NIDIS: New study finds drought recovery hindered by a changing climate NIDIS Climate change October 24, 2024By Lorena Anderson, UC Merced Drought recovery isn’t only important for human water users. For example, migrating birds depend on...
THIS JUST IN … California’s floodplains at the heart of landmark agreement: State and federal agencies unite to address climate resilience through landscape-scale investment CA Natural Resources Agency EcosystemsPolicy and regulation October 23, 2024MOU to improve communications between agencies, enhance flood protection, create and protect habitat for fish and wildlife, increase long-term health...
AG ALERT: Farms face ruin as groundwater law takes its toll Ag Alert Groundwater News October 23, 2024By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Last month, on the final day of his almond harvest, Amrik Singh Basra sat outside...
AG ALERT: State to consider Scott and Shasta river flows rules Ag Alert Policy and regulation October 23, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California water officials last week directed staff to create a report that outlines the scientific...
SJV WATER: Kings County groundwater managers ‘flying blind’ with zero input from State Water Board SJV Water Groundwater News October 23, 2024By Lisa McEwen and Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Water managers in Kings County have heard nothing but crickets from state...
SJV WATER: One Tulare County groundwater region setting the standard for protecting residential wells SJV Water Groundwater News October 23, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water At least one Tulare County groundwater region is doing things right when it comes to...
SJV WATER: San Joaquin Valley well drillers say they are struggling to meet state air regulations SJV Water Groundwater News October 23, 2024By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Well drillers are having a hard time updating expensive equipment to meet state air quality...
DELTA DISPATCH: Bloom boom Estuary News Group Podcasts and webinarsScience Podcasts October 22, 2024Have you ever seen bright green patches of algae floating in the water? You might be seeing a bloom of...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Fixing California Aqueduct subsidence: A multi-billion dollar problem Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater project operations October 22, 2024The aqueduct capacity in certain areas of the Southern San Joaquin Valley is nearly reduced by half due to subsidence....
COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Owner of Bay Area island won’t get new trial over illegal levee ‘repair’ Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law October 22, 2024A federal judge didn’t agree that a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision shielded the owner from liability under the Clean...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Scientists see echoes of ancient warming world in El Niño Courthouse News Service Hydrology October 22, 2024Duke University researchers and collaborating scientists took a peek into the last 250 million years to understand the causes of...
CAL MATTERS: First California project to bury climate-warming gases wins key approval Cal Matters Policy and regulation October 21, 2024Capturing and storing carbon underground is a big part of California’s efforts to tackle climate change but community members and...
ENSO BLOG: When it comes to probabilities, don’t trust your intuition. Use a decision support system instead! Guest Contributor Planning and managementScience October 20, 2024Written by Brian Zimmerman, a climate scientist at Salient Predictions. Salient is a startup that utilizes advances in machine learning...
PRESS RELEASE: Orange County water agencies hail final ruling in Irvine Ranch Water District V. Orange County Water District SoCal water agencies Groundwater News October 19, 2024Ruling in favor of Orange County Water District prevents unfair pumping from the Orange County Groundwater Basin and protects water...
CDFW: Klamath River Chinook salmon reoccupying historic habitat, spawning above former dam locations Department of Fish and Wildlife Fish and wildlife October 19, 2024From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is excited to announce that...
