PRESS RELEASE: Recent storms boost stormwater capture in LA County Press Release/Notice Water supply augmentation March 21, 2025Region still woefully short of annual rainfall totals. Press release from LA Department of Public Works: A series of late-winter...
EOS: Seismometers provide fuller picture of Los Angeles groundwater American Geophysical Union Groundwater News March 19, 2025A new method to evaluate deep aquifers shows even torrential rains haven’t fully replenished groundwater beneath Los Angeles. By Grace...
CAL MATTERS: A burning California landfill has made neighbors miserable for 3 years. Can lawmakers help? Cal Matters Water quality March 14, 2025A smoldering reaction under the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Southern California has made its neighbors’ lives miserable for almost three...
GUEST COMMENTARY: How customers pay for imported water needs to change Guest Contributor Commentary March 10, 2025Guest commentary by Tom Kennedy, Kennedy Water Consulting California’s statewide water system is an engineering marvel and is a key...
NOAA: The weather and climate influences on the January 2025 fires around Los Angeles NOAA Research Hydrology February 22, 2025Highlights A trifecta of fire-friendly climate conditions set the stage for the January 2025 fires: back-to-back wet winters that boosted...
COMMENTARY: Rehydrating the Los Angeles heat island Edward Ring Commentary February 22, 2025By Edward Ring, director of water and energy policy for the California Policy Center Along with the fairly recent popularization...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Even big storms can’t fill LA’s deepest aquifers, study finds Courthouse News Service Groundwater News February 14, 2025Researchers at Stanford University developed a new method to measure water levels in the state’s aquifers using readily available seismic...
STANFORD UNIVERSITY: Los Angeles groundwater remained depleted after 2023 deluge, study finds Stanford University Groundwater News February 14, 2025Historic rains filled Greater Los Angeles reservoirs and shallow aquifers nearly to capacity in 2023. But drought conditions persisted in...
CAL MATTERS: Crushed by boulders, drowned in mud: How debris flows endanger LA’s fire-ravaged communities Cal Matters Ecosystems February 12, 2025San Gabriel Valley areas scarred by the Eaton Fire are at “high to very high risk” of debris flows this...
LA WATERKEEPER: Boeing Company loses Santa Susana lawsuit; New monitoring detects toxic discharges into Los Angeles River Los Angeles Waterkeeper Water quality February 3, 2025From the Los Angeles Waterkeeper: The Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL), situated in the hills between Simi Valley and Los...
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT: Southern Californians’ per person water use drops to lowest in 35 years Metropolitan Water District Planning and management January 31, 2025Decline by 45% supported by Metropolitan’s $1 billion investments in conservation alongside region’s commitment to sustainability. Press release from the...
CAL MATTERS: Another casualty of a bone-dry winter: LA won’t take less water from Mono Lake Cal Matters Policy and regulation January 30, 2025LA had planned to take substantially less from the iconic Eastern Sierra lake this winter. The decision is a blow...
CAL MATTERS: The LA County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is Cal Matters Ecosystems January 28, 2025By Jeremia Kimelman, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In just a single...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Trump, Newsom keep it amicable on president’s visit to fire-devastated LA Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation January 25, 2025The president said that the damage from two devastating wildfires will get fixed as he arrived in LA to survey...
HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: What do the deadly Los Angeles fires mean for the city’s wildlife? High Country News Ecosystems January 21, 2025Wildlife biologist Miguel Ordeñana explains how blazes push animals into the unknown. By Kylie Mohr, High Country News Note: This...
