In December 2025, the Groundwater Resources Association of California hosted a two-day webinar to examine the complex connections between Interconnected Surface Water (ISW) and groundwater. The sessions explored how pumping groundwater affects surface water flow and the ecosystems that rely...
By Alejandro N. Flores, Boise State University Across much of the Western United States, winter 2026 was the year the snow never came. Many ski resorts got by with snowmaking but shut down their winter operations early. Fire officials and...
In December 2025, the Groundwater Resources Association of California hosted a two-day webinar on Interconnected Surface Water (ISW) and groundwater....
By Jane Sooby The State Water Resources Control Board has announced that a public workshop will be held April 10 from 2-6 pm at the California Environmental Protection Agency office in Sacramento and online to present the Second Agricultural Expert...
From the Delta Stewardship Council: At the request of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Science Program has completed facilitating an independent scientific peer review of the Water Year 2024 and 2025 Winter-run...
Incremental hydrologic improvements support modest allocation increases for Delta and south-of-Delta contractors As California moves through the 2026 water year...
by Caitlin Sievers, Arizona Mirror Arizona is preparing for a legal battle over its rights to Colorado River water. Following an extraordinarily dry winter along the river basin and what’s expected to be an exceptionally hot and dry spring across...