Joint press release from the American Geophysical Union and the American Academy of Microbiology The American Geophysical Union and the...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: COEQWAL and Just Transitions: Innovative projects tackle California’s water future
Second series of workshops for the Just Transitions project to take place on June 7 and June 9 California is...
A network of year-round observing stations help meteorologists forecast extreme rainfall events From NOAA Research As the western United States heads into its traditional dry season, water managers are assessing how winter rains have helped replenish the region’s reservoirs. The...
UC Riverside study finds that access to real-time household water data reduces consumption By David Danelski, UC Riverside A UC...
By Kyra Clark-Wolf, University of Colorado Boulder; Brian W. Miller, U.S. Geological Survey, and Imtiaz Rangwala, University of Colorado Boulder...
By the USGS As sea levels rise and storms intensify, the threat of coastal flooding in low-lying areas like San Francisco Bay is becoming increasingly urgent. Traditionally engineered levees that hold back water are a first line of defense, but...
Buffering aging levees with sloping wetlands reduces flood risk while establishing beneficial ecosystems. Key takeaways Horizontal levees offer dual benefits:...
California faces challenges in trying to produce so much of our food By the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science...
By Grace Van Deelen, EOS On a summer morning, a storm dropped buckets of rain on the desert outside Tucson, Ariz. Water ran over the dry soil. Most of the water subsequently evaporated, but some parched plants drank their fill....
By Scott Lewis, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...
Joint press release In a stunning disregard for public opposition and local economic realities, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA)...
Targeted observations of Pacific conditions benefit weather forecasts nationally, save millions in reservoir costs By David Hosansky, UCAR As atmospheric rivers pounded the U.S. West Coast last winter, scientists deployed increasingly advanced observing tools over the Pacific Ocean to improve...
By Marco Tule, President, Inland Empire Utilities Agency As President of the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) Board of Directors,...
Press release from the City of Ontario: The City of Ontario urges Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) to practice transparency...
From the Department of Water Resources: Since the 1950s, California’s salmon populations have dwindled due to lost habitat from a combination of factors, including human-made barriers such as dams, altered river flows, and climate change. These challenges mean DWR looks...