A University research initiative is helping farmers and water managers adapt to shifting snowpack, water availability and policy in snow-fed river basins By Guadalupe Alvarez, Nevada Today In the arid valleys of the American West, winter snowpack from surrounding mountains...
A coalition of fifty Tribes, environmental justice organizations, commercial fishing groups, recreational advocates, and conservation organizations has called on California Governor Gavin Newsom to oppose efforts to raise the height of Shasta Dam. In a letter addressed to the governor,...
The San Diego County Water Authority doesn’t yet have a deal to discuss selling Colorado River water across state lines. By MacKenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...
Data centers powering artificial intelligence consume significant amounts of water, highlighting the need for greater transparency regarding water use in...
From the Department of Water Resources: Early season heat is rapidly wiping out California’s giant, frozen reservoir – the Sierra Nevada snowpack. Snow is melting fast, even at the highest elevations. In the last 12 days alone, the statewide snowpack...
By Karla Nemeth, DWR Director For California water managers, the painfully sunny skies of March 2026 bear striking resemblance to March 2021. In the spring of 2021, the snowpack was, like now, about half of average. Temperatures were breaking records....
