From the Institute for Fisheries Resources: Today four commercial fisheries organizations filed a lawsuit accusing the California State Water Resources Control Board (the Water Board) of failing to fulfill their responsibility to protect clean water and public trust resources in...
Panel discusses the pervasive problem of salinity and irrigated agriculture, and what can be done about it Salinity is a slow-moving but critical problem. It is most challenging in regions that have constrained drainage; it can be exacerbated when imported...
By the USGS California Water Science Center: On a cold, rainy morning in late January, a group of scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey’s California Water Science Center gather on a foggy levee road just east of the City of...
Delta Lead Scientist Cliff Dahm discusses sources and effects of nutrients in the Delta Increasing clarity of waters, the emergence of harmful algal blooms, the proliferation of aquatic water weeds, and altered food webs have brought the issue of nutrient...
California is making progress on remediating abandoned mine sites, says Carrie Austin, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board The California Gold Rush, begun in 1849, brought rapid population growth, new technology, and economic growth to the state, propelling it to...
