Improved weather forecasts can maximize reservoir efficiency, saving between 100-160 billion gallons of water annually By Scripps Institution of Oceanography...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation pointed to historically low snowpack this winter, which it argued necessitated lower-than-normal flows to avoid water shortages later this year. By Edvard Pettersson Courthouse News Service The Yurok Tribe and other plaintiffs on Friday asked...
State Water Contractors applaud decision, which reinforces science-based water management From the State Water Contractors: On Thursday, July 9, the U.S. District Court denied a request for a temporary restraining order that would have restricted the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s...
Conservation groups say the large water infrastructure projects in Northern California could harm vulnerable salmon, trout and sturgeon populations. By...
From the Department of Water Resources: The people who operate the State Water Project move water within a realm of regulations designed to protect water quality and endangered fish species under various conditions throughout the year. Starting July 1, those...
San Francisco Baykeeper, the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, Restore the Delta, the Resource Renewal Institute, and...
The State Water Resources Control Board received the Bureau of Reclamation’s final Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan (TMP) on June 1, 2026. Although the State Water Board recognizes the difficult hydrologic conditions and uncertainty surrounding temperature management, it has rejected...
Groundwater-driven land sinking in the San Joaquin Valley is reducing aqueduct capacity, prompting interim repairs and long-term planning. At Metropolitan...
Findings from a weight-of-evidence review of summer-fall habitat actions in the San Francisco Estuary Delta smelt are a small open-water fish found only in the San Francisco Estuary. The species was listed under the federal and state Endangered Species Acts...
