NOW AVAILABLE: Executive Summary of the State of Bay-Delta Science 2022

Delta Stewardship Council

Delta scienceReportsScience

December 13, 2023

From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Science Program is excited to share an executive summary for the 2022 edition...

TULARE MEETING NOTES: Greater Kaweah groundwater agency still working on water accounting

SJV Water

Groundwater News

December 13, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Meeting: Greater Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency Date: Dec. 11, 2023 Agenda: CLICK HERE Board packet:...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water districts agree to save 643,000 acre-feet of Lake Mead water through 2025

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

December 13, 2023

California water districts signed Colorado River water conservation agreements with the federal government at the start of the 75th meeting...

PRESS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration announces several new water conservation agreements in California to protect the Colorado River system

Bureau of Reclamation News

Colorado River

December 13, 2023

Nearly $295 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda will conserve up to 643,000 acre-feet of water through 2025...

EOS: Weather and watershed forecasting make for dam smart water use

American Geophysical Union

Hydrology

December 13, 2023

By Nicole Choi, AGU In December 2012, heavy downpours from an atmospheric river—a long atmospheric pathway that transports large amounts...

DWR NEWS: State Encourages Early Planning to Capture Winter Storm Runoff for Groundwater Recharge

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

December 13, 2023

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is encouraging local agencies to prepare groundwater recharge projects early to maximize the...

STANFORD NEWS: Wildfires can unlock toxic metal particles from soils, Stanford study finds

Stanford University

Wildfires and watersheds

December 13, 2023

New research from Stanford University shows wildfires can transform a natural element in soils into a cancer-causing and readily airborne...

SJV WATER: Kern’s key groundwater agency fades to the background as water districts continue to grapple with overpumping

SJV Water

Groundwater News

December 12, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water What had been the single largest groundwater agency in Kern County  – the Kern Groundwater...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Small Legal Change Has Big Implications for California’s Climate Preparedness

Conservation organizations & coalitions

CommentaryEcosystemsGroundwater NewsPolicy and regulation

December 12, 2023

Written by Roger Dickinson, CivicWell Policy Director and co-author of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, and Julie Rentner, River Partners...

UCSB CURRENT: Farmers and ranchers in the Southwestern U.S. face challenges due to human-induced atmospheric warming

UC Santa Barbara

Colorado River

December 12, 2023

Sonia Fernandez, UC Santa Barbara The American Southwest has always been a dry place — cue the romantic visions of...

STATELINE: From flush to faucet: More places look to turn sewage into tap water

Stateline

Water supply augmentation

December 12, 2023

Overcoming the ‘yuck’ factor is a challenge. by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline December 12, 2023 Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the...

NEW REPORT: Escalating Water Risks Threaten U.S. Agriculture

Press Release/Notice

AgricultureReports

December 12, 2023

Pathways to climate-smart adaptation require urgent public-private support From the Environmental Defense Fund Deepening patterns of water scarcity and excess...

THE REVELATOR: ‘Like a Dead Zone’: Undoing Decades of Environmental Harm on a California River

The Revelator

EcosystemsFish and wildlife

December 11, 2023

A major restoration effort by a coalition of Tribes and government agencies could help imperiled fish and other animals on...

SJV WATER: State releases final environmental review of controversial Delta tunnel bringing it closer to a construction date

SJV Water

Delta Conveyance Project

December 9, 2023

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Final environmental documents for the contentious $16 billion Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta tunnel project were released...

STATELINE: This land is our land: States crack down on foreign-owned farm fields

Stateline

AgriculturePolicy and regulation

December 9, 2023

As foreigners buy up American agricultural land, lawmakers want to keep certain countries out. By Kevin Hardy, Stateline News Service...