Stewards of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta say that preparing levees — which protect more than 600,000 residents and about...
From the USGS: In recently published research, a consortium of local, state, and federal agencies including USGS and NOAA introduces...
California’s climate is changing, with atmospheric rivers and extreme events occurring more frequently. This is not the new normal; we’re just getting started, says state climatologist Dr. Michael Anderson in this presentation at the California Irrigation Institute’s 2024 annual meeting....
By DWR News California’s changing climate brings new challenges each year for water managers as they navigate extreme shifts from...
By Emily Benton Hite, Saint Louis University and Denielle Perry, Northern Arizona University The U.S. has a long record of...
From DWR News: As California experiences more weather extremes due to climate change, planning for the future will be critical for the resilience of the state’s water supply. To help guide those efforts, DWR has released a new State Water...
Budget includes 8.5% annual rate increases over next two years, anticipates small property tax increase Press release from Metropolitan Water...
Collecting consistent wetland data supports large-scale insights. By NOAA Fisheries Conservation partners, including NOAA Fisheries, have created new guidelines for...
By Patty Guerra, UC Merced Federal and state government officials journeyed to the western corner of Merced County on Thursday to announce a new project to place solar panels on the water in the Delta-Mendota Canal. The project is part...
California is using federal dollars for infrastructure improvement to pilot placing solar canopies over parts of its aqueducts to improve...
The 2023 update focuses on equity, watershed resilience, and climate urgency The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released...
By Christine Souza, from Ag Alert To adapt to climate extremes and become more water resilient in California, modernizing the state’s water data—including the way it is collected, stored, shared and used—may lead to more informed decisions. Improving data practices...
By Nate Seltenrich, Knee Deep Times Wooden fence posts poking just above the surface and tall oaks with their trunks...
by Robin Meadows When it comes to water, winter is a time of promise and peril in California. Our fate...
From the Department of Water Resources: Set into the banks of the Sacramento River as it winds its way south from its Mount Shasta headwaters are six large concrete structures which, despite their size, go largely unnoticed until the rains...