DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: A new tool can help protect California and Nevada communities from floods while preserving their water supply Desert Research Institute HydrologyScience February 21, 2024DRI’s Anne Heggli is partnering with the National Weather Service to understand flood risk from rain-on-snow storms in real-time, protecting...
DWR: Weirs on the Sacramento River: 100 Years of Flood Control Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management February 8, 2024From the Department of Water Resources: Set into the banks of the Sacramento River as it winds its way south...
THE CONVERSATION: What is an atmospheric river? A hydrologist explains the good and bad of these flood-prone storms and how they’re changing The Conversation Hydrology January 30, 2024Qian Cao, University of California, San Diego A series of atmospheric rivers is bringing the threat of heavy downpours, flooding,...
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 Water rights and water law January 25, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water The J.G. Boswell Company fears its agricultural interests – and possibly even the City of...
STANFORD NEWS: Clusters of atmospheric rivers amp up California storm damages Stanford University Hydrology January 20, 2024When multiple atmospheric rivers hit California back-to-back, the economic damage from resulting rain and snowfall is three to four times...
SJV WATER: Dairies in Tulare and Kings counties still struggling with damage in wake of last year’s flooding SJV Water Agriculture January 19, 2024By Jesse Vad, SJV Water When flood water swamped dairies in Tulare and Kings counties last spring, it destroyed equipment,...
DAN WALTERS: Rollercoaster weather shows why California needs better infrastructure for wetter years Cal Matters Commentary January 18, 2024By Dan Walters, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
SJV WATER: Merced agencies sought state approval to clear stream beds for more than five years before last winter’s floods. Now they’re suing. SJV Water Planning and management November 29, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water A string of emails appears to show that one state agency stood in the way...
AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Farmers fight to fix a river channel before next flood Ag Alert Commentary October 25, 2023By Norm Groot, executive director of the Monterey County Farm Bureau During atmospheric river storms that hit California in January...
AG ALERT: El Niño lifts hopes for more water, stirs fears of flooding Ag Alert Current Conditions October 11, 2023By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert California reservoirs are brimming at historic levels after a water year described as akin to...
DWR NEWS: New Water Year Underway, California Prepares for a Possible Wet El Niño Year Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions October 4, 2023From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today highlighted how the State and its federal...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California prepares for El Niño winter after a year of extreme heat and floods Courthouse News Service Current Conditions October 3, 2023The state water department’s director said her highest priority is for the federal government to help improve California’s ability to...
SJV WATER: Valley agencies in a race against winter and a fast-approaching state deadline to repair flood damage SJV Water Current Conditions September 22, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water All across Tulare County, the race is on to repair flood-damaged infrastructure before an anticipated...
SJV WATER: Tule River tribe suffers chronic water problems, even in record wet year SJV Water Water quality September 12, 2023By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Despite a record snowpack that has kept the South Fork of the Tule River flowing...
USBR NEWS: Reaping the benefits of a wet winter Bureau of Reclamation News Groundwater News August 15, 2023From the Bureau of Reclamation: Central Valley Project contractors accessed hundreds of thousands of acre-feet of floodwater provided by Reclamation...
