Hatcheries are a complex issue, tasked with meeting diverse demands that are often at odds: producing large numbers of fish for commercial and recreational fisheries while also serving purposes such as mitigation and conservation. These objectives often clash: hatchery fish...
In December 2025, the Groundwater Resources Association of California hosted a two-day webinar to address the complex relationship between Interconnected Surface Water (ISW) and groundwater. The sessions focused on how groundwater extraction impacts surface water flows and the ecosystems that...
In December 2025, the Groundwater Resources Association of California hosted a two-day webinar to address the complex relationship between Interconnected...
How do SGMA’s “sustainable yield” and the long-established legal concept of “safe yield” align—or differ—in practice? In a January webinar presented by the Groundwater Resources Association, panelists Stephanie Hastings of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Eric Garner of Best Best and...
by Cariad Hayes Thronson Big changes are likely on the way for the Delta, thanks to new federal policies, state water management plans, and planned infrastructure. These changes will almost certainly alter the volume, timing and objectives of water flowing...
Carbon is the foundation of the Delta’s peat soils and a key component of two major greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, which persists in the atmosphere indefinitely, and methane, a short-lived but highly potent greenhouse gas. Since the 1850s, draining the...
