Drought

Drought

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

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...

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...

AG ALERT: 2022 water year looks dismal as snowpack melts

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

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...

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,...

AG ALERT: Drought means no Central Valley Project water for many irrigators

Agriculture Current Conditions

March 2, 2022

By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert Zero. That’s how much water is being allocated to Central Valley Project irrigation contractors north...

CAL MATTERS: Snow levels low: As temperatures rise, review of California water projections gains urgency

Hydrology Planning and management

February 23, 2022

The Sierra Nevada has not provided as much water as predicted. Now the state is scrambling to revise its snow...

CAL MATTERS: No end in sight: California drought on course to break another record

Current Conditions

February 16, 2022

After record-breaking snowfall at the start of the rainy season, January and February will likely be the driest on record,...

AG ALERT: Snowpack from December shrinks after dry January

Current Conditions

February 9, 2022

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Facing a third straight year of dry conditions, many Californians are looking for any sign...

AG ALERT: Scott, Shasta river water cuts worry farmers in region

Policy and regulation

February 2, 2022

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farming and ranching families in the Scott River and Shasta River watersheds say drought emergency...

CCST BRIEFING: Drought in the Delta

Best of the Notebook Delta science Ecosystems

January 12, 2022

What are the cascading, overlapping, and compounding events caused by drought in the Delta? In early December, the California Council...

STATELINE: California’s Drought Reckoning Could Offer Lessons for the West

Planning and management

January 11, 2022

by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline The golden hills of California have turned green in recent weeks after a series of storms...

CAL MATTERS: No, California’s drought isn’t over. Here’s why.

Current Conditions Policy and regulation

January 5, 2022

California today issued emergency drought rules aimed at wasteful water use. Although snowpack is 150% of average today, climatologists predict...

CAL MATTERS: Danger in Droughtsville: California’s urban water at risk

Planning and management Water supply augmentation Wildfires and watersheds

December 21, 2021

By Erica Yee, Cal Matters Droughtsville, California, is in trouble. Its water supply is endangered as multiple crises intensify: worsening...

ACWA CONFERENCE: Chair Joaquin Esquivel on drought, partnerships, affordable water, wildfires, and more …

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

December 10, 2021

At the recent ACWA Fall Conference, held in-person in Southern California, State Water Resources Control Board’s Joaquin Esquivel sat down...

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