EDWARD RING: Fast-track dredging to save the Delta Edward Ring Commentary April 3, 2025By Edward Ring Governor Newsom’s priority constituency is now located outside of California and shaded purple, and a new team...
PRESS RELEASE: Tribes celebrate historic Trinity River water agreement Hoopa Valley Tribe Policy and regulation April 3, 2025The ceremony at the confluence of Trinity River marks a critical step toward honoring water rights and delivering 50,000 Acre-Feet...
SJV WATER: Order that had kept water in the Kern River reversed by 5th District Court of Appeal SJV Water Water rights and water law April 3, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water In a wide-ranging ruling that could have larger implications for public interest lawsuits throughout California,...
UCLA: As Colorado River shrinks, states fail to tap an accessible water source UCLA Colorado RiverWater supply augmentation April 2, 2025By Claire Griffiths, UCLA States across the Colorado River Basin are squandering a critical opportunity to ease the region’s historic...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: New study finds Rocky Mountain snow contamination Desert Research Institute Colorado River April 2, 2025An examination of Rocky Mountain snow finds higher contamination levels of mercury and others metals in the northern part of...
C-WIN PRESS RELEASE: The mask comes off: DWR reveals true purpose of the Delta tunnel CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) CommentaryDelta Conveyance Project April 2, 2025Press release from the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN) The Newsom administration has long insisted the primary purpose of the...
USGS: Scientists continue their study of the Santa Ana sucker USGS Fish and wildlifeScience April 2, 2025In the ongoing research of the Santa Ana Sucker (Pantosteus santaanae) USGS scientists try out different sampling methods. By the...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Blurring the line between rain and snow: the limits of meteorological classification Desert Research Institute Hydrology April 1, 2025A new study demonstrates how community scientists with the Mountain Rain or Snow initiative are helping to improve winter weather...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Historic California drought harmed salmon, research shows Courthouse News Service Ecosystems April 1, 2025The 2013-14 winter season, which came during historic drought conditions in California, inhibited salmonids from reaching their breeding grounds and...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Dwindling water supply, legal questions push Colorado River into ‘wildly uncharted territory’ Aspen Journalism Colorado River April 1, 2025Threat of compact call hangs over seven-state talks By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Aspen Journalism is an independent nonprofit news...
SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: The State of Bay-Delta Science 2025, part 1 San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science Delta science April 1, 2025From the latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science: The State of Bay–Delta Science: An Introduction to...
SALTON SEA MANAGEMENT PROGRAM: 2024 Annual report submitted to State Water Board CA Natural Resources Agency Ecosystems March 31, 2025The California Natural Resources Agency has submitted its 2025 Annual Report on the Salton Sea Management Program (SSMP) to the...
CAL MATTERS: California snowpack below average — what does this mean for water supplies? Cal Matters Current Conditions March 29, 2025At 90% of the state historical average, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is far better than last year. But it’s nothing...
SJV WATER: Kern farmers agree to continue funding the delta tunnel – with caveats SJV Water Delta Conveyance Project March 29, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Kern County Water Agency voted Thursday to pony up its $32.6 million share of...
NOTICE: Opportunity to comment on revised draft Utility Wildfire General Order State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS March 29, 2025From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board is accepting public comments for the revised...
