Water strategically stored in reservoirs and groundwater banks across state will support water reliability when dry conditions return From Metropolitan...
By Caleb Hampton As voters cast their ballots in the coming weeks, farmers in Sonoma County say the future of the region’s dairy and poultry farms is on the line. Measure J, a ballot initiative in Sonoma County, would within...
From Restore the Delta: In California, today marks the start of the new “water year,” the date water managers use...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board announced Monday it is appealing a Kings County judge’s...
Decision moves away from outdated “Fall X2” provision that isn’t helping Delta smelt populations recover but has significant water costs Press release from the State Water Contractors Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) adapted State Water Project operations...
By Siddharth Kishore, Mehdi Nemati, Ariel Dinar, Cory L. Struthers, Scott MacKenzie, and Matthew S. Shugart, Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural...
Current water policies in the Delta encourage “shifting baselines” that gradually degrade ecosystems. But ongoing work on the Klamath River...
As power grids rely more on renewable energy sources like wind and solar, balancing energy supply and demand becomes more challenging. A new analysis shows how water systems, such as desalination plants and wastewater treatment facilities, could help enhance grid...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water First their wells went dry. Then this summer’s brutal heat wave made water in emergency...
From the Department of Water Resources: In compliance with the Delta Reform Act and Delta Stewardship Council regulatory process, the...
Record hot summer, looming La Niña conditions, and early-season uncertainty means California must be prepared for both dry conditions and flood risk. By the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today previewed the new Water Year...
Upgraded research tool allows scientists to pinpoint the origin of individual salmon. From the Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries...
IID inked a landmark conservation agreement on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to conserve up...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Three Tulare County irrigation districts that recently found themselves in the state’s crosshairs over groundwater extractions and subsidence are scrambling to show officials they are getting on the right side of “sustainability.” The boards of...