By Sierra Garcis, San Francisco Estuary Institute Even though most Bay Area residents couldn’t name a quaternary ammonium compound, or QAC, they have encountered them. That’s because the antimicrobial chemicals have soared in popularity since the COVID-19 pandemic, and end...
Visit the Water Shelf main page William and Rosemary Alley are a dynamic and uniquely paired writing team who have combined their technical and artistic talents to write a series of important books on the environment and water issues. They...
by Robin Meadows In 2021, California suffered a severe drought and the hottest summer then on record. Water was beyond scarce. It was brutal for the fish, farmers and others who depend on flows in the San Francisco Bay-Delta watershed,...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Keeping on the state’s good side was paramount in the decision by a southwestern Kings County groundwater agency to cut pumping allocations to less than one acre foot per acre of land. The new allocation...
From the State Water Board: Understanding, managing, and regulating nonpoint source pollution of groundwater is a challenge for California. Nonpoint...
[cmtoc_table_of_contents] State officials and water managers from the seven states relying on the Colorado River have yet again failed to reach a consensus on future water cuts before a critical federal deadline. Despite months of negotiations aimed at preserving water...
