NREL: New model could help break through inefficiencies of common water treatment systems

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Water supply augmentation

January 17, 2023

By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory In April 2022, a team of engineers hiked into California’s Sierra Nevada mountains...

RESERVOIR/SNOW CONDITIONS: What do reservoir levels and the snowpack look like now?

Maven

Current Conditions

January 17, 2023

Here’s a look at reservoir conditions as of this morning …...

DWR NEWS: California’s Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations Are Key to Managing Floods and Water Supplies

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Water project operations

January 16, 2023

By DWR News As California experiences more extreme swings between wet and dry periods, it is critical for the State...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Amid Onslaught of Storms, State Must Get Serious About More Pumping, Water Storage

Dave Puglia

AgricultureCommentaryPolicy and regulation

January 15, 2023

By Dave Puglia, President & CEO, Western Growers California has once again been caught flat-footed in the aftermath of another...

California Environmental Flows Framework: The Ways Good Science Gets Watered Down

Maven

Delta science

January 14, 2023

By Paul Stanton Kibel In the field of natural resources policy, there is a longstanding tendency for good science to...

STATE WATER BOARD: Board issues first five-year temporary groundwater recharge permit

State Water Board

Groundwater News

January 13, 2023

Streamlined permitting helps capture stormwater in Sacramento, Merced counties Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: Furthering state...

CAL MATTERS: Is California’s drought over? Here’s what you need to know about rain, snow, reservoirs and drought

Cal Matters

Current Conditions

January 12, 2023

A dozen days of wet and wild weather haven’t ended the drought, and won’t cure the driest period in the...

DWR NEWS: When the River Rises, Weirs Get to Work

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

January 12, 2023

By DWR News Much of California enjoyed a brief break from the succession of atmospheric river storms that have drenched...

COMMENTARY: In defense of alfalfa: Important crop gets a bad rap

Ag Alert

AgricultureCommentary

January 11, 2023

By Mike Wade, California Farm Water Coalition California is the most populous state in the nation and the nation’s biggest...

AG ALERT: Final rule seen as muddying waters for ag landowners

Ag Alert

AgriculturePolicy and regulation

January 11, 2023

By Ching Lee, Ag Alert In its latest attempt to define which bodies of water fall under federal protection, the...

THE CONVERSATION: Human actions created the Salton Sea, California’s largest lake – here’s how to save it from collapse, protecting wild birds and human health

The Conversation

Ecosystems

January 10, 2023

By Robert Glennon, University of Arizona and Brent Haddad, University of California, Santa Cruz The Salton Sea spreads across a...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: In a water deficit, Arizona contemplates a future without Colorado River access

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

January 10, 2023

Central Arizona Project leaders say policymakers should prepare for the worst-case scenario. By Joe Dohownik, Courthouse News Service Water from...

THE CONVERSATION: Atmospheric rivers over California’s wildfire burn scars raise fears of deadly mudslides – this is what cascading climate disasters look like

The Conversation

Wildfires and watersheds

January 10, 2023

By Amir AghaKouchak, University of California, Irvine Rivers of muddy water from heavy rainfall raced through city streets as thousands...

THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom releases 2023-24 state budget proposal; Here’s what is proposed for water and climate spending

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Policy and regulation

January 10, 2023

Governor Gavin Newsom today introduced his 2023-24 state budget proposal.   Funding for water resilience and drought is included under the...

THE CONVERSATION: How California could save up its rain to ease future droughts — instead of watching epic atmospheric river rainfall drain into the Pacific

The Conversation

Groundwater NewsWater supply augmentation

January 6, 2023

By Andrew Fisher, University of California, Santa Cruz California has seen so much rain over the past few weeks that...