EOS: California mountains face weather whiplash American Geophysical Union Hydrology March 28, 2024Last month’s massive snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada followed a dry start to winter. Such extremes in precipitation may become...
AG ALERT: State works to better adapt to extreme dry, wet periods Ag Alert Policy and regulation March 27, 2024By Ching Lee As California farmers struggle through impacts of rapid swings between intense drought and severe deluge, the state’s...
DWR NEWS: State Water Project Operations Continues to Adapt to Climate Change Department of Water Resources (DWR) Climate changeWater project operations May 25, 2023By DWR News As California experiences more extreme swings between wet and dry periods, DWR continues to deploy innovative forecasting...
STATE WATER CONTRACTORS respond to Governor Newsom’s bold commitment to secure California’s water future State Water Contractors Delta Conveyance Project May 19, 2023Governor Newsom takes executive action to streamline permitting for necessary water infrastructure projects Press release from the State Water Contractors:...
STATE WATER CONTRACTORS: State Water Contractors Respond to State Water Resources Control Board Order Modifying the February 21 Order Acting on a Temporary Urgency Change Petition State Water Contractors Policy and regulation May 19, 2023Press release from the State Water Contractors: Yesterday, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) issued an order...
THE CONVERSATION: Epic snow from all those atmospheric rivers in the West is starting to melt, and the flood danger is rising The Conversation Current ConditionsHydrology April 17, 2023Q&A with Chad Hecht, Research and Operations Meteorologist, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, University of California, San Diego...
DWR NEWS: Big Storms, Dry Spells, Demonstrate the Need for Improved Infrastructure and the Delta Conveyance Project Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance Project April 20, 2022From DWR News California is immersed in a third year of drought, with January, February and March of 2022 experiencing...
DWR NEWS: Challenges of Forecasting Water Supply in a Hotter Climate Department of Water Resources (DWR) Climate changePlanning and management April 11, 2022From DWR News On April 8, DWR published the Bulletin 120 and Water Supply Index (WSI) forecast update. The Bulletin...
COMMENTARY: Despite heavy snow, we must seek a new water path Ag Alert CommentaryPlanning and management January 5, 2022By Justin Fredrickson, Ag Alert California is facing an indisputable fact: We need, in a big way, to get busy...
