Curious how groundwater recharge efforts are progressing across California? This new Annual Groundwater Recharge Round-Up provides a statewide snapshot of...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board’s Supply and Demand Assessment Program has published several additional interactive surface...
From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is pleased to announce the release of the 2026 Draft Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant Program Guidelines. The guideline’s focus is to administer a 2025 legislative directive of $3.5...
Scientists developed a new method to better identify and understand the particular heat waves that cause abrupt snowmelt. By Carly Nairn, Courthouse News Service With climate change, wildfires and heat waves, an abundant snowpack becomes a more precious resource every...
Researchers tracked salmon before, during, and after restoration to understand how restored channel and floodplain habitat influences growth, survival, and...
Sonoma County appealed a lower court’s decision to invalidate amendments to its well-permitting ordinance under the public trust doctrine. By Carly Nairn, Courthouse News Service The county of Sonoma did not violate the public trust doctrine when it amended an...
NOAA Fisheries and partners rebuilt floodplain habitat in the heart of redwood country, benefiting salmon, restoring tribal stewardship, and creating new opportunities for recreation and jobs. By NOAA Fisheries For more than a decade, NOAA Fisheries and a broad coalition of...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Growing more drought-tolerant crops could be an option for San Joaquin Valley farmers facing severe groundwater cutbacks, according to two joint studies by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC). The studies looked at growing...
