Excess sediment in the South Delta puts the water supply and the ecosystem at risk by Robin Meadows In 1962, when Mary Hildebrand was 10 years old, her family moved to their farm between the communities of Vernalis and Mossdale...
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has submitted a Certification of Consistency with the Delta Plan to the Delta Stewardship Council for the Delta Conveyance Project, as required by the Delta Reform Act. This process ensures that any state or...
The Bureau of Reclamation is currently preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to establish new operational guidelines for Lake Powell and Lake Mead beyond 2026. As part of this effort, they have developed updated hydrology datasets to evaluate how different...
Scarce flows, hungry predators, warm water, and politics conspire against salmon in the Delta, but which is the dominant stressor? Reporter Alastair Bland interrogates the science. By Alastair Bland As California’s Chinook salmon fishing season sits on pause for the...
By Robin Meadows Five years ago, Plains Miwok cultural practitioner Don Hankins got a surprising invitation from Russ Ryan, a project manager at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The agency owns four islands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River...
