NOTICE: Department of Fish and Wildlife Submits Flow Recommendations for Mill, Deer, and Antelope Creeks State Water Board Agency News March 6, 2024 127From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board received a letter from the California Department...
SJV WATER: “Where’s the river?” Bakersfield lowers required Kern River flows pending interim flow agreement SJV Water News January 26, 2024 119By Lois Henry, SJV Water Required flows down the Kern River channel were lowered by the City of Bakersfield on...
SJV WATER: New Kern River hearing set and the J.G. Boswell Company fears water in the river for fish will jeopardize its massive ag holdings SJV Water News January 25, 2024 853By Lois Henry, SJV Water The J.G. Boswell Company fears its agricultural interests – and possibly even the City of...
PRESS RELEASE: Friends of the River calls upon State Water Resources Control Board to prevent the Merced River from running dry again Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other January 20, 2024 1576Press release from Friends of the River After providing the previously undisclosed story of the Merced River secretly running dry...
PRESS RELEASE: Organizations petition the State Water Board to set permanent instream flow requirements for the Shasta River, a critical Klamath River tributary Press Release/Notice News January 17, 2024 255Press release from Save Our Salmon As the largest dam removal project in history unfolds on the Klamath River, conservation...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: How AI can help protect California streams and fish Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookNews January 4, 2024 515by Robin Meadows Rivers in California once swelled and ebbed as the seasons changed and as wet years gave way...
AG ALERT: State readopts curtailment for Scott, Shasta tributaries Ag Alert News January 3, 2024 229By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Even though the clock doesn’t run out on winter for another eight weeks, state water...
SJV WATER: Judge limits Bakersfield’s take of Kern River water and orders all sides to the drawing board over fish flows SJV Water News December 29, 2023 115By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern County Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp issued a modified injunction on Kern River flows...
AG ALERT: Water board hits pause on flows for Scott, Shasta rivers Ag Alert News August 23, 2023 121By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The California State Water Resources Control Board held off on a decision to set minimum...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: California’s unnatural river flows threaten aquatic life—here’s a (partial) fix Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookNewsScience July 13, 2023 947By Robin Meadows As a New York Times columnist once quipped, “California’s water system might have been invented by a...
WEBINAR: Machine Learning for Rivers: How Data Science Can Inform Water Management in California Maven Webinars May 23, 2023 62From the California Water Data Consortium: Water management in California is plagued by missing data. Typical questions include: How much...
DR. JEFFREY MOUNT: California Drought: What will it take to protect species? Maven Best of the NotebookMeetings and Events March 15, 2023 420The key is to treat the environment like a priority, not a constraint, says Dr. Jeffrey Mount Freshwater-dependent species in...
GUEST ARTICLE: Building Blocks – Tools for Creating an Environmental Block of Water Barry Nelson Best of the NotebookGuest contributors July 18, 2022 225Commentary by Barry Nelson, a water policy consultant who has been involved in Bay-Delta issues for more than thirty years...
DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: The California Environmental Flows Framework Maven Best of the NotebookMeetings and EventsScience on the Notebook April 7, 2022 429[cmtoc_table_of_contents] California water is a seemingly unending battle of allocating an often scarce resource among cities, farms, and the environment. ...
Managing Water Stored for the Environment During Drought Maven Science News November 7, 2021 24From the California Water Blog: Storing water in reservoirs is important for maintaining freshwater ecosystem health and protecting native species....