The goal of the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan is to balance the needs of the environment, agriculture, and urban water users in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, one of the state’s most critical ecosystems. The State Water Board’s update to...
Commentary by Tom Zuckerman, a Delta farmer located in Stockton, and Gary Bobker, Program Director at Friends of the River Governor Newsom doesn’t trust Californians to make smart decisions about the state’s future water supply. His push to waive state...
From the California Natural Resources Agency: [Last week], Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled California’s updated Climate Adaptation Strategy — the state’s...
By Andrew Hoell, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a recurring phenomenon defined by shifts in tropical Pacific Ocean sea surface temperatures, ocean currents, and overlying atmospheric winds. It manifests in three distinct phases: neutral, La Niña,...
By Wendy Morgado Gamero, McGill University and Orianne Tournayre, Université de Montpellier As climate change and human activity threaten freshwater...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern farmers will likely avoid state sanctions thanks to the latest revision of the region’s groundwater plan that substantially increased drinking water protections and eventually gained state approval – with some required tweaks. State Water...
Press release from California Water for All: SB 72 (Caballero), critical water legislation to transform the state’s water management approach, has passed the Assembly floor and is headed to the Governor’s desk for signature. The bill addresses the state’s lack...
