PUBLICATION: Water Year 2021: An Extreme Year Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and managementReports October 2, 2021From the Department of Water Resources: Water Year 2021 (October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021) was an extreme year...
FEATURE: During Drought, Massive Rock Wall Spanning Delta Channel Wards off the Salty Sea Nate Seltenrich Delta science September 22, 2021Written by Nate Seltenrich, Estuary News Group The creeks are desert-dry, the reservoirs are frighteningly low, and now 150,000 tons...
CAL MATTERS: As California’s drought deepens, water use drops only 1.8% Cal Matters Current Conditions September 21, 2021Officials warn that next year’s cuts in water supply could go even deeper as severe drought grips nearly 90% of...
AG ALERT: Regional districts file suit over state water supply cuts Ag Alert AgricultureWater rights and water law September 15, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California’s reservoirs are nearly empty due to historic drought conditions. Water supplies for many farmers...
COMMENTARY: How California ignored lessons of an epic drought Ag Alert AgricultureCommentary September 15, 2021By Justin Fredrickson, environmental policy analyst for the California Farm Bureau The epic California dry spell that even not-so-old drought...
CAL MATTERS: Can science transform California crops to cope with drought? Cal Matters Agriculture September 13, 2021The search is on to help California farmers find less-thirsty tree crops. But will the “Torture Orchard” experiments come through...
THIS JUST IN … Critically low flows prompt emergency curtailment orders for Scott, Shasta Rivers; More curtailments in the works … Maven Policy and regulation September 11, 2021From the State Water Resources Control Board, issued Friday evening: With record low flows in the Scott and Shasta Rivers...
USGS: Increased Pumping in California’s Central Valley During Drought Worsens Groundwater Quality USGS Groundwater NewsScience September 1, 2021By the USGS: Intensive pumping of aquifers during drought can speed up deterioration of groundwater quality, according to a new...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: La Niña responsible for megadroughts in North and South America, study finds Courthouse News Service Colorado River August 30, 2021Over the past 1,000 years, the North American Southwest has endured nine megadroughts averaging nearly 32 years in length, while...
AG ALERT: Board balances farmers, fish in Klamath watershed action Ag Alert Policy and regulation August 25, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A state drought curtailment regulation, adopted last week for the Klamath River watershed, calls for...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board’s Initial Order Imposing Curtailments And Reporting Requirements in the Delta Watershed State Water Board Policy and regulation August 20, 2021State Water Board issues notice containing important information about the curtailment status of water rights and claims of right within...
THIS JUST IN … Low water levels trigger curtailments for Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta State Water Board Policy and regulation August 20, 2021Acute water shortages prompt urgent action following emergency regulation in early August From the State Water Board: With climate change-induced...
CAL MATTERS: As drought intensifies, state warns users to stop pumping water from major rivers Cal Matters Policy and regulation August 16, 2021About 4,300 users were issued notices to halt diversions from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Some growers and municipalities will have...
AG ALERT: Delta water cutbacks weigh on farmers Ag Alert AgriculturePolicy and regulation August 11, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Organic farmer Al Courchesne of Frog Hollow Farm in Brentwood walks through rows of his...
NOTICE: State Water Board revises draft drought emergency curtailment regulation for Scott, Shasta Rivers State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS August 10, 2021From the State Water Board: With severe drought conditions continuing in the Scott and Shasta River watersheds, the State Water...
