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May 18, 2023

A new study shows the weather cycle packs a heavy financial punch. By Zoya Teirstein, Grist This story was originally...

SoCAL WATER: The impact of Reclamation’s SEIS alternatives on Metropolitan’s Colorado River supplies; Abundant precipitation refills storage

Maven

Colorado River Notebook News and Features

May 18, 2023

Metropolitan’s One Water and Stewardship Committee meeting on May 8 featured a presentation on the Bureau of Reclamation’s draft Supplemental...

CALIFORNIA WATER PLAN: The state’s integrated plan for water management

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

May 17, 2023

The California Water Plan is the state’s strategic roadmap for managing the state’s precious water resources equitably and sustainably. First...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California touts $60 million plan to revive Yuba River for salmon

Courthouse News Service

Ecosystems

May 16, 2023

By Natalie Hanson, Courthouse News Service California’s Yuba River, a vital breeding ground for salmon and other fish, could enjoy...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Environmentalists sue PG&E for damage to Eel River fisheries

Courthouse News Service

Water rights and water law

May 16, 2023

PG&E can’t demolish two dams on the Eel River fast enough for Chinook salmon and steelhead trout. By Eric Burkett,...

NEWS RELEASE: Agreement reopens Yuba River to salmon and sturgeon, launching ambitious river restoration

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Fish and wildlife

May 16, 2023

Upgraded facilities and protections promote the return of Chinook to North Yuba River By CA Department of Fish and Wildlife...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Sacramento’s New Wastewater Treatment Upgrade Will Help Recharge Groundwater—Will It Also Help the Delta?

Robin Meadows

Groundwater News Notebook News and Features Water supply augmentation

May 16, 2023

by Robin Meadows Two decades ago, scientists were alarmed by sudden declines in at-risk fish and their tiny prey, called...

STATELINE: Even after a wet winter, California is preparing for the next drought

Stateline

Planning and management

May 15, 2023

Communities are focused on recharging underground aquifers and improving conservation. By Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Mountains are capped with record snowpack,...

SJV WATER: State to pay $17 – $20 million for repeated rebuild of Corcoran levee

SJV Water

Current Conditions

May 12, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water The state will front Kings County $17-$20 million to pay for raising the Corcoran levee...

SJV WATER: Kern River water to go into California Aqueduct to keep it out of Tulare Lake; flows to ramp up mid-June

SJV Water

Water project operations

May 12, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water For the first time in 17 years, the Kern River “intertie” will be opened on...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Water saved through upper-basin program unlikely to move needle in Powell

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

May 12, 2023

Western Slope projects are small and involve agriculture By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Three of western Colorado’s biggest irrigation districts...