Addressing the structural deficit, Compact obligations, and Post-2026 guidelines for Metropolitan’s Colorado River supply At last week’s meeting of Metropolitan’s...
With new agreements and programs and decades of responsible management, the Upper Basin is preparing for future Colorado River operations...
By Jane Sooby California’s Secretary of Food and Agriculture Karen Ross addressed the Second Statewide Agricultural Expert Panel at the panel’s Second Plenary Meeting held Friday, October 31, 2025. Ross gave a high-level overview of the California Dept. of Food...
But it’s a rare instance of bipartisan lawmaking and the biggest wildfire legislation in recent history. By Christine Peterson, High...
UC-led research on promising agricultural practice recently lost federal funding By Michael Hsu, UC Ag and Natural Resources It almost...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Two neighboring groundwater agencies in Kings County are preparing for a showdown over how much farmers can pump even as the state Water Resources Control Board restarted probationary sanctions for farmers in the Tulare Lake...
Appellate court reversal allows continuation of Sustainable Groundwater Management Act in the Tulare Lake Subbasin Press release from the State...
By Edith Friedman, UC Berkeley A comprehensive new report from researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and Northeastern University...
A panel overturned an injunction barring Golden State authorities from charging fees for groundwater usage at farms in Kings County, just outside of Fresno. By Hillel Aron, Courthouse News California’s water resources control board can regulate groundwater usage by farmers...
Commentary by Brad Koehn, General Manager, Turlock Irrigation District; Jimi Netniss, General Manager, Modesto Irrigation District; and Dennis Herrera, General...
Upstream and downstream states have less than two weeks to power through sticking points By Annie Knox, Utah News Dispatch...
PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board tightens PFAS advisory levels based on latest data for health risks
New levels require specific actions by public water systems if PFAS are detected in drinking water Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: Based on new data for the human health risks posed by specific per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals...
By Jim Madaffer, a former San Diego City Council member, past Chair of the San Diego County Water Authority, and...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water A bill that will require groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) to publish the names of their...
A decades-long collaboration is giving Central California’s dwindling coho salmon population a fighting chance. By Annie Roth, UC Santa Cruz Nearly every day for the past 20 years, scientists from UC Santa Cruz and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...