AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Blueprint seeks water reliability for San Joaquin Valley farmers Ag Alert AgricultureCommentary November 8, 2023By Mike Wade, Executive Director of the California Farm Water Coalition, posted at Ag Alert California’s San Joaquin Valley is...
DR. JAY LUND: Why can’t we capture all the water in wet years? Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management November 7, 2023Capturing and Managing Large Storms and Wet Winters in California—Prospects and Limitations Capturing water from wet periods for use in...
SJV WATER: Public mostly mum on prospect of state take-over of Kings County groundwater pumping SJV Water Groundwater News November 7, 2023By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water With the state poised to possibly mandate how much water Kings County farmers are allowed...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Feds Bet on Paying for Water Conservation to Protect the Colorado River Inside Climate News Colorado RiverPolicy and regulation November 7, 2023Arizona and other states have agreed to use considerably less water from the river through 2026, thanks in part to...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California governor taps new law to streamline Sites Reservoir project Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation November 6, 2023The Sites Reservoir Project is slated to hold up to 1.5 million acre-feet of water, enough for 3 million households...
THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Streamlines Sites Reservoir Project Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Policy and regulation November 6, 2023Press release from the Office of the Governor: Today, Governor Gavin Newsom took action to accelerate the Sites Reservoir project, utilizing...
NOAA FISHERIES: New funding and coordinated action to help bring California salmon back from the brink NOAA Fisheries Fish and wildlife November 6, 2023NOAA and its partners are implementing dozens of projects to benefit endangered Central California Coast coho salmon. By NOAA Fisheries...
NEWS RELEASE: EPA Grants Tribal Nations’ Petition to Restrict 6PPD in Tires US Environmental Protection Agency Policy and regulationWater quality November 3, 2023From Earthjustice: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today granted a petition submitted by the Yurok, Port Gamble S’Klallam, and Puyallup...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Environmentalists accuse Caltrans of dewatering creek with endangered steelhead Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law November 3, 2023The lawsuit accuses state transit agency Caltrans of killing endangered Southern California steelhead trout as part of a repair project...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Scientists map loss of groundwater storage around the world Desert Research Institute Groundwater News November 2, 2023A new study maps, for the first time, the permanent loss of aquifer storage capacity occurring globally From the Desert...
NEWS RELEASE: Work on Copco No. 2 Dam Removal Comes to a Close Klamath River Renewal Corporation Ecosystems November 2, 2023Removal of the diversion dam restores flows to historic Klamath River canyon for the first time in nearly a century....
THIS JUST IN … Reclamation and Sites Project Authority finalize plans to create new water storage in Northern California Bureau of Reclamation News Water project operations November 2, 2023Sites Reservoir would increase California’s existing water supply by providing 1.5 million acre-feet of additional storage capacity to the state...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Heat waves strike rivers too—can prescribed burns and beavers cool streams for salmon? Robin Meadows EcosystemsScienceWildfires and watersheds November 2, 2023By Robin Meadows While marine heat waves are well known, a 2022 study was the first to document aquatic temperature...
UC RIVERSIDE: Model to illustrate scenarios for the Colorado River water use UC Riverside Colorado River November 2, 2023Difficult choices loom as climate change reduces water flows By David Danelski The Colorado River is a lifeblood for the...
HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: California’s Central Valley chinook are getting lost on their way home High Country News Fish and wildlife November 1, 2023The culprit is a tactic designed to save them – one that could decrease the species’ resilience in the long...
