Rider threatens Flint funding, CA Bay Delta, and wildlife From Defenders of Wildlife: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) inserted anti-environmental language into the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bill today that would undermine protections for salmon,...
Bill includes both long-term, short-term provisions; $558 million for storage, desalination, recycling, fish, wildlife protection programs; and Fully complies with...
On Tuesday, the Department of Water Resources announced a State Water Project initial allocation of 20%. Here’s what agencies and organizations had to say: From the Kern County Water Agency: Yesterday, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced that...
Drought Continues Despite Early-Season Rainfall Still early in California’s rainy season, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced its...
By Julie Cart, Cal Matters The report’s findings were unequivocal: Given the current pace of water diversions, the San Francisco Bay and the Delta network of rivers and marshes are ecological goners, with many of its native fish species now...
Implementation has begun on identifying barriers to stormwater capture and use, addressing urban pesticides, and identifying funding opportunities Stormwater runoff occurs when precipitation from rain or snowmelt flows over the land surface. The addition of roads, driveways, parking lots, rooftops...
What Are The Risks of Continuing Without One? Written by Robert Shibatani A fundamental tenet of applied hydrology has always been baseline data. Whether newly generated or, culled from existing archives, baseline data provides the characterizing information required for any...
