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SJV WATER: State proposes retroactive changes to farmland retirement program that some fear could pull rug out from ongoing projects

February 12, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A proposal to change the guidelines for California’s $90-million farmland retirement program has literally stopped...

CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE: Update on State Water Board’s SGMA intervention efforts

Maven

Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

February 12, 2025

Natalie Stork, director of the State Water Resources Control Board’s Office of Sustainable Groundwater Management, spoke at the 2025 California...

NASA-led study pinpoints areas sinking, rising along California coast

NASA/JPL

Climate change Science

February 11, 2025

The elevation changes may seem small — amounting to fractions of inches per year — but they can increase or...

SF BAYKEEPER: Coalition sues Trump administration to list white sturgeon under Endangered Species Act

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Fish and wildlife

February 11, 2025

Largest North American freshwater fish needs protection from state and federal mismanagement Press release San Francisco Baykeeper, California Sportfishing Protection...

THE CONVERSATION: NOAA’s vast public weather data powers the local forecasts on your phone and TV – a private company alone couldn’t match it

The Conversation

Hydrology Planning and management

February 11, 2025

By Christine Wiedinmyer, University of Colorado Boulder and Kari Bowen, University of Colorado Boulder When a hurricane or tornado starts...

EOS: Unregulated industrial contaminants detected in some U.S. drinking water

American Geophysical Union

Policy and regulation

February 11, 2025

Communities of color are more likely to have higher levels of these contaminants in their drinking water. by Adityarup Chakravorty...

CAL MATTERS: More than 2 million acres of local land in California designated as ‘high’ or ‘very high’ fire danger areas

Cal Matters

Planning and management Wildfires and watersheds

February 11, 2025

In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency rules....

AG ALERT: Agencies to consider species and habitat protection rules

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation

February 10, 2025

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Actions are being taken on several proposed species listings and habitat designations under the U.S....

CA AGRICULTURE: Farming and ranching through wildfire: Producers’ critical role in fire risk management and emergency response

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Agriculture Wildfires and watersheds

February 10, 2025

New research suggests that agricultural producers can play critical roles in wildfire risk management and response. From California Agriculture: Wildfires...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Why Trump keeps blaming the Delta smelt for California’s water woes—and what it could mean for endangered species

Inside Climate News

Policy and regulation

February 8, 2025

A small endangered fish is at the heart of a controversy over California water management. By Kiley Price, Inside Climate...

AG ALERT: ‘Frustrated’ and ‘confused’: Army Corps dam releases sent farmers scrambling

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation Water project operations

February 8, 2025

By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Local water managers in Tulare County may have prevented a disaster last week. On the...

DWR issues an official notification of validation action for Delta Conveyance Program bond financing

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

February 7, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has issued a Notice of Validation Action for...

DAN WALTERS: Colorado River poses another California water conflict that Trump will affect

Cal Matters

Colorado River Commentary

February 7, 2025

By Dan Walters, Cal Matters President Donald Trump’s intrusion into California’s long-running conflict over water management – essentially favoring farmers...

CDFW partners with DWR and fishing industry to diversify salmon hatchery release strategies

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Fish and wildlife

February 7, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: In a collaborative effort to increase the sustainability of California’s salmon populations, the California...

DWR: Public comment period opens for periodic evaluations and amendments/revisions of groundwater sustainability plans

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

February 7, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: Periodic Evaluations of groundwater sustainability plan (GSP) implementation that have recently been submitted to...