As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, investments in B.F. Sisk Dam expansion represent first approval of a...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern River irrigators will be able to store more water than usual in Lake Isabella...
U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley said she could not issue an order recommending operational changes to the Coyote Valley Dam without concrete data. By Michael Gennaro, Courthouse News Service An attorney for a Northern California fisheries biologist asked a...
Total reservoir storage of 8.17 million acre-feet more than double of last year From the Bureau of Reclamation: A record-setting...
At the August meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen discussed a recent study on...
From DWR News: To help young salmon survive their perilous migration through the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) has begun installing a bioacoustic fish fence at the junction of the Sacramento River and Georgiana Slough....
Board advances two projects that will increase access to water supply, storage for communities that faced shortages last year Press...
From the Department of Water Resources: Starting this week, Oroville-area residents will notice construction staging equipment and materials at Oroville...
By Tiffany Plate, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) In 1880, a water-powered turbine generated its first spark of electricity. It powered a theater and storefront in Grand Rapids, Michigan. By 1893, the first commercial hydropower plant was operating in Redlands,...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water A group of water users on the east side of the San Joaquin Valley is...
By Jacoba Charles, Estuary News Group What is three inches long, nearly transparent, and holds sway over much of northern...
Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project, Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion, and Sites Reservoir Project to receive funding From the Bureau of Reclamation The Department of the Interior today announced a $152 million investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officially lowered the risk level of Isabella Dam from...
From DWR News: 2023 has demonstrated how quickly California can move from one extreme to another — as severe drought...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water The question of whether Lake Isabella might “spill” has now turned to whether it will fill. The lake is achingly close to being full. It stood at 528,663 acre feet as of Wednesday afternoon –...