[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Groundwater basins can serve as large underground reservoirs, storing water during wet periods for use in drought years. When...
How Section 1707 helps water-right holders protect instream flows—and why the process remains difficult Keeping water in a California stream can be as complicated as taking it out. Water Code Section 1707 gives water-right holders a way to dedicate water...
Experts explain how prevention, early detection, and coordinated response can help protect California’s ecosystems, waterways, agriculture, and communities. Invasive species...
California Water Commission hears how state planning, local priorities, and funding gaps are shaping the Valley’s water future. The San Joaquin Valley is one of the world’s most productive agricultural regions and a cornerstone of the nation’s food security. Water...
With eradication out of reach, the Aquatic Invasive Plant Control Program focuses on keeping invasive aquatic vegetation from overwhelming Delta waterways Invasive aquatic vegetation has become one of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta’s most persistent challenges, affecting ecosystems, navigation, water operations,...
By Cariad Hayes Thronson In late June, a controversial new reservoir project in Northern California received a commitment for nearly $269 million in additional state funding, even as the State Water Resources Control Board weighs comments on a draft water...
By Alastair Bland In spite of a relatively wet winter, late rains, and high reservoir levels—conditions that generally benefit aquatic ecosystems—California’s ailing chinook salmon are facing unexpected peril in the main river system where they spawn. State officials and environmental...
