SCIENCE IN SHORT: Tap Dancing Through Data for Delta Drought Insights: An Interview with Rosemary Hartman Ashleigh Papp EcosystemsNotebook News and FeaturesScience Podcasts October 15, 2024The San Francisco Estuary watershed is characterized by periods of both wet and dry. But the dry seems to be...
NASA/JPL: OpenET: Balancing water supply and demand in the West NASA/JPL AgriculturePlanning and management October 15, 2024By Jane Berg and Rachel Sender, co-published with the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute At the end of 2022, 65...
UC DAVIS: Chinook salmon face habitat challenges UC Davis EcosystemsFish and wildlife October 15, 2024Human-driven changes in gravel and salmon size impact spawning success by Tiffany Dobbyn, UC Davis Chinook salmon are facing unprecedented...
SJV WATER: State Attorney General, Fish and Wildlife join fight to bring flows back to the Kern River SJV Water Water rights and water law October 15, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Two powerful California agencies have jumped into the legal fight over flows in the lower...
THE CONVERSATION: Atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward, reshaping global weather patterns The Conversation Climate changeHydrology October 11, 2024By Zhe Li, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Atmospheric rivers – those long, narrow bands of water vapor in the...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Supreme Court will hear San Francisco’s challenge to NPDES permits next week, a case with national implications Courthouse News Service Policy and regulationWater rights and water law October 11, 2024At Supreme Court next week, agency authority returns to center stage By Kelsey Reichmann The Supreme Court’s upcoming review of...
SJV WATER: Accusations of “extortion” and “bullying” fly in dispute over who should pay for sinking the Friant-Kern Canal SJV Water Groundwater News October 11, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A last-resort attempt to shore up funding for ongoing Friant-Kern Canal repairs has run into...
PRESS RELEASE: Yurok crew resumes revegetation work behind former Klamath Dams Yurok Tribe Ecosystems October 11, 2024Tribe Receives $18 Million to Restore Newly Accessible Salmon Spawning Tributaries Press release from the Yurok Tribe Building on the...
DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Community Benefits Program Discussion Draft Implementation Plan and Guidelines Public Review Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance Project October 11, 2024From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released a Discussion Draft Implementation Plan and...
SJV WATER: Westlands Water District teams up with democrats on massive solar project SJV Water Planning and managementPolicy and regulation October 11, 2024By Jesse Vad, SJV Water The powerful, and politically right-leaning Westlands Water District recently teamed up with left-leaning democratic assemblymember...
SJV WATER: Effects of water scarcity, regulations discussed at State of Kings County event SJV Water Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation October 11, 2024By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Regulatory challenges and increasing water demands are shifting pressures and creating fierce resource competition in...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Monsanto will pay Los Angeles $35 million to settle lawsuit over contaminated waters Courthouse News Service Policy and regulationWater quality October 11, 2024For nearly 50 years, the agrochemical conglomerate was the sole producer of polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs in the United States....
THE CONVERSATION: Millions of people across the US use well water, but very few test it often enough to make sure it’s safe The Conversation Water quality October 11, 2024By Gabriel Lade, Macalester College About 23 million U.S. households depend on private wells as their primary drinking water source....
PRESS RELEASE: Environmental groups call attention to fundamental flaws with Delta Conveyance Project hearings Conservation organizations & coalitions Delta Conveyance ProjectWater rights and water law October 11, 2024Today, the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), represented by the Environmental Justice Law and Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School,...
DWR: Delta Conveyance Project water rights permit timeframes and public transparency Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance ProjectWater rights and water law October 11, 2024From the Department of Water Resources: Water rights in California can be complicated. As a part of the Delta Conveyance...
