The Interagency Ecological Program releases the peer-reviewed report, An updated conceptual model of Delta smelt biology: our evolving understanding of...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: Persons claiming senior water rights in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed will...
Chuck Bonham, Sandy Matsumoto, Dr. Peter Moyle, and Tim Quinn discuss how to prepare for the next drought, including developing a plan, designating priority habitat, and securing water for the environment As January ends as a record-breaking drought in some...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: Facing the likelihood of a fourth consecutive drought year, the State Water Resources...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: While much of California has so far endured an exceptionally dry 2015, the...
Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta hears a presentation on the state treasurer’s report which found that both urban and agricultural contractors can afford the project; plus a brief update on the State Water Project contract negotiations regarding allocation...
Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta hears some of the details on the changes made to the water conveyance facilities...
From the Department of Water Resources: The absence of precipitation in January, normally California’s wettest month, has combined with warmer-than-average...
Panel discusses the pros and cons of Habitat Conservation Plans and Natural Community Conservation Plans In recent years in an effort to avoid ‘postage stamp’ conservation, many regional planning efforts have been undertaken that allow for development while at the...
Water agencies request modifications to flow requirements, Delta Cross Channel operations and the export rate; outline possible future actions and...
An Australian water official discusses the key policy initiatives that Australia enacted to respond to long-term exceptional drought conditions In...
From the Department of Water Resources: It may be necessary to install emergency salinity control barriers across three channels in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta if the weather stays exceedingly dry through spring. In order to prepare for worst-case drought conditions,...
The state climatologist discusses the current drought and the signs of climate change. Is the current drought a harbinger of...
From the Bureau of Reclamation: In preparation for the initial 2015 water supply allocation announcement in late February, the Bureau...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: In January 2014, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. proclaimed a State of Emergency and directed state officials to take all necessary actions to prepare for drought conditions. The State Water Resources Control Board...