The Golden State’s leaders have ambitious strategies in mind to manage precious groundwater. But scientists and landowners say that partnerships will be the only way forward as the state is further burdened by climate change. By Natalie Hanson, Courthouse News...
By James R. Riordon, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. Record snowfall in recent years has not been enough to offset long-term drying conditions and increasing groundwater demands in the U.S. Southwest, according to a new analysis of NASA...
From the Central Valley Salinity Alternatives for Long-Term Sustainability (CV-SALTS): As we head into summer, both the Salt and Nitrate Control Programs have made notable advancements. Within the Nitrate Control Program, Priority 1 Management Zones (MZs) continue their free drinking...
Relying on water storage won’t be enough to make up for declines in future water availability under a changing climate, new study shows. By Elyse DeFranco, Desert Research Institute The Western U.S. is heavily reliant on mountain snowpacks and their...
The Klamath Water User Association, which represents ranchers in the area, argued that centuries-old contracts require irrigation responsibilities to be...
Riverside Pumping Plant Replacement Project latest in decades-long effort By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation The fish travelling the Sacramento River between the upper Sacramento Valley and the Pacific Ocean contend with a variety of perils as they make the...