Draft EIS on the Central Valley Project sidesteps state law regulating groundwater pumping and omits water conservation potential A recently...
Report reinforces immediate need for infrastructure investments, respond to changing climate Press release from the State Water Contractors Yesterday, the...
State Water Project Report Shows How Water Managers are Preparing for Drought, Extreme Weather, and Future Water Supply Conditions Amidst a Changing Climate From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the Department of Water Resources released its final 2023 State...
Proposed changes hinge on managing releases and diversions from Shasta Reservoir From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation...
By Robin Meadows A decade ago, California fish advocates and water suppliers seldom crossed paths except as entrenched opponents in...
by Theo Whitcomb, High Country News When the largest dam removal in U.S. history began on the Klamath River this year, it seemed as if the era of dam building was over in the West. Just a month later, however,...
Newsom Administration’s Latest Water Gambit: “Nothing to see here, folks.” From the Department of Water Resources: A recently released draft...
For the Department of Water Resources: With California experiencing extreme swings between severe drought to torrential rain, the Department of...
The Department of Water Resources has released a report summarizing the construction, monitoring, effectiveness, and impacts of the 2021–2022 West False River Emergency Drought Salinity Barrier. This report was prepared to fulfill the reporting requirement by the State Water Board’s...
Sites would be completely filled to 1.5 million acre-feet of water over the past 2 years if it was operational...
A new study maps how energy and food systems depend on stored water to generate hydropower and feed irrigation. Dams...
The Department of Water Resources has released the draft State Water Project Delivery Capability Report for 2023, which provides information about the key factors affecting the operation of the State Water Project and its long-term capability to continue delivering water....
A federal judge ruled that Coyote Valley Dam’s flood control operations stir up sediment in the water, which can harm...
From the Delta Science Program: At the request of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Delta Science Program has completed...
From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation today announced the initial 2024 water supply allocations for the Klamath Project along with $8.5 million in immediate funding for the Klamath Basin communities to support drought resiliency and $5 million...