NEWS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration and San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority Approve Plan for B.F. Sisk Dam Project, Advancing Water Supply Reliability and Public Safety in California’s Central Valley US Department of the Interior Water project operations October 20, 2023As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, investments in B.F. Sisk Dam expansion represent first approval of a...
NEWS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration Advances Long-Term Planning Efforts to Protect the Colorado River System Bureau of Reclamation News Colorado River October 19, 2023Process to develop future guidelines and strategies leverages historic investments from President’s Investing in America agenda From the Bureau of...
DWR NEWS: DWR and River Partners Work Together to protect communities from flooding and provide benefits to endangered species Department of Water Resources (DWR) Ecosystems October 19, 2023By DWR As climate extremes continue to challenge water management, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is working with...
C-WIN PRESS RELEASE: Proposed Water Conservation Rule Exempts California’s Most Profligate Users CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Policy and regulation October 19, 2023New Mandate Would Crack Down on Cities, Let Corporate Growers Off the Hook – All for Minimal Water Savings A...
SJV WATER: Kern River interests allowed to squeeze a little extra water into Lake Isabella this winter SJV Water Water project operations October 19, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern River irrigators will be able to store more water than usual in Lake Isabella...
UC SANTA CRUZ: Rebates can offer solutions to California’s groundwater woes UC Santa Cruz Groundwater News October 18, 2023A new study by UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley researchers calculates how a unique program modeled after rooftop solar...
CAL MATTERS: Once hailed as a drought fix, California moves to restrict synthetic turf over health concerns Cal Matters Policy and regulation October 18, 2023California cities can ban synthetic turf under a law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed. He rejected a bill to ban PFAS...
AG ALERT: Farmers, tribes weigh in on river flows for salmon Ag Alert Agriculture October 18, 2023By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau Federation Farmers, ranchers, tribal members and others who rely on water from the Scott...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: What role do mercury-contaminated floodplains play in methylmercury contamination in the Delta? Maven Delta scienceEcosystems October 18, 2023For the September Delta Lead Scientist report, Lead Scientist Dr Laurel Larsen spotlighted the study, Effects of vegetation on methylmercury...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Biologist asks judge to limit California dam’s impact on endangered salmon Courthouse News Service Water project operations October 18, 2023U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley said she could not issue an order recommending operational changes to the Coyote Valley...
AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Farmers need support in rollout of groundwater law Ag Alert CommentaryGroundwater News October 18, 2023By: Justin Fredrickson, a water and environmental policy analyst for the California Farm Bureau A Public Policy Institute of California...
THE CONVERSATION: What the extreme fire seasons of 1910 and 2020 – and 2,500 years of forest history – tell us about the future of wildfires in the West The Conversation Wildfires and watersheds October 17, 2023Kyra Clark-Wolf, University of Colorado Boulder and Philip Higuera, University of Montana Strong winds blew across mountain slopes after a...
PRO PUBLICA: Western States Opposed Tribes’ Access to the Colorado River 70 Years Ago. History Is Repeating Itself. Pro Publica Colorado River October 17, 2023by Mark Olalde, ProPublica, and Anna V. Smith, High Country News ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up...
PRESS RELEASE: California continues progress to boost water supplies and build resilience amid extreme weather CA Natural Resources Agency Policy and regulation October 16, 2023Progress reports on state’s Water Supply Strategy and Water Resilience Portfolio highlight state actions to bolster water supplies through more...
HOOPA TRIBE PRESS RELEASE: Westlands asks California Supreme Court to overturn environmental restoration obligations, further decimating Trinity River fishery Hoopa Valley Tribe Water rights and water law October 16, 2023Press release from the Hoopa Valley Tribe: In its latest effort to evade payment of at least $100 million in...
