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...
Newsom Administration’s Latest Water Gambit: “Nothing to see here, folks.” From the Department of Water Resources: A recently released draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) purports to analyze the long-term operations of the...
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...
Sites would be completely filled to 1.5 million acre-feet of water over the past 2 years if it was operational today. Press release from the Sites Project Authority The Sites Project Authority (Authority) announced that at the close of this...
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...
A federal judge ruled that Coyote Valley Dam’s flood control operations stir up sediment in the water, which can harm the fish. By Michael Gennaro, Courthouse News Service A federal judge ruled Monday afternoon that a California dam harms endangered...
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...
by Robin Meadows The San Francisco Bay-Delta is already among the most intensively studied ecosystems in the world. Now 18 experts are scrutinizing this system afresh in a committee convened by the National Academies at the request of the U.S....
Press release from the Golden State Salmon Association, The Bay Institute, Defenders of Wildlife, and San Francisco Baykeeper State and...
By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert State and federal water providers have increased promised allocations after accounting for recent storms that...
From the Department of Water Resources: Spring is an important time for water project operators to fill reservoirs ahead of dry months. It also is an important migration window for many native fish species. Steelhead trout in Central Valley rivers...