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STATE WATER CONTRACTORS: Judge Sides with DWR, Rejects Plaintiffs’ Challenge to Extension of State Water Project Contracts

March 15, 2022

Decision highlights negative impact of pursuing costly and unnecessary litigation over collaboration Press release from the State Water Contractors: On...

CAL MATTERS: Californians used more water as state braces for another dry year

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

March 15, 2022

New data from urban areas suggests that people are ignoring the governor’s pleas for voluntary conservation during the drought. Some...

NEVADA CURRENT: Utah water pipeline proposal premised on faulty population estimates, critics say

Nevada Current

Colorado River

March 11, 2022

by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current As the battle over a planned groundwater pipeline near the Utah-Nevada border continues, conservation groups...

Through DWR: Challenges of Drought, Locally Led Solutions for Groundwater Sustainability Are Advancing

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Commentary Groundwater News

March 11, 2022

By Paul Gosselin, Deputy Director, Sustainable Groundwater Management, California Department of Water Resources California’s groundwater basins are a critical part of...

CAMT: Assessment of Reviews of Long-term Monitoring Programs and Objectives

Maven

Delta science

March 10, 2022

The CAMT Assessment of Long-term Monitoring Program Reviews and Objectives (Assessment) was initiated in September 2021 to understand the approaches,...

RISING VOICES: Where does it go? Water allocations & algae blooms in the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary

The Water Hub

Policy and regulation Water quality

March 10, 2022

Each month, the Water Hub is checking in with advocates and organizers in California to talk about the water issues...

AG ALERT: 2022 water year looks dismal as snowpack melts

Ag Alert

Current Conditions

March 9, 2022

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The optimism spurred by heavy snowstorms in December has melted away, and the 2022 water...

CA WATER COMMISSION: State Water Project Delivery Reliability Report; Planning for a dry 2022

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

March 9, 2022

At the February meeting of the California Water Commission, the commissioners began their 2022 State Water Project review by hearing...

NOTICE: Better Water Use Data in the Delta Supports Better Water Management Decisions

Maven

Policy and regulation

March 9, 2022

From the Office of the Delta Watermaster: The Office of the Delta Watermaster, the three Delta Water Agencies, and many...

CA WATER COMMISSION: DWR’s Climate Action Plan and forecast improvements to adapt to climate change

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

March 8, 2022

At the February meeting of the California Water Commission, the commissioners began their 2022 State Water Project review by hearing...

DWR: Groundwater Management and Drought: An Interview with the San Joaquin Valley Partnership

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

March 8, 2022

From the Department of Water Resources: As California continues to experience historic drought conditions with less available snowpack and precipitation,...

USGS: Environmental DNA research sheds light on invasive species

Maven

Ecosystems Science

March 4, 2022

USGS Science is Refining eDNA Techniques and Developing New Applications More than 6,500 nonindigenous species are now established in the...

NEVADA CURRENT: Latest climate report describes devastating impacts in store for Southwestern U.S.

Nevada Current

Climate change Colorado River

March 4, 2022

IPCC warns of continued intense droughts, rising health risks and economic turmoil by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Climate change is...

Building Bridges with Science for Communities

Maven

Commentary

March 3, 2022

By Senior Environmental Scientist Cory Copeland If you ever go to coffee or happy hour with a State scientist, you...

FEATURE: Three Delta Agencies: Who they are and what they have planned for 2022

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

March 3, 2022

Over the years, the state has established three Delta-focused agencies, each with different missions and responsibilities: The Delta Stewardship Council,...