DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Climate Change is Already Impacting Stream Flows Across the U.S. Desert Research Institute Climate change April 25, 2023DRI researchers examined more than 500 watersheds across the country and found that increased winter temperatures are driving more extreme...
NOAA FISHERIES: Sacramento River pulse flow expected to increase survival of juvenile salmon traveling to the ocean NOAA Fisheries EcosystemsScience April 24, 2023Spring surge to benefit spring-run Chinook and fall-run Chinook that support fisheries. From NOAA Fisheries: Researchers from NOAA Fisheries and...
YALE CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: A mystery in the Pacific is complicating climate projections Yale Climate Connections Hydrology April 24, 2023The El Niño-Southern Oscillation, which has a huge influence on global weather patterns, isn’t behaving as computer models predicted. That’s...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Drought task force to consider conservation programs Aspen Journalism Colorado River April 21, 2023By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Colorado legislators on Thursday introduced a bill that would create a drought task force with...
DWR NEWS: How Modernizing Infrastructure Can Help to Capture More Storm Flow Department of Water Resources (DWR) Climate changeDelta Conveyance Project April 21, 2023By DWR News The series of atmospheric river storms that brought record-breaking amounts of rain and snow this year has...
SJV WATER: Longtime agreement keeps J.G. Boswell Company land dry in the old Buena Vista Lake bed in Kern County SJV Water Current Conditions April 20, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water The old Buena Vista Lake bed in Kern County will remain mostly dry and continue...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Project increases water supply allocation to 100% Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions April 20, 2023From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced another increase in the forecasted State...
THIS JUST IN … Reclamation bolsters Central Valley Project 2023 water supply allocations: North of Delta, South of Delta now 100% Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions April 20, 2023From the Bureau of Reclamation: Today, the Bureau of Reclamation is increasing Central Valley Project 2023 water supply allocations for...
SJV WATER: Red tape kept Bakersfield from clearing Kern River channel for years SJV Water Current Conditions April 19, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water It isn’t just water that’s been barreling down the Kern River in this historic water...
CAL MATTERS: After the deluge: Floods may taint more drinking water in California Cal Matters Water quality April 19, 2023by Alistair Bland, CalMatters Network Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
DWR NEWS: California invests in desalination projects and research to help diversify local water supplies for communities Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water supply augmentation April 19, 2023With California adapting to intense shifts between extreme wet and dry weather, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced three...
AG ALERT: Despite storms, farmers still face water supply cuts Ag Alert Agriculture April 19, 2023By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farmers with water rights along the Scott River and Shasta River watersheds in Siskiyou County...
SJV WATER: The Tule River watershed remains a wild card in a wild water year SJV Water Current Conditions April 17, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Residents and farms along the Tule River have been hammered by flood waters this year....
THE CONVERSATION: Epic snow from all those atmospheric rivers in the West is starting to melt, and the flood danger is rising The Conversation Current ConditionsHydrology April 17, 2023Q&A with Chad Hecht, Research and Operations Meteorologist, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, University of California, San Diego...
UNDARK: Will California Get Enough Rain to Fill Its Pricey New Reservoir? Undark Water project operations April 17, 2023The $4 billion project is designed to draw water from the Sacramento River — but only during major storm surges....
