KNOWABLE MAGAZINE: Reviving a famously polluted California lake Knowable Magazine Water quality August 10, 2023Clear Lake, the state’s largest freshwater body of water, is fouled each year by algal blooms, one of many assaults...
KNOWABLE MAGAZINE: The fight against an invasive fish in California’s Clear Lake Knowable Magazine Ecosystems August 10, 2023VIDEO: Can removing carp help the lake’s native fish and keep toxic algal blooms in check? Video by Tien Nguyen,...
SCIENCE FEATURE: Navigating the Unknown: Exploring the Use of Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty Approaches Maven Planning and managementScience August 10, 2023The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is undergoing continual and often rapid change. This poses challenges in predicting and preparing for the...
SJV WATER: High water in the Kern River brings new legal issues as local group seeks to keep water in the riverbed SJV Water Water rights and water law August 10, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water A local group that’s suing the City of Bakersfield for how it manages the Kern...
THIS JUST IN … EPA Accepts Civil Rights Complaint Against California State Water Board Restore the Delta Water rights and water law August 9, 2023From Restore the Delta: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a decision accepting for investigation a civil rights complaint...
FEATURE: Delta Increasingly Bogged Down with Weeds Jacoba Charles Delta scienceEcosystems August 9, 2023By Jacoba Charles, Estuary News Group Aquatic plants tend to hide in plain sight, overlooked other than the occasional striking...
SJV WATER: Courts keep ruling against action tied to Westlands’ federal contract but it doesn’t mean much. Why not? SJV Water Water rights and water law August 9, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Center for Biological Diversity trumpeted a court ruling Monday that denied an appeal by...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California appeals court rules against Westlands Water District in dispute over its contract with feds Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law August 8, 2023The contract sought would have provided the district with permanent access to over one million acre-feet of water for agricultural...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Federal judge denies request for temporary block of water toxicity testing rules in California Courthouse News Service Water quality August 8, 2023Clean Water SoCal and the Central Valley Clean Water Association wanted a temporary stop to Tests of Significant Toxicity. By...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: The Other Real Reason San Diego Water World Is Warring Voice of San Diego Planning and management August 8, 2023Small water districts want to make sure big city San Diego continues to help pay off the Water Authority’s debt....
THE REVELATOR: A lifeline for winter-run chinook salmon The Revelator Fish and wildlife August 7, 2023With salmon migration blocked by Shasta Dam, a Tribe and agency scientists collaborate to bring them home. By Juliet Grable,...
SJV WATER: New state program aims to help residents before wells go dry in California’s next, inevitable, drought SJV Water Groundwater News August 7, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water After two multi-year episodes of intense drought over the past decade, there is finally a...
USGS VIDEO: From Snow To Flow – When Snow Falls On A Mountain, Where Does It Go? USGS Climate changePodcasts and webinars August 4, 2023By Andrea Creighton, USGS Hydrologist Learn about USGS science seeking to understand the effects of climate change and future of...
THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order to Prepare for the Next Wet Season Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Policy and regulation August 4, 2023From the Office of the Governor: In anticipation of another possible wet season with record rain and snowfall, Governor Gavin...
PRESS RELEASE: Department of Water Resources Releases Approved Determinations for the Merced, Westside, and Kings Subbasins Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News August 4, 2023From the Department of Water Resources: On March 2, 2023, the California Department of Water Resources (Department) determined the Merced,...
