An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
Pressured by growers and legislators, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency in 39 counties as most of California experiences...
Written by John Brennan Late in 2015 two sisters contacted me to help sell their family farm property in Solano...
Voluntary 15 percent reduction in water use urged to preserve available supplies, protect water reserves Press release from the Office of Governor Newsom: Amid intensifying drought and record-breaking temperatures across the Western United States, Governor Gavin Newsom today added nine...
A rural Central Valley community is without running water during a heat wave, prompting authorities to haul in bottles and...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The California priority water rights system is being put to the test, as state regulators...
By the California Farm Bureau Federation: Transferred water could begin moving as early as July 1 to water-short irrigation districts in the western San Joaquin Valley. The Oakdale Irrigation District and South San Joaquin Irrigation District said last week they...
Elevated salinity and nitrates in surface water and groundwater are increasing problems affecting much of California, other western states, and...
With a key water source for farmers and cities threatened, state officials are banking on a $30 million pile of...
Combat climate change, or clean up the water? Legislators chose to dip into a greenhouse gas fund to fight California’s drinking water problem. The move alarmed environmentalists and legislators on both sides of the aisle — but it could soon...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Severe drought highlights the need for greater investment to improve aging California water facilities, and...
About 4,300 users were issued notices to halt diversions from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Some growers and municipalities will have...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: With extremely dry conditions continuing throughout the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the State Water Resources Control Board today sent notices of water unavailability to approximately 4,300 right holders in the watershed, urging them to stop diverting...
The latest bend in a decades-long battle has the federal government working to restore protections undone by the Trump administration...
The California Water Commission has released its White Paper – A State Role in Financing Conveyance to Meet Climate Change...
With most of the state gripped by extreme dryness, some conditions are better, some worse, than the last record-breaking drought. Over-pumping of wells hasn’t stopped. But urban residents haven’t lapsed back into water-wasting lifestyles. By Julie Cart and Rachel Becker,...
