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...
Total reservoir storage of 8.17 million acre-feet more than double of last year From the Bureau of Reclamation: A record-setting winter in 2023 has left the Bureau of Reclamation’s Central Valley Project reservoirs in good shape as it begins the...
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...
Board advances two projects that will increase access to water supply, storage for communities that faced shortages last year Press release from the Metropolitan Water District: Millions of Southern Californians who were required to dramatically reduce their water use last...
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...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water A group of water users on the east side of the San Joaquin Valley is continuing its unlikely quest to stop a proposed new dam on the west side of the valley. Back in Oct....
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...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officially lowered the risk level of Isabella Dam from “highest urgency and risk” to “low urgency” on Thursday. Though an Army Corps spokesman said this means Isabella has returned...
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...
Press release from the Kings River Conservation District As Pine Flat Reservoir’s water storage increases and the lake level rises, it eventually reaches a point where the dam’s gated spillway, located at the highest operational point, is used. That level...