By Alex Brown, Stateline As the Western United States endures an ongoing megadrought that has spanned more than two decades, an increasing number of cities, towns and water districts are being forced to say no to new growth. There’s just...
New research advances effort to create a decision-support tool for reservoir operators and flood managers From the Desert Research Institute: In the Sierra Nevada, midwinter “rain-on-snow” events occur when rain falls onto existing snowpack and have resulted in some of...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s draft 2022 Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan is posted below and at Sacramento River Temperature and Order 90-5 Compliance | California State Water Resources Control Board. Tags Infrastructure...
Regulators approved “seriously deficient” fire prevention plans, including from PG&E, which sparked California’s deadliest wildfire, state auditor says. By Julie...
Felicia Marcus, Pat Mulroy, Jeffrey Kightlinger, and Tom Kennedy discuss unexpected events and how the water industry can prepare for them A black swan is an unpredictable event that is unexpected and has potentially severe consequences; covid-19, for example. Could...
The Sierra Nevada has not provided as much water as predicted. Now the state is scrambling to revise its snow runoff forecasts. by Rachel Becker, CalMatters Network A valuable water source for California is stored in the foothills of the...