Earlier this afternoon, state and federal officials held a media call to announce that increased pumping will be allowed from...
Here are the reactions that I’ve received so far, in alphabetical order. Others will be added as I receive them:...
From the Department of Water Resources: Department of Water Resources snow surveyors today found the Sierra snowpack boosted by late-season storms, but still far below normal as the spring melt fast approaches. Coupled with this winter’s scant rainfall, the meager...
By NASA/JPL NASA works with California’s water managers to spot tiny signs of trouble in the Sacramento River delta levees,...
From Cannon Michael (@agleader), this guest commentary and rebuttal to yesterday’s Pacific Institute and NRDC Media Call: California is experiencing...
Earlier today, the Pacific Institute and the NRDC held a media call in anticipation of the final snow survey tomorrow. During the call, Peter Gleick, director of the Pacific Institute, discussed the science and hydrology of the drought, Doug Obegi,...
Although the concept of ‘reconciliation ecology’ was articulated by Michael Rosenzweig in the early 2000s, the idea of coming together...
At the February 19th meeting of the California Water Commission, Department of Water Resources staff gave a highly informative presentation...
Senator Feinstein, along with Congressmembers Ken Calvert, Jim Costa, Jeff Denham, Kevin McCarthy, Devin Nunes and David Valadao have written a letter to Secretary Sally Jewell and Secretary Penny Pritzker, backing the exchange contractors request and asking them to evaluate...
From the Golden Gate Salmon Association, the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, SBCSFA, Natural Resources Defense Council, Defenders of...
Water transfers can be an effective way to address shortages and add flexibility to the system, especially in dry years,...
The San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors, the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, and the Friant Water Authority have sent a letter to Secretary Sally Jewell and Secretary Penny Pritzker requesting emergency relief from pumping restrictions due to impending storm...
“What’s next for the Delta? ‘Enquiring minds want to know,’” began Martha Davis, moderator for the closing plenary session of...
Capitol Weekly’s A Conference on Water, held on February 20, 2014, brought together legislators, officials, and stakeholders to discuss some...
This year’s 2014 California Water Policy Seminar Series, presented by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the law school’s California Environmental Law & Policy Center, is focusing on the concept of ‘reconciliation ecology’, an emerging discipline based on the idea...