New dataset and publication identify link between atmospheric rivers and wildfire in the interior Southwest. By the USGS Climate Adaptation...
From the Department of Water Resources: The Sierra Nevada snowpack continues to build during one of the wettest winters in...
Yesterday, President Trump issued an order directing his administration to begin the long process of rolling back sweeping clean water rules enacted by the Obama Administration. Here are the reactions I have found so far, listed in alphabetical order: From...
“Water is an issue where we need to reach farther, dig deeper, and dream dreams, particularly when it comes to...
Areas of California’s San Joaquin Valley continue to sink in response to the state’s drought, finds a new update to...
From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation today announced the initial 2017 water supply allocation for Central Valley Project contractors in the Friant Division, Eastside Division and Municipal & Industrial Water Service Contractors in the American River Division....
Areas of California’s San Joaquin Valley continue to sink in response to the state’s drought, finds a new update to...
From the Fish Restoration Program: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)...
Governor Brown Takes Action to Bolster Dam Safety and Repair Transportation and Water Infrastructure
From the Office of the Governor: With extreme weather putting increasing stress on California’s roads, bridges and flood control system, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced a series of immediate and longer-term actions to bolster dam safety, improve flood...
Democrats in the California Legislature, wary of as-yet unknown environmental polices to come from the Trump White House, have moved...
The State Water Board should focus on functional flows, not unimpaired flows, they say In a letter to the State...
Effectively communicating complex science to policy- and decision-makers is critical for managing the Delta, but the science needs to be useful as well as usable. The State of Bay-Delta Science (SBDS) is a synthesis of current scientific understanding of the...
In 2015, the State Water Resources Control Board sent curtailment notices to pre- and post- 1914 water rights holders based...
With the passage of SB-555 in October 2015, all urban retail water suppliers in the state are required to submit...
Dr. Gerrit Platenkamp: Adaptive management in a regional context faces challenges with monitoring, experimentation, and adaptation At the Bay Delta Science Conference, Dr. Gerrit Platenkamp, Director of Biological Resources at ESA, gave this presentation on adaptive management and wetland restoration...