DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Climate Change Will Increase Wildfire Risk and Lengthen Fire Seasons, Study Confirms Desert Research Institute Climate changeWildfires and watersheds December 7, 2023Scientists examined multiple fire danger indices for the contiguous U.S. to assess the impact of climate change on future wildfire...
MEETINGS: As public hearings draw to a close, agencies discuss voluntary agreements Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management December 7, 2023Water Commission discusses voluntary agreements, Metropolitan looks at impacts on SoCal supplies On Monday, the State Water Resources Control Board...
JOURNALIST’S RESOURCE: How El Niño and La Niña climate patterns form Journalist's Resource Hydrology December 6, 2023Learn how El Niño and La Niña climate patterns take shape and what the current El Niño could mean for...
NEVADA CURRENT: CA farmers agree to conserve 100,000 acre-feet of Lake Mead water in exchange for compensation Nevada Current Colorado River December 5, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Southern California has agreed to conserve enough water in Lake Mead to support upwards of...
DELTA COUNCIL: Data shows State Water Project contractors’ contributions to reduced reliance on the Delta and improved regional self-reliance Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 5, 2023One of the many permitting hoops that the Delta Conveyance Project must jump through on the road to construction should...
PRESS RELEASE: New report confirms benefits of FIRO strategy in enhancing water management at Prado Dam Orange County Water District Planning and managementReports December 5, 2023Press release from the Orange County Water District, Army Corps of Engineers, and Scripps Institute of Oceanography A new report...
NEWS RELEASE: Reclamation funding helps heal a river scarred by Gold Rush legacy Bureau of Reclamation News Ecosystems December 5, 2023Multiyear project rejuvenates key stretch of salmon and steelhead habitat A degraded stretch of the Yuba River in Northern California...
BOOK REVIEW: The Profits of Distrust: Citizen-Consumers, Drinking Water, and the Crisis of Confidence in American Government Justin Scott-Coe WATER SHELF December 2, 2023Visit the Water Shelf main page Listen to this review: Every water utility leader and tap water user should...
NEW BOOK: Liquid Asset: Buzz Thompson on How Business Government Partnerships Can Help Solve the Water Crisis Felicity Barringer WATER SHELF December 2, 2023By Felicity Barringer, Stanford University Access to clean water is a human right, South Africa’s constitution declared in 1996. That’s...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California sets initial water allocation forecast at 10% Courthouse News Service Current Conditions December 1, 2023The initial forecast could change if the state receives more rain and snow. By Alex Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service The...
NEWS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Agreement with Imperial Irrigation District to Save 100,000 Acre-Feet of Water in Colorado River System US Department of the Interior Colorado River December 1, 2023From the Department of the Interior: The Biden-Harris administration today announced an agreement with the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) that...
PRESS RELEASE: California Supreme Court denies Westlands’ appeal Hoopa Valley Tribe Water rights and water law December 1, 2023From the Hoopa Valley Tribe: With four words, the California Supreme Court thwarted agribusiness giant Westlands Water District’s years-long scheme...
THIS JUST IN … DWR Announces Initial State Water Project Allocation of 10 Percent for 2024 Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions December 1, 2023California’s water year, which began October 1, is off to a dry start with below average precipitation in October and...
PRESS RELEASE: Environmental, fishing, and community organizations petition California and feds to protect SF Bay white sturgeon under endangered species laws Maven Fish and wildlifePolicy and regulation November 30, 2023North America’s largest and oldest fish are declining fast, as more threats loom. Press release from the SF Baykeeper: Today,...
SJV WATER: Tulare County land trust embarks on projects to protect groundwater and farming SJV Water Groundwater News November 30, 2023By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A unique land trust in southwestern Tulare County that aims to preserve farming by strategically...
