SJV WATER: Water managers vent frustration over water dump from Tulare County lakes; pivot to Delta issues

SJV Water

Policy and regulationWater project operations

February 6, 2025

By Lisa McEwen SJV Water Editor/CEO Lois Henry contributed to this report Outflow from Success and Kaweah lakes is back...

PRESS RELEASE: Transfers, groundwater overuse, voluntary agreements, and lots of $$$: Aqualliance and allies sue Glenn Colusa Irrigation District

Conservation organizations & coalitions

CommentaryWater rights and water law

February 6, 2025

Press release from AquAlliance AquAlliance, Central Delta Water Agency, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, and the California Water Impact Network...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Arizona ranchers ask Ninth Circuit to reopen wells shuttered for pumping Gila River water

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

February 5, 2025

Instead of sealing four wells in 2023, the ranchers argue, a federal judge could have issued a less harsh injunction...

DWR: State Water Project “flexes” operations to capture more storm water

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Water project operations

February 5, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is taking advantage of February storms and increased...

DELTA ISB: New threat in the Delta: Golden mussels join the ranks of invasive species

Maven

EcosystemsNotebook News and Features

February 5, 2025

Plus is there yet another new mussel invader in California? Golden mussels may be small, but their impact on aquatic...

THE CONVERSATION: Drought can hit almost anywhere: How 5 cities that nearly ran dry got water use under control

The Conversation

Planning and management

February 5, 2025

By Sara Hughes, Adjunct Professor of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan; and Michael Wilson, Professor of Policy Analysis, Pardee...

PRESS RELEASE: Final draft surrender application and decommissioning plan for the Potter Valley Project available for viewing

PG&E

Ecosystems

February 3, 2025

Press release from PG&E: On Jan. 31, PG&E made available its  Final Draft Surrender Application and Decommissioning Plan for the Potter...

LA WATERKEEPER: Boeing Company loses Santa Susana lawsuit; New monitoring detects toxic discharges into Los Angeles River

Los Angeles Waterkeeper

Water quality

February 3, 2025

From the Los Angeles Waterkeeper: The Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL), situated in the hills between Simi Valley and Los...

WATER DESK: How much runoff comes from the West’s snowpack?

The Water Desk

Hydrology

February 3, 2025

Snowmelt dominates many Western rivers, but climate change will reduce that contribution as raindrops replace snowflakes. By Mitch Tobin, The...

SIERRA NEVADA ALLY: After wildfires, wet storms and burn scars join forces in elevating landslide risk

Sierra Nevada Ally

Wildfires and watersheds

February 3, 2025

Atmospheric rivers are here to stay. What impact do they have on fire stricken landscapes? By Richard Bednarski, Sierra Nevada...

GRIST: Traditional weather forecasting is slow and expensive. AI could help.

Grist

Hydrology

February 3, 2025

Forecasts powered by machine learning are proving to be faster and cheaper to produce than conventional methods — and more...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Multiple parties file motion to cancel or postpone upcoming hearing on DWR’s water right change petition for Delta Conveyance Project ​

Maven

Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features

February 1, 2025

With the hearing on the water rights petition for the Delta Conveyance Project at the State Water Board set to...

SJV WATER: Trump’s emergency water order responsible for water dump from Tulare County lakes

SJV Water

Water project operations

February 1, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water The sudden announcement Thursday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that Kaweah and Success...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water district still on the hook for $17 million refund to consumers charged different rates

Courthouse News Service

Planning and management

February 1, 2025

A state appeals court decided that the different water prices for residential and agricultural customers violated state and federal constitutions....

Governor Newsom issues executive order to help California capture and store more water from upcoming severe storms; Conservation groups respond

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Policy and regulationWater project operations

January 31, 2025

From the Office of the Governor: In anticipation of a multi-day, significant atmospheric river in Northern California, Governor Gavin Newsom...