CAL MATTERS: Snow levels low: As temperatures rise, review of California water projections gains urgency Cal Matters HydrologyPlanning and management February 23, 2022The Sierra Nevada has not provided as much water as predicted. Now the state is scrambling to revise its snow...
PLANNING & CONSERVATION LEAGUE: Updating California Water Laws in the Face of Droughts/Climate Change Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law February 16, 2022California’s current system of water laws seems ill-equipped to respond to long-term droughts and climate change. One million Californians do...
THIS JUST IN … Planning and Conservation League releases report: Updating California water laws to address drought and climate change Planning and Conservation League Climate changePolicy and regulationReportsWater rights and water law February 3, 2022From the Planning and Conservation League: Summers are getting hotter. Rain and snowpack are disappearing, and water reserves are shrinking....
DWR: Climate Change Informational Webinar Highlights Department of Water Resources (DWR) Climate changeDelta Conveyance Project January 25, 2022By DWR: Rain and snowfall in California have always been inconsistent and unpredictable. It is our climate’s natural state. The...
CAL MATTERS: Danger in Droughtsville: California’s urban water at risk Cal Matters Planning and managementWater supply augmentationWildfires and watersheds December 21, 2021By Erica Yee, Cal Matters Droughtsville, California, is in trouble. Its water supply is endangered as multiple crises intensify: worsening...
USGS: Rivers in the sky: 6 facts to know about atmospheric rivers USGS Hydrology December 14, 2021By the USGS Atmospheric rivers aren’t a new phenomenon on the West Coast, but this type of storm has drawn...
DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Climate Change Maven Climate changeDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features December 8, 2021The Department of Water Resources (DWR) hosted four informational webinars between July and September 2021 to provide background information related...
USGS: Groundwater flow to Colorado River may decline by a third over the next 30 years USGS Colorado River October 28, 2021First model of “Baseflow” reflects possible climate change By the USGS: A new study projects that a hot and dry...
NEVADA CURRENT: Climate change intensifying competition for water in the West Nevada Current Colorado River October 16, 2021SNWA chief warns of fights ‘over water that simply isn’t there’ by Jacob Fischler, Nevada Current States in the Colorado...
NEVADA CURRENT: Drought conditions, climate crisis spur calls for more efficient water infrastructure Nevada Current Colorado River October 6, 2021by Ariana Figueroa, Nevada Current Experts in government, agriculture, water management and the environment stressed during a U.S. Senate hearing...
NEVADA CURRENT: The IPCC report has a chapter on the Southwest, and it’s brutal Nevada Current Colorado River August 20, 2021by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Drought, wildfires, declining water supplies, threats to human health made even more dangerous by urban...
NEVADA CURRENT: ‘There is no climate plan for the Colorado River’ Nevada Current Colorado River August 17, 2021BuRec’s first-ever declared water shortage prompts calls for a policy rethink by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current As drought and climate...
CAL MATTERS EXPLAINER: Water is life. It’s also a battle. So what does the future hold for California? Cal Matters Planning and management August 4, 2021By Alastair Bland, Cal Matters Water plays a lead role in the state’s political theater, with Democrats and Republicans polarized,...
THE CONVERSATION: Snow can disappear straight into the atmosphere in hot, dry weather The Conversation Hydrology July 27, 2021By Steven R. Fassnacht, Colorado State University Creeks, rivers and lakes that are fed by melting snow across the U.S....
KERN COUNTY WATER SUMMIT: Two perspectives on the State Water Board report, Recommendations for an Effective Water Rights Response to Climate Change Maven Best of the NotebookClimate changeNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law June 2, 2021State Water Board’s Erik Ekdahl discusses the climate change report; Attorney Valerie Kincaid explains why existing water right holders are...
