At the February meeting of the California Water Commission, the commissioners began their 2022 State Water Project review by hearing...
Over the years, the state has established three Delta-focused agencies, each with different missions and responsibilities: The Delta Stewardship Council,...
At the February meeting of the California Water Commission, Tim Godwin, Supervising Engineering Geologist at California Department of Water Resources, provided an update on SGMA implementation, including an overview of the groundwater sustainability plans that DWR has reviewed to date...
Update includes a project overview, the alternatives selected and analyzed, project operations, and more … This year, California faces a...
At the January meeting of the Delta Independent Science Board, the board members heard a series of presentations on water...
At the January meeting of the Delta Independent Science Board, the board members heard a series of presentations on water management in the Delta to orient new members to the complexities of science and management issues in the Delta. The...
California’s current system of water laws seems ill-equipped to respond to long-term droughts and climate change. One million Californians do...
Over 600,000 Californians rely on nitrate-contaminated public supply wells for their household water needs. However, those numbers are even greater...
At the January meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George updated the Council on curtailment and reporting orders in the Delta, the implementation of the Delta Alternative Compliance Plan for measuring diversions in the Delta; a pilot...
The Department of Water Resources filed its Certification of Consistency for the Lookout Slough Tidal Habitat Restoration and Flood Improvement...
The California Water Plan is the state’s strategic plan for sustainably managing and developing water resources for current and future...
Can we look to the sky to address California’s water challenges? As California continues to grapple with frequent drought and overdrafted aquifers, satellite-based measurements offer a cost-effective way to generate high-resolution data on groundwater resources across a wide geographic area....
In the fall of 2021, the Delta Stewardship Council held a series of four webinars focusing on the social and...
The Colorado River flows 1,450 miles from the Rocky Mountains to Mexico, forming the border between California and Arizona along...
As California works towards reducing greenhouse gases to address climate change, carbon capture and storage have been presented as options for achieving that goal. Of particular note, the Delta has recently been identified as a potential site for carbon storage,...