward FutureRichard B. Norgaard,...