Press release from the Sites Project Authority The Sites Project Authority announced that during the recent atmospheric river events, Sites...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Tribes across the West have worked with states to protect the Colorado River and conserve...
By Farshid Vahedifard, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University In recent weeks, powerful atmospheric river storms have swept across Washington, Oregon and California, unloading enormous amounts of rain. As rivers surged, they overtopped or breached multiple levees –...
By: James Salzman, University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Los Angeles Growing up in the 1970s, I took...
Ocean data in 2025 points to roughly average conditions. By NOAA Fisheries Juvenile salmon encountered a mixed bag of ocean...
On December 31, 2025, the Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District affirmed a trial court decision against the State Department of Water Resources (DWR), which sought to validate bond resolutions and revenue pledges to finance DWR’s controversial Delta...
The panel agreed with a trial judge that Water Resources hadn’t met its burden to show the controversial project qualifies...
From the Department of Water Resources: When the first major storms of the season arrive in California, they bring more...
From Somach Simmons & Dunn: “On December 31, 2025, the Third District Court of Appeal issued an opinion rejecting the Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) attempt to validate its authority to issue revenue bonds for the planning, acquisition, and construction...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Even as the state has given Kings County farmers a deadline to begin reporting groundwater...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The United States Supreme Court officially declined to hear a case alleging the federal government...
By Western Ecological Research Center (WERC), USGS California’s breeding populations of dabbling ducks have declined and the factors contributing to these declines have not been identified. However, duckling survival to fledging is a key factor influencing waterfowl population growth. After...
Series of atmospheric rivers provided significant snowpack gains, boosted water supply statewide Press release from the Department of Water Resources...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water An agricultural water district that serves mostly Hanford-area farmers is looking for ways to preserve...
From the Department of Water Resources: As a series of atmospheric rivers bring rain and high elevation snow to communities throughout California, the winter storms are crucial for the State Water Project, helping fill reservoirs and support water deliveries. The...