From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announces the release of two new resources: the 2025 Status Report on Beaver Restoration Projects in California and the California Beaver Restoration Assessment Tool (BRAT)...
The companies affected by a water curtailment order want a due process hearing and compensation for what they call the taking of their water rights. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service Three California companies argued Tuesday before a Ninth Circuit...
From JPL: As of June 2026, El Niño has officially arrived. This naturally recurring phenomenon is characterized by warmer-than-normal water temperatures in parts of the equatorial Pacific along with changes to atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns. Its regional effects range from...
Combining flood mitigation with wetland habitat restoration, “horizontal levees” could protect coastal cities and wildlife from rising seas. By Charlotte...
Identifying reservoirs that can be more flexibly managed with weather and streamflow forecasts can help operators better manage reservoirs to get communities through extended droughts. From the Desert Research Institute: With extreme weather increasing around the world, scientists are working...
From the Department of Water Resources: Managed aquifer recharge can do more than replenish groundwater. This new brochure explores how thoughtfully designed recharge projects can also support flood risk reduction, ecosystem enhancement, water quality, climate resilience, working lands, and drought...
