Groundwater is a critical resource, supplying nearly 40% of the state with water to support cities and farms. With droughts increasing in severity and frequency and climate change putting stress on local communities across the state, it has become increasingly...
Some documents and agreements that govern operation of the river basin expire in 2026. By Bob Leal, Courthouse News Service The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation laid down the planning process on the development of post-2026 operational guidelines and strategies for...
Center for Watershed Sciences Director Andrew Rypel talks the importance of — and paths ahead for — California’s dams By Adam Jensen, UC Davis Institute of the Environment With the first of four Klamath River dams expected to be removed...
Draft siting and streamlining criteria developed as part of state’s multipronged Water Supply Strategy From the State Water Resources Control Board: As part of California’s all-of-the-above strategy to address an anticipated 10% reduction in its water supply by 2040 due...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water The question of whether Lake Isabella might “spill” has now turned to whether it will fill. The lake is achingly close to being full. It stood at 528,663 acre feet as of Wednesday afternoon –...