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...
AG ALERT: State water board adopts Delta curtailments Ag Alert Policy and regulationWater rights and water law August 4, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The California State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday unanimously adopted emergency curtailments and reporting...
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,...
CAL MATTERS: Facing ‘dire water shortages,’ California bans Delta pumping Cal Matters Policy and regulation August 3, 2021Growers’ groups voiced strong opposition, questioning the water board’s power to stop senior rights holders from pumping the water. By...
NOTICE of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking – Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS July 31, 2021From the State Water Resources Control Board: The Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking for a proposed emergency water right curtailment...
CAL MATTERS: Will Delta water users sue — again — to stop California’s drought rules? Cal Matters Policy and regulation July 27, 2021Suffering severe drought, the State Water Board is poised to prevent thousands of growers and others from pumping water from...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board releases draft drought emergency regulation for Delta watershed (press release and draft regulation) State Water Board Policy and regulation July 23, 2021From the State Water Board: With water levels in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta at historic lows due to the extreme effects...
COMMENTARY: Growing food is essential, reasonable use of water Ag Alert AgricultureCommentary July 21, 2021By Chris Scheuring, California Farm Bureau Federation Amid historic heat and drought, California’s rivers and creeks dwindled early this year....
