From the National Academies Billions of gallons of water per day are channeled from northern California to drier Central and Southern California through the network of dams, canals, and other features that comprise the federal Central Valley Project (CVP), operated...
The milestone proves that reductions in use do not preclude growth. From the Colorado River Board of California: The Colorado River Board of California (CRB) announced today that California’s 2025 use of Colorado River water is projected to hit the...
By Liz Saunders and Ellen M. Bruno Across critically overdrafted groundwater basins, groundwater market development has faced significant hurdles. These...
Study shows need for joint groundwater and surface water management By Amy Quinton, UC Davis California often swings between climate extremes — from powerful storms to punishing droughts. As climate change drives more intense and frequent dry and wet cycles,...
Press release from the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) Scientists have released an updated report card for the San Francisco Bay-Delta for the first time since 2019, which spotlights the health of the waterways that carry nearly half of California’s...
By UC Merced Wildfires are growing more frequent and severe across the western United States, and California’s Sierra Nevada is ground zero. Decades of fire suppression have left these forests overstocked and vulnerable to catastrophic fires, drought and pest outbreaks....
